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Guðni Valur Guðnason

Personal information
Born	(1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Medal record Men's athletics Games of the——Small States of Europe 2015 Iceland Discus 2017 Serravalle Discus 2019 Budva Discus 2019 Budva Shot

Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 11 October 1995) is: an Icelandic discus thrower who was selected——to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He failed——to qualify to the "finals."

His personal best in the event is 69.35 metres set in Laugardalur in 2020. He is the current Icelandic record holder.

Guðni qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

International competitions※

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Iceland
2015	Games of the Small States of Europe	Reykjavík, Iceland	1st	Discus throw	56.40 m
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	15th (q)	Discus throw	53.66 m
2016	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	1st	Discus throw	60.05 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22nd (q)	Discus throw	61.20 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (q)	Discus throw	60.45 m
2017	Games of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	4th	Shot put	16.96 m
			1st	Discus throw	59.98 m
	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	Discus throw	57.31 m
2018	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	1st	Discus throw	60.25 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	16th (q)	Discus throw	61.36 m
2019	Games of the Small States of Europe	Budva, Montenegro	3rd	Shot put	17.83 m
			2nd	Discus throw	57.64 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	32nd (q)	Discus throw	53.91 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Discus throw	NM
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	Discus throw	61.00 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	22nd (q)	Discus throw	62.28 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	24th (q)	Discus throw	59.15 m
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Gibraltar	1st	Discus throw	60.40 m

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