Örn Arnarson

Örn Arnarson

Personal information
Full name	Örn Arnarson
Nationality	Iceland
Born	(1981-08-31) August 31, 1981 Reykjavík
Height	6'4" (193 cm)
Weight	192 lbs (87 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	backstroke
Club	Sundfélagið Húnar/ÍRB
Medal record World Championships (LC) Silver 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke European Championships (SC) Gold 1998 Sheffield 200 m backstroke Gold 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke Gold 1999 Lisbon 200 m backstroke Gold 2000 Valencia 100 m backstroke Gold 2000 Valencia 200 m backstroke Gold 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke Silver 2000 Valencia 50 m backstroke Silver 2003 Dublin 100 m backstroke Bronze 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke Bronze 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Örn .

Örn Arnarson (born August 31, 1981 in Reykjavík) is a swimmer from Iceland, who won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke.

A year later, at the European SC Championships 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal, Örn won the 100 m and the 200 m backstroke events. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000.

At present (2009) Örn Arnarson swims at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold in Denmark.

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