Jón Arnar Magnússon

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Jón Arnar Magnússon (born July 28, 1969 in Selfoss) is former a decathlete from Iceland. He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests. Magnússon is the Icelandic record holder at 100 m, 200 m, 110 m hurdles, long jump and decathlon.

[edit] Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.56 (1997)
• 200 metres - 21.17 (1996)
• 400 metres - 46.49 (1998)
• 1500 metres - 4:32.23 (1998)
• 110 metres hurdles - 13.91 (1997)
• Long jump - 8.00 (1994)
• High jump - 2.07 (1998)
• Pole vault - 5.20 (1998)
• Shot put - 16.61 (1998)
• Discus throw - 51.30 (1996)
• Javelin throw - 64.16 (1998)
• Decathlon - 8573 (1998)

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	Heptathlon
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Heptathlon
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	DNF	Decathlon
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	Decathlon
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	DNF	Decathlon
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	DNF	Decathlon
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	DNF	Decathlon
	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	Heptathlon
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	Decathlon
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	DNF	Decathlon

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Jón Arnar Magnússon

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