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Icelandic shot putter
Pétur Guðmundsson (born 9 March 1962) is a retired shot putter from Iceland, who represented Iceland at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. His personal best is 21.26 metres (69 ft 9 in), thrown on 10 November 1990 in Mosfellsbær.[1]
He also placed third in 1992 and 1993 Iceland’s Strongest Man competitions.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing Iceland
|
1985
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Serravalle, San Marino
|
1st
|
Shot put
|
16.01 m
|
1987
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Monaco
|
1st
|
Shot put
|
18.53 m
|
1988
|
Olympic Games
|
Seoul, South Korea
|
14th (q)
|
Shot put
|
19.21 m
|
1989
|
European Indoor Championships
|
The Hague, Netherlands
|
12th
|
Shot put
|
17.17 m
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
11th
|
Shot put
|
18.31 m
|
1990
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
14th
|
Shot put
|
18.59 m
|
European Championships
|
Split, Yugoslavia
|
11th
|
Shot put
|
19.46 m
|
1991
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
4th
|
Shot put
|
19.81 m
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
|
1st
|
Shot put
|
18.61 m
|
3rd
|
Discus throw
|
48.92 m
|
World Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
15th (q)
|
Shot put
|
18.51 m
|
1992
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Genoa, Italy
|
5th
|
Shot put
|
19.53 m
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
14th (q)
|
Shot put
|
19.15 m
|
1993
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Malta
|
1st
|
Shot put
|
19.60 m
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
28th (q)
|
Shot put
|
18.11 m
|
1994
|
European Indoor Championships
|
Paris, France
|
3rd
|
Shot put
|
20.04 m
|
European Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
7th
|
Shot put
|
19.34 m
|
1995
|
World Indoor Championships
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
6th
|
Shot put
|
19.67 m
|
1997
|
Games of the Small States of Europe
|
Reykjavík, Iceland
|
1st
|
Shot put
|
19.12 m
|
1st
|
Discus throw
|
55.34 m
|
1998
|
European Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
23rd (q)
|
Shot put
|
17.89 m
|
References