Þormóður Árni Jónsson
Þormóður Árni Jónsson (often transliterated as Thormodur Arni Jonsson) (born 2 March 1983 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic judoka.[1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the +100kg category and lost in the round of 16 to Mohammad Reza Roudaki.[1] Four years later in the 2012 Summer Olympics he again took part in the +100 kg tournament but lost in his first match to Rafael Silva.[1][2]
He once again competed for Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Maciej Sarnacki of Poland in the round of 32.[3] He was the flagbearer for Iceland during the Parade of Nations.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Þormóður Jónsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Thormodur Jonsson – London 2012 profile
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
External links
- Thormodur Jonsson at JudoInside.com
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