Örn Arnarson

Örn Arnarson
Personal information
Full name Örn Arnarson
Nationality  Iceland
Born (1981-08-31) 31 August 1981
Reykjavík
Height 6'4" (193 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes backstroke
Club Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Örn .

Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 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 is a coach at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold in Denmark.

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by
Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson
Flagbearer for  Iceland
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir
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