Örn Arnarson
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Full name | Örn Arnarson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Reykjavík | 31 August 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6'4" (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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Preceded by Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson |
Flagbearer for Iceland Beijing 2008 |
Succeeded by Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir |
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