- Örn Arnarson
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Örn Arnarson Personal information Full name Örn Arnarson Nationality Iceland
Born August 31, 1981
ReykjavíkHeight 6'4" (193 cm) Weight 192 lbs (87 kg) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) backstroke Club Sundfélagið Húnar/ÍRB Medal recordWorld Championships (LC) Silver 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke Bronze 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke European Championships (SC) Gold 1998 Sheffield 200 m backstroke Gold 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke Gold 1999 Lisbon 200 m backstroke Gold 2000 Valencia 100 m backstroke Gold 2000 Valencia 200 m backstroke Gold 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke Silver 2000 Valencia 50 m backstroke Silver 2003 Dublin 100 m backstroke Bronze 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke Bronze 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Örn .Örn Arnarson (born August 31, 1981 in Reykjavík) is a backstroke 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 swims at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold in Denmark.
References
European Short Course Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1996: Mariusz Siembida (POL) • 1998: Stev Theloke (GER) • 1999: Örn Arnarson (ISL) • 2000: Örn Arnarson (ISL) • 2001: Thomas Rupprath (GER) • 2002: Thomas Rupprath (GER) • 2003: Thomas Rupprath (GER) • 2004: Thomas Rupprath (GER) • 2005: László Cseh (HUN) • 2006: Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) • 2007: Stanislav Donets (RUS) • 2008: Stanislav Donets (RUS) • 2009: Stanislav Donets (RUS) and Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) • 2010: Stanislav Donets (RUS)
European Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Backstroke 1996: Emanuele Merisi (ITA) • 1998 – 2000: Örn Arnarson (ISL) • 2001: Gordan Kožulj (CRO) • 2002: Örn Arnarson (ISL) • 2003: Blaž Medvešek (SLO) • 2004 – 2005: Markus Rogan (AUT) • 2006: Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) • 2007: Markus Rogan (AUT) • 2008: Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) and Stanislav Donets (RUS) • 2009: Stanislav Donets (RUS) • 2010: Yannick Lebherz (GER)
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Reykjavík
- Icelandic swimmers
- Male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Iceland
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European swimming biography stubs
- Icelandic sportspeople stubs
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