GUDNASON Gudni Valur

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (60.45)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (53.91)

European Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (61.36)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Playing golf. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

Athlete

Partner Gudbjorg Jona Bjarnadottir

English, Icelandic

IR [Iceland]

His partner Gudbjorg Jona Bjarnadottir has represented Iceland in athletics at international level. (Partner Gudbjorg Jona Bjarnadottir Instagram profile, 16 Apr 2021)

In 2019 he suffered a groin injury which affected his performances for the entire season. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

In December 2018 he underwent surgery for appendicitis. Five days after he was diagnosed with Peritonitis, a life-threatening infection caused by a leakage from the burst appendix, and he was treated in hospital with antibiotics for three weeks, losing more than 20 kilogrammes. He returned to throwing six weeks after leaving the hospital. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

He took up athletics at age 13 in school, and focused on discus from 2014. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

"A friend and I really wanted to travel abroad, but like a group of 16-year-olds we had no money to do so. It is then I thought maybe I should throw the shot put, because if I reach the national team I'll get to travel abroad for free." He later converted to discus after failing to progress in shot put. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldathletics.org, 14 Jan 2021)

He was named IR club's 2016 Athlete of the Year. (ir.is, 28 Dec 2016)