Jón Arnar Magnússon
Icelandic decathlete
Jón Arnar Magnússon (born 28 July 1969 in Selfoss ) is a former decathlete from Iceland . He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships , all in heptathlon , as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests. Jón is the Icelandic record holder at 110 m hurdles, long jump and decathlon and former record holder at 100 m and 200 m.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Iceland
1988
World Junior Championships
Sudbury, Canada
–
Decathlon
DNF
1989
Games of the Small States of Europe
Nicosia , Cyprus
2nd
100 m
10.92 s
2nd
Long jump
7.24 m
1994
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
12th
Decathlon
7896 pts
European Championships
Helsinki , Finland
–
Decathlon
DNF
1995
World Indoor Championships
Barcelona , Spain
28th (q)
Long jump
7.32 m
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
5th
Decathlon
8237 pts
World Championships
Gothenburg , Sweden
–
Decathlon
DNF
1996
European Indoor Championships
Stockholm , Sweden
3rd
Heptathlon
6069 pts
Olympic Games
Atlanta , United States
12th
Decathlon
8274 pts
1997
World Indoor Championships
Paris , France
3rd
Heptathlon
6145 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
5th
Decathlon
8470 pts
Games of the Small States of Europe
Reykjavík , Iceland
1st
110 m H
13.91 s
1st
4 × 100 m
42.06 s
World Championships
Athens , Greece
–
Decathlon
DNF
1998
European Indoor Championships
Valencia , Spain
5th
Heptathlon
6170 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
3rd
Decathlon
8573 pts
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
4th
Decathlon
8552 pts
IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
several places
2nd
Decathlon
25,708 pts
1999
World Indoor Championships
Maebashi , Japan
5th
Heptathlon
6293 pts
Games of the Small States of Europe
Schaan , Liechtenstein
2nd
110 m H
14.44 m
1st
Long jump
7.64 m
2nd
Shot put
15.70 m
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
–
Decathlon
DNF
World Championships
Seville , Spain
–
Decathlon
DNF
2000
European Indoor Championships
Ghent , Belgium
–
Heptathlon
DNF
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
9th
Decathlon
8206 pts
Olympic Games
Sydney , Australia
–
Decathlon
DNF
2001
World Indoor Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
2nd
Heptathlon
6233 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
–
Decathlon
DNF
Games of the Small States of Europe
Serravalle , San Marino
1st
110 m H
14.43 s
1st
Long jump
7.41 m
1st
Shot put
15.71 m
3rd
Discus throw
46.40 m
World Championships
Edmonton , Canada
–
Decathlon
DNF
2002
European Indoor Championships
Vienna , Austria
4th
Heptathlon
5996 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
6th
Decathlon
8104 pts
European Championships
Munich , Germany
4th
Decathlon
8238 pts
2003
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
4th
Heptathlon
6185 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
3rd
Decathlon
8222 pts
World Championships
Paris , France
–
Decathlon
DNF
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest , Hungary
7th
Heptathlon
5993 pts
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
–
Decathlon
DNF
Olympic Games
Athens , Greece
–
Decathlon
DNF
2005
Games of the Small States of Europe
Andorra la Vella , Andorra
2nd
110 m H
15.13 s
3rd
4 × 100 m relay
42.90 s
5th
4 × 400 m relay
3:23.79
4th
Pole vault
4.60 m
3rd
Long jump
7.30 m
4th
Shot put
15.25 m
4th
Javelin throw
56.96 m
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
60 metres – 6.85 (1996)
1000 metres – 2:39.55 (1999)
60 metres hurdles – 7.98 (2000)
High jump – 2.05 (2001)
Pole vault – 5.10 (1998)
Long jump – 7.82 (2000)
Shot put – 16.34 (2001)
Heptathlon – 6293 (1999)
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