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Þormóður Árni Jónsson

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Þormóður Árni Jónsson
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2017 San Marino +100 kg

Þormóður Árni Jónsson (often transliterated as Thormodur Arni Jonsson, born 2 March 1983 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic judoka.[1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the +100kg category and lost in the round of 16 to Mohammad Reza Roudaki.[1] Four years later in the 2012 Summer Olympics he again took part in the +100 kg tournament but lost in his first match to Rafael Silva.[1][2]

He once again competed for Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Maciej Sarnacki of Poland in the round of 32.[3] He was the flagbearer for Iceland during the Parade of Nations.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Þormóður Jónsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ Thormodur Jonsson – London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Iceland
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by