Vala Flosadóttir
Vala Flosadóttir (born 16 February 1978 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former athlete competing in the pole vault.[1]
Biography[]
She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records. She won various competitions, the greatest performance being the bronze at the 2000 Olympics with 4.50 metres, her lifetime best. She is the only woman from Iceland to win an Olympic medal.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 4.16 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 8th | 4.00 m |
European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2nd | 4.00 m | |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 4.40 m |
Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 3rd | 4.20 m | |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | 4.15 m | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 4.45 m (iNR) |
European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 4.30 m | |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 12th | 4.25 m | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 4th | 4.30 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4.50 m (NR) | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (q) | 4.15 m |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 9th (q) | 4.30 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 22nd (q) | 4.00 m |
References[]
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Icelandic female pole vaulters
- Olympic athletes of Iceland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Iceland
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Iceland
- Sportspeople from Reykjavík
- 20th-century Icelandic people
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Icelandic athletics biography stubs
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- European Olympic medalist stubs