Pétur Guðmundsson (born 9 March 1962) is a retired shot putter and Highland games competitor from Iceland. He represented Iceland at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a police officer by profession.
Career Shot put and discus Pétur's personal best shot put of , thrown on 10 November 1990 in Mosfellsbær ranked him the number 3 shot putter in the world during that year. His competition best is achieved at 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, France where he won bronze. Pétur won five gold medals at Games of the Small States of Europe for shot put in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993 and 1997; and a gold and bronze in discus throw in 1997 and 1993 respectively.
Highland games Pétur is also the current world record holder in the Braemar Stone throw at two different weights: for (Estes Park, Colorado, 2000) and for (Fredericksburg, Virginia, 2000). He also held the world record for 28 years from 1997 to 2025 with a performance of . Pétur is widely regarded as one of the greatest stone throwers in history.
Strongman Having competed in Strongman at national level, Pétur won third place twice in Iceland’s Strongest Man in 1992 and 1994. He is one of only a few men who has lifted the legendary Brynjólfstak which weighs . Petursstein, another iconic Icelandic Lifting stone located in front of the Dynjandi waterfall in the Westfjords, is named after him.
Competition record Representing 1985Games of the Small States of EuropeSerravalle, San Marino1stShot put16.01 m1987Games of the Small States of EuropeMonaco1stShot put18.53 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea14th (q)Shot put19.21 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands12thShot put17.17 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11thShot put18.31 m1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14thShot put18.59 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia11thShot put19.46 m1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4thShot put19.81 mGames of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra1stShot put18.61 m3rdDiscus throw48.92 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan15th (q)Shot put18.51 m1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy5thShot put19.53 mOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain14th (q)Shot put19.15 m1993Games of the Small States of EuropeMalta1stShot put19.60 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany28th (q)Shot put18.11 m1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France3rdShot put20.04 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7thShot put19.34 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6thShot put19.67 m1997Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland1stShot put19.12 m1stDiscus throw55.34 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary23rd (q)Shot put17.89 m
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