Aníta Hinriksdóttir (born 13 January 1996) is an Icelandic middle-distance track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the bronze medal in the event at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and a silver at the 2017 European Under-23 Championships.
As a 16-year old, she placed fourth in the 800 m at the 2012 World U20 Championships before winning the event at the 2013 World U18 Championships and European U20 Championships. Aníta is the Icelandic record holder for the 800 m and 1500 m outdoors and indoors and holds also five other individual national records. She won 13 Icelandic titles.
Biography Aníta was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. On 14 July 2013, she won the 800 m at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine. On 20 July, she won the event at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Athletics held in Rieti, Italy. These achievements made her the first person to win gold medals at both the World Youth Championships and the European Junior Championships in athletics.
She then represented Iceland at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's 800 m event. Aníta set another Icelandic national record with a time of 2:00.14 but just failed to qualify to the semifinals.
Personal life Aníta is the niece of long-distance runner Martha Ernstsdóttir, who competed in the women's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Statistics
International competitions 2011Nordic Junior ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark1st800 m2:08.643rd1500 m4:28.594th relay3:48.032012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th800 m2:03.23Nordic Junior ChampionshipsVäxjö, Sweden1st800 m2:03.662nd2000 m s'chase6:34.802013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th (sf)800 m2:04.72Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg, Luxembourg1st400 m54.291st800 m2:04.601st4 × 400 m relay3:40.97European Team Championships Third LeagueBanská Bystrica, Slovakia1st800 m2:01.171st1500 m4:16.512nd relay3:39.14World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine1st800 m2:01.13 European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy1st800 m2:01.14Nordic Junior ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland1st800 m2:03.941st1500 m4:18.182nd relay3:46.282014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland– (h)800 mDQEuropean Team Championships Third LeagueTbilisi, Georgia1st800 m2:02.702nd1500 m4:18.49World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States– (f)800 mDNFEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland11th (sf)800 m2:02.452015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic5th800 m2:02.74Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland2nd800 m2:09.101st1500 m4:26.37European Team Championships Second LeagueStara Zagora, Bulgaria2nd800 m2:03.17European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden3rd800 m2:05.04World ChampionshipsBeijing, China20th (h)800 m2:01.012016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, OR, United States5th800 m2:02.58European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8th800 m2:02.55Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil20th (h)800 m2:00.142017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd800 m2:01.25European Team Championships Second LeagueTel Aviv, Israel1st800 m2:02.574th relay3:40.80European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd800 m2:05.02World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom37th (h)800 m2:03.452018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom23rd (h)1500 m4:15.73European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany– (sf)800 mDQ2019Games of the Small States of EuropeBar, Montenegro2nd1500 m4:22.34European Team Championships Third LeagueSkopje, North Macedonia2nd800 m2:06.16 2nd1500 m4:36.332026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland22nd (h)1500 m4:23.17
Personal bests
+Outdoor Event Time Venue Date Notes400 metres54.29Luxembourg, Luxembourg29 May 2013 800 metres2:00.05Oslo, Norway15 June 20171000 metres2:36.63Hengelo, Netherlands24 May 20151500 metres4:06.43Hengelo, Netherlands11 June 2017Mile4:29.20Hengelo, Netherlands3 June 20182000 m steeplechase6:31.74Trier, Germany6 September 2024
+Indoor Event Time Venue Date Notes400 metres54.21Reykjavík, Iceland6 February 2016600 metres1:27.65Reykjavík, Iceland19 December 2014800 metres2:01.18Reykjavík, Iceland4 February 20171000 metres2:43.22Reykjavík, Iceland15 December 2012 1500 metres4:09.54Düsseldorf, Germany6 February 20184 × 200 m relay1:38.54Hafnarfjörður, Iceland28 February 20154 × 400 m relay3:49.12Reykjavík, Iceland10 February 2013
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