Guðrún Arnardóttir (born 24 September 1971) is a retired Icelandic athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Her biggest success was reaching the final at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney where she finished seventh. In 2022, she was inducted in to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame.
Arnardottir competed for the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team in the NCAA.
Competition record Representing 1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece32rd (h)100m12.62 (wind: +1.8 m/s)34th (h)200m25.85 (wind: -0.4 m/s)1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria18th (h)100 m hurdles14.30 (wind: +0.6 m/s)1991Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra2nd100 m12.261st200 m24.721st100 m hurdles14.191993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany38th (h)100 m hurdles13.961994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland25th (h)100m hurdles13.53 (wind: +0.8 m/s)1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12th (sf)400 m hurdles57.291996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States10th (sf)400 m hurdles54.811997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France15th (h)400 m53.41Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland1st200 m23.66 (w)1st400 m55.051st100 m hurdles13.20 (w)1st4 × 100 m relay48.03World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece9th (sf)400 m hurdles54.931998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th400 m hurdles54.59 (NR)1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain19th (h)400 m hurdles55.452000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium13th (h)60 m hurdles8.31 (=iNR)9th (sf)400 m53.14Olympic GamesSydney, Australia7th400 m hurdles54.63
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 23.81 (Odense 1997) NR 400 metres – 52.83 (London 1997) NR 100 metres hurdles – 13.18 (+1.2 m/s) (Lexington 1996) NR 400 metres hurdles – 54.37 (London 2000) NR
Indoor 400 metres – 53.11 (Baton Rouge 1995) NR 50 metres hurdles – 6.89 (Reykjavík 2000) NR 60 metres hurdles – 8.31 (Lexington 1996, Gent 2000) NR
References
External links World Athletics profile