Jón Arnar Magnússon (born 28 July 1969 in Selfoss) is a former decathlete from Iceland. He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests. Jón is the Icelandic record holder at 110 m hurdles, long jump and decathlon and former record holder at 100 m and 200 m.
Achievements Representing 1988World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada –DecathlonDNF1989Games of the Small States of EuropeNicosia, Cyprus2nd100 m10.92 s2ndLong jump7.24 m1994Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria12thDecathlon7896 ptsEuropean Championships Helsinki, Finland –DecathlonDNF1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain28th (q)Long jump7.32 mHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria5thDecathlon8237 ptsWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden –DecathlonDNF1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden 3rdHeptathlon6069 ptsOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States12thDecathlon8274 pts1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rdHeptathlon6145 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria5thDecathlon8470 ptsGames of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Iceland1st110 m H13.91 s1st4 × 100 m42.06 sWorld Championships Athens, Greece –DecathlonDNF1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain5thHeptathlon6170 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 3rdDecathlon8573 ptsEuropean Championships Budapest, Hungary4thDecathlon8552 ptsIAAF World Combined Events Challengeseveral places 2ndDecathlon25,708 pts1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan5thHeptathlon6293 ptsGames of the Small States of EuropeSchaan, Liechtenstein2nd110 m H14.44 m1stLong jump7.64 m2ndShot put15.70 mHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria –DecathlonDNFWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain –DecathlonDNF2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium –HeptathlonDNFHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria9thDecathlon8206 ptsOlympic GamesSydney, Australia –DecathlonDNF2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 2ndHeptathlon6233 ptsHypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria –DecathlonDNFGames of the Small States of EuropeSerravalle, San Marino1st110 m H14.43 s1stLong jump7.41 m1stShot put15.71 m3rdDiscus throw46.40 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada –DecathlonDNF2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria4thHeptathlon5996 ptsHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria6thDecathlon8104 ptsEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4thDecathlon8238 pts2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4thHeptathlon6185 ptsHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria 3rdDecathlon8222 ptsWorld ChampionshipsParis, France –DecathlonDNF2004World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary7thHeptathlon5993 ptsHypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria –DecathlonDNFOlympic GamesAthens, Greece –DecathlonDNF2005Games of the Small States of EuropeAndorra la Vella, Andorra2nd110 m H15.13 s3rd4 × 100 m relay42.90 s5th4 × 400 m relay3:23.794thPole vault4.60 m3rdLong jump7.30 m4thShot put15.25 m4thJavelin throw56.96 m
Personal bests
Outdoor 100 metres - 10.56 (1997) 200 metres - 21.17 (1996) 400 metres - 46.49 (1998) 1500 metres - 4:32.23 (1998) 110 metres hurdles - 13.91 (1997) Long jump - 8.00 (1994) High jump - 2.07 (1998) Pole vault - 5.20 (1998) Shot put - 16.61 (1998) Discus throw - 51.30 (1996) Javelin throw - 64.16 (1998) Decathlon - 8573 (1998) Indoor 60 metres – 6.85 (1996) 1000 metres – 2:39.55 (1999) 60 metres hurdles – 7.98 (2000) High jump – 2.05 (2001) Pole vault – 5.10 (1998) Long jump – 7.82 (2000) Shot put – 16.34 (2001) Heptathlon – 6293 (1999)
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