Icelandic decathlete
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.
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Iceland 1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada – Decathlon DNF 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe Nicosia , Cyprus 2nd 100 m 10.92 s 2nd Long jump 7.24 m 1994 Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 12th Decathlon 7896 pts European Championships Helsinki , Finland – Decathlon DNF 1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona , Spain 28th (q) Long jump 7.32 m Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 5th Decathlon 8237 pts World Championships Gothenburg , Sweden – Decathlon DNF 1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm , Sweden 3rd Heptathlon 6069 pts Olympic Games Atlanta , United States 12th Decathlon 8274 pts 1997 World Indoor Championships Paris , France 3rd Heptathlon 6145 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 5th Decathlon 8470 pts Games of the Small States of Europe Reykjavík , Iceland 1st 110 m H 13.91 s 1st 4 × 100 m 42.06 s World Championships Athens , Greece – Decathlon DNF 1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia , Spain 5th Heptathlon 6170 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 3rd Decathlon 8573 pts European Championships Budapest , Hungary 4th Decathlon 8552 pts IAAF World Combined Events Challenge several places 2nd Decathlon 25,708 pts 1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi , Japan 5th Heptathlon 6293 pts Games of the Small States of Europe Schaan , Liechtenstein 2nd 110 m H 14.44 m 1st Long jump 7.64 m 2nd Shot put 15.70 m Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria – Decathlon DNF World Championships Seville , Spain – Decathlon DNF 2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent , Belgium – Heptathlon DNF Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 9th Decathlon 8206 pts Olympic Games Sydney , Australia – Decathlon DNF 2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon , Portugal 2nd Heptathlon 6233 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria – Decathlon DNF Games of the Small States of Europe Serravalle , San Marino 1st 110 m H 14.43 s 1st Long jump 7.41 m 1st Shot put 15.71 m 3rd Discus throw 46.40 m World Championships Edmonton , Canada – Decathlon DNF 2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna , Austria 4th Heptathlon 5996 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 6th Decathlon 8104 pts European Championships Munich , Germany 4th Decathlon 8238 pts 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham , United Kingdom 4th Heptathlon 6185 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria 3rd Decathlon 8222 pts World Championships Paris , France – Decathlon DNF 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary 7th Heptathlon 5993 pts Hypo-Meeting Götzis , Austria – Decathlon DNF Olympic Games Athens , Greece – Decathlon DNF 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe Andorra la Vella , Andorra 2nd 110 m H 15.13 s 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.90 s 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.79 4th Pole vault 4.60 m 3rd Long jump 7.30 m 4th Shot put 15.25 m 4th Javelin throw 56.96 m
Outdoor 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)