Hilmar Örn Jónsson (born 6 May 1996) is an Icelandic athlete specialising in the hammer throw .[ 3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final.
His personal best in the event is 77.10 m set in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland in August 2020.[ 3]
Both of his parents used to be athletes; his father Jón Sigurjónsson was a hammer thrower while his mother Guðbjörg Lilja Svansdóttir was a high jumper.[ 1]
International competitions
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Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Iceland
2013
World Youth Championships
Donetsk, Ukraine
25th (q)
Shot put (5 kg)
17.86 m
17th (q)
Hammer throw (5 kg)
70.98 m
European Junior Championships
Rieti, Italy
7th
Hammer throw (6 kg)
71.85 m
2014
World Junior Championships
Eugene, United States
3rd (q)
Hammer throw (6 kg)
76.03 m 1
2015
Games of the Small States of Europe
Reykjavík, Iceland
5th
Discus throw
43.96 m
European Junior Championships
Eskilstuna, Sweden
–
Hammer throw (6 kg)
NM
2017
European U23 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland
7th
Hammer throw
69.96 m
World Championships
London, United Kingdom
27th (q)
Hammer throw
71.12 m
2022
Championships of the Small States of Europe
Marsa, Malta
2nd
Hammer throw
70.95 m
World Championships
Eugene, United States
24th (q)
Hammer throw
72.72 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
12th
Hammer throw
70.03 m
2023
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
–
Hammer throw
NM
2024
European Championships
Rome, Italy
24th (q)
Hammer throw
72.05 m
1 No mark in the final