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{{short description|Icelandic decathlete}}
'''Jón Arnar Magnússon''' (born July 28, 1969 in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]]) is a former [[decathlete]] from [[Iceland]]. He has won silver and bronze medals at [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|world indoor championships]], all in [[heptathlon]], as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests. Magnússon is the Icelandic record holder at 100 m, 200 m, 110 m hurdles, long jump and decathlon.
{{Icelandic name|Jón Arnar}}
'''Jón Arnar Magnússon''' (born 28 July 1969 in [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]]) is a former [[decathlete]] from [[Iceland]]. He has won silver and bronze medals at [[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|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 ==
== Achievements ==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="75%"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!Year
!Tournament
!Venue
!Result
!Extra
|-
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{ISL}}
|1996
|-
|[[1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|1988
|[[1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury, Canada]]
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe|Games of the Small States of Europe]]
|rowspan=2|[[Nicosia]], Cyprus
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|100 m
|10.92 s
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Long jump
|7.24 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|12th
|Decathlon
|[[1994 Hypo-Meeting|7896 pts]]
|-
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], Finland
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1995
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|28th (q)
|Long jump
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.32 m]]
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|5th
|Decathlon
|[[1995 Hypo-Meeting|8237 pts]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|[[1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
|[[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]
|bgcolor="CC9966" align="center" | 3rd
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|Heptathlon
|Heptathlon
|[[1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6069 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|12th
|Decathlon
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|8274 pts]]
|-
|rowspan=5|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], [[France]]
|[[Paris]], [[France]]
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|Heptathlon
|Heptathlon
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6145 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|DNF
|5th
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[1997 Hypo-Meeting|8470 pts]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1997 Games of the Small States of Europe|Games of the Small States of Europe]]
|rowspan=2|[[Reykjavík]], Iceland
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m H
|13.91 s
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m
|42.06 s
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=4|1998
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia]], Spain
|5th
|Heptathlon
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6170 pts]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|[[1998 Hypo-Meeting|Decathlon]]
|Decathlon
|[[1998 Hypo-Meeting|8573 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|European Championships]]
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
| 4th
|4th
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon|8552 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge|IAAF World Combined Events Challenge]]
|1999
|''several places''
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|World Championships]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|DNF
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|25,708 pts
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|rowspan=6|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Maebashi]], Japan
|5th
|Heptathlon
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6293 pts]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Athletics at the 1999 Games of the Small States of Europe|Games of the Small States of Europe]]
|rowspan=3|[[Schaan]], Liechtenstein
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m H
|14.44 m
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|7.64 m
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|Shot put
|15.70 m
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1999 Hypo-Meeting|DNF]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
| –
|Decathlon
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2000
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Ghent]], Belgium
| –
|Heptathlon
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|DNF]]
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|9th
|9th
|[[2000 Hypo-Meeting|Decathlon]]
|Decathlon
|[[2000 Hypo-Meeting|8206 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| –
|DNF
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|rowspan=7|2001
|[[2001 World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|Heptathlon
|Heptathlon
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6233 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
| –
|DNF
|[[2001 Hypo-Meeting|Decathlon]]
|Decathlon
|[[2001 Hypo-Meeting|DNF]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Athletics at the 2001 Games of the Small States of Europe|Games of the Small States of Europe]]
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|World Championships]]
|rowspan=4|[[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], San Marino
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|align="center" | DNF
|110 m H
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Games of the Small States of Europe#110 metres hurdles|14.43 s]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Games of the Small States of Europe#Long jump|7.41 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Games of the Small States of Europe#Shot put|15.71 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Discus throw
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Games of the Small States of Europe#Discus throw|46.40 m]]
|-
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton]], Canada
| –
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Vienna]], Austria
|4th
|Heptathlon
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|5996 pts]]
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|6th
|6th
|[[2002 Hypo-Meeting|Decathlon]]
|Decathlon
|[[2002 Hypo-Meeting|8104 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|European Championships]]
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Munich]], [[Germany]]
|[[Munich]], [[Germany]]
|4th
|align="center" | 4th
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon|8238 pts]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|rowspan=3|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|4th
|Heptathlon
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|6185 pts]]
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd
|[[2003 Hypo-Meeting|Decathlon]]
|Decathlon
|[[2003 Hypo-Meeting|8222 pts]]
|-
|-
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Decathlon|World Championships]]
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|[[Paris]], France
| –
|DNF
|Decathlon
|Decathlon
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|7th
|Heptathlon
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon|5993 pts]]
|-
|[[Hypo-Meeting]]
|[[Götzis]], [[Austria]]
| –
|Decathlon
|[[2004 Hypo-Meeting|DNF]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
| –
|Decathlon
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|DNF]]
|-
|rowspan=7|2005
|rowspan=7|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe|Games of the Small States of Europe]]
|rowspan=7|[[Andorra la Vella]], Andorra
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|110 m H
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#110 metres hurdles|15.13 s]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#4 x 100 metres relay|42.90 s]]
|-
|5th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#4 x 400 metres relay|3:23.79]]
|-
|4th
|Pole vault
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#Pole vault|4.60 m]]
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|Long jump
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#Long jump|7.30 m]]
|-
|4th
|Shot put
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#Shot put|15.25 m]]
|-
|4th
|Javelin throw
|[[Athletics at the 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe#Javelin throw|56.96 m]]
|}
|}


== Personal bests ==
== Personal bests ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}'''Outdoor'''
* [[100 metres]] - 10.56 (1997)
* [[100 metres]] - 10.56 (1997)
* [[200 metres]] - 21.17 (1996)
* [[200 metres]] - 21.17 (1996)
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* [[Javelin throw]] - 64.16 (1998)
* [[Javelin throw]] - 64.16 (1998)
* Decathlon - 8573 (1998)
* Decathlon - 8573 (1998)
{{col-break}}'''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)
{{col-end}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{iaaf name|id=9862|name=Jón Arnar Magnússon}}
* {{World Athletics||name=Jón Arnar Magnússon}}


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Latest revision as of 14:01, 28 October 2024

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón Arnar.

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

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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

Personal bests

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