Vala Flosadóttir
Icelandic pole vaulter
Vala Flosadóttir (born 16 February 1978 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former athlete competing in the pole vault.[1]
Biography
She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records. She won various competitions, the greatest performance being the bronze at the 2000 Olympics with 4.50 metres, her lifetime best. She is the only woman from Iceland to win an Olympic medal.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1995 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 2nd | High jump | 1.80 m |
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Pole vault | 4.16 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 8th | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.00 m | |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.40 m |
Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.20 m | |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | Pole vault | 4.15 m | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Pole vault | 4.45 m (iNR) |
European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Pole vault | 4.30 m | |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 12th | Pole vault | 4.25 m | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 4th | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Pole vault | 4.50 m (NR) | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (q) | Pole vault | 4.15 m |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 9th (q) | Pole vault | 4.30 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 22nd (q) | Pole vault | 4.00 m |
References
- ^ Vala Flosadóttir at World Athletics
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's pole vault
- 1996: Vala Flosadóttir (ISL)
- 1998: Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR)
- 2000: Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)
- 2002: Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
- 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
- 2007: Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
- 2009: Yuliya Golubchikova (RUS)
- 2011: Anna Rogowska (POL)
- 2013: Holly Bradshaw (GBR)
- 2015: Anzhelika Sidorova (RUS)
- 2017: Katerina Stefanidi (GRE)
- 2019: Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA)
- 2021: Angelica Moser (SUI)
- 2023: Wilma Murto (FIN)
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