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| Full name | Örn Arnarson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Öddi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 inReykjavík) is aswimmer fromIceland. He won his first major title in 1998 at theEuropean SC Championships inSheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke.
A year later, at theEuropean SC Championships 1999 inLisbon, Portugal, Örn Arnarson won the 100 m and 200 mbackstroke swimming events.
Örn Arnarson has participated in threeOlympics in2000,2004, and2008. He is the first Icelandic male swimmer ever to participate in the finals for the Olympics back in 2000 when he came 4th place in the 200m backstroke.
In late 2008, Örn Arnarson moved toDenmark, where he became the Elite Coach at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold. After working for other swimming clubs in Denmark, Örn Arnarson moved to the west coast to work at Esbjerg Svømmeklub. In 2017, Örn Arnarson received the award for Årets Årgangs Juniortræner at Dansk Svømme Award 2017.
In December 2016, Örn Arnarson got engaged to Vinni Bay.
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