Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (born 30 June 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid. This is also the current national Icelandic record. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she did not qualify for final with the result 4.15 metres.
Þórey Edda got her university degree in engineering at the University of Iceland.
She stood as a candidate for the Left-Green Movement in the 2003 Icelandic parliamentary election but did not succeed in winning a seat.[1]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Iceland | ||||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 9th | 3.70 m [2] |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 16th (q) | 3.80 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (q) | 3.80 m | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 9th | 4.20 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 4.15 m[3] | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th | 4.15 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd (q) | 4.00 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 4.45 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | 4.20 m |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th (q) | 4.35 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | NM | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (q) | 4.20 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4.55 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 4.35 m | |
| 2005 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 1st | 4.40 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 4.15 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 4.20 m | |
| 2007 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Fontvieille, Monaco | 2nd | 4.10 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th (q) | 4.35 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (q) | 4.15 m |
References
- ^ "Húrra fyrir Þóreyju Eddu!". Fréttir (in Icelandic). 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Christopoulos, Panayotis. "1997 European Championships under 23". Athletix.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "European Championships U23" (PDF). Sportfieber. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links
- Þórey Edda Elísdóttir at World Athletics