Valbjörn Þorláksson
Valbjörn Thorlaksson (Icelandic name: Valbjörn Þorláksson) (9 June 1934 – 3 December 2009) was an Icelandic track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon and pole vault in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
Career
Thorlaksson's best Olympic result was in 1964; he finished 12th in the decathlon. He finished 26th in the same event in 1968.
Thorlaksson had only modest success in open competition, but enjoyed some success in master's track meets, competing at least into the early 1980s. At one time, he held the unofficial 42 inch hurdles record for men over 45 years of age with a time of 15.1.
Died
Thorlaksson died on 3 December 2009.
External links
- Valbjörn Þorláksson's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Valbjörn Thorlaksson's obituary (in Icelandic)
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- 1956: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1957: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1958: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1959: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1960: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1961: Vilhjálmur Einarsson
- 1962: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1963: Jón Þ. Ólafsson
- 1964: Sigríður Sigurðardóttir
- 1965: Valbjörn Þorláksson
- 1966: Kolbeinn Pálsson
- 1967: Guðmundur Hermannsson
- 1968: Geir Hallsteinsson
- 1969: Guðmundur Gíslason
- 1970: Erlendur Valdimarsson
- 1971: Hjalti Einarsson
- 1972: Guðjón Guðmundsson
- 1973: Guðni Kjartansson
- 1974: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1975: Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
- 1976: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1977: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1978: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1979: Hreinn Halldórsson
- 1980: Skúli Óskarsson
- 1981: Jón Páll Sigmarsson
- 1982: Óskar Jakobsson
- 1983: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1984: Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- 1985: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1986: Eðvarð Þór Eðvarðsson
- 1987: Arnór Guðjohnsen
- 1988: Einar Vilhjálmsson
- 1989: Alfreð Gíslason
- 1990: Bjarni Friðriksson
- 1991: Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir
- 1992: Sigurður Einarsson
- 1993: Sigurbjörn Bárðarson
- 1994: Magnús Scheving
- 1995: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1996: Jón Arnar Magnússon
- 1997: Geir Sveinsson
- 1998: Örn Arnarson
- 1999: Örn Arnarson
- 2000: Vala Flosadóttir
- 2001: Örn Arnarson
- 2002: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2003: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2004: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2005: Eiður Guðjohnsen
- 2006: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
- 2007: Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir
- 2008: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2009: Ólafur Stefánsson
- 2010: Alexander Petersson
- 2011: Heiðar Helguson
- 2012: Aron Pálmarsson
- 2013: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2014: Jón Arnór Stefánsson
- 2015: Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir
- 2016: Gylfi Sigurðsson
- 2017: Ólafía Þórunn Kristinsdóttir
- 2018: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2019: Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson
- 2020: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
- 2021: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2022: Ómar Ingi Magnússon
- 2023: Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
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