Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 in Reykjavík) is a

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Iceland. He won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke. A year later, at the

European SC Championships 1999 The third edition of the European Short Course Championships was held in Complexo Desportivo do Jamor in Lisboa, Portugal, from 9 to 11 December 1999. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events ReferencesResults on GBRSports.com ...

in Lisbon, Portugal, Örn Arnarson won the 100 m and 200 m backstroke swimming events. Örn Arnarson has participated in three

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

, and

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

. 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 to Denmark, 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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* 1981 births Living people Örn Arnarson Icelandic male backstroke swimmers Örn Arnarson Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Örn Arnarson {{Iceland-swimming-bio-stub