Þormóður Árni Jónsson (often transliterated as Thormodur Arni Jonsson, born 2 March 1983 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic

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. He competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the +100kg category and lost in the round of 16 to Mohammad Reza Roudaki. Four years later in the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he again took part in the +100 kg tournament but lost in his first match to Rafael Silva. He once again competed for Iceland at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Maciej Sarnacki of Poland in the round of 32. He was the flagbearer for Iceland during the Parade of Nations.

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* 1983 births Living people Thormodur Arni Jonsson Thormodur Arni Jonsson Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Thormodur Arni Jonsson {{Iceland-sport-bio-stub