Einar Vilhjálmsson (born 1 June 1960 in

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

) is a retired male

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er from

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, who represented his native country at three consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, starting in 1984. He set his personal best (86.80 metres) on 30 August 1992 in his native town Reykjavík. His father

Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing vill ...

finished in second place in the men's

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

. In September 2014, he was elected president of the

Icelandic Athletic Federation The Icelandic Athletic Federation ( Icelandic '' Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Iceland. Affiliations *World Athletics *European Athletic Association (EAA) *National Olympic and Sports ...

(Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands).

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1960 births Living people Einar Vilhjalmsson Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Einar Vilhjalmsson Einar Vilhjalmsson Texas Longhorns men's track and field athletes {{Iceland-athletics-bio-stub