Þormóður Árni Jónsson (often transliterated as Thormodur Arni Jonsson, born 2 March 1983 in

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) is an

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ic judoka. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the +100kg category and lost in the round of 16 to

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. Four years later in the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 in

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. He was defeated by

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in the round of 32. He was the flagbearer for Iceland during the

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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