Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir (; born 2 August 1991 in Hafnarfjörður is an Icelandic former

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. Born in Iceland, Lúthersdóttir moved to the United States to study public relations and swam for the

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. At 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, th ...

, she was competed in the 4×100-medley relay but did not win a medal. She also competed in the 200 m breaststroke but did not progress past the first round. At the

2016 Summer Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

, she competed for Iceland in both the 100 m breaststroke and the 200 m breaststroke. She finished 6th in the 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:07.18 and 5th in her semifinal of the 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:24.41. She did not qualify for the finals, but was the flag bearer for Iceland during the closing ceremony. That same year, she won three medals at the

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, silver in the women's 50 and 100 m breaststroke, and bronze in the women's 200 m breastroke.

Personal life

Hrafnhildur is the sister of musician Auðunn Lúthersson, better known as Auður.

References

Icelandic female breaststroke swimmers Icelandic female freestyle swimmers Icelandic female medley swimmers 1991 births Living people Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Hafnarfjörður {{Iceland-swimming-bio-stub