Vala Flosadóttir (born 16 February 1978 in

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) is an

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ic former athlete competing in the

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Biography

She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records. She won various competitions, the greatest performance being the bronze at the

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

with 4.50 metres, her lifetime best. She is the only woman from Iceland to win an Olympic medal.

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1978 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Vala Flosadottir Vala Flosadottir Vala Flosadottir World Athletics Championships athletes for Iceland Vala Flosadottir Vala Flosadottir Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games {{Iceland-Olympic-medalist-stub