Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (born 30 June 1977 in

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) is an

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ic former

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er. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in

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. This is also the current national Icelandic record. At the

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she did not qualify for final with the result 4.15 metres. Þórey Edda got her university degree in engineering at the

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. She stood as a candidate for the

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in the 2003 Icelandic parliamentary election but did not succeed in winning a seat.

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* 1977 births Living people Thorey Elisdottir, Edda Thorey Elisdottir, Edda Thorey Elisdottir, Edda Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{Iceland-athletics-bio-stub