Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 11 October 1995) is an Icelandic

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er who was selected to compete at the

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. He failed to qualify to the finals. His personal best in the event is 69.35 metres set in Laugardalur in 2020. He is the current Icelandic record holder. Guðni qualified for the

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International competitions

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1995 births Living people Icelandic male discus throwers Olympic male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Iceland Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Iceland Icelandic Athletics Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Iceland Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-athletics-bio-stub