Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir

Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥ˌhɪltʏr ˈluːtʰɛr̥sˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 2 August 1991 in Hafnarfjörður[2][3] is an Icelandic former swimmer.[4] Born in Iceland, Lúthersdóttir moved to the United States to study public relations and swam for the University of Florida.

Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir
Personal information
National team Iceland
Born (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Florida
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing Iceland
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2016 London50 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place2016 London100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2016 London200 m breaststroke
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place2009 Cyprus100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2009 Cyprus200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2009 Cyprus200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2009 Cyprus4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2011 Liechtenstein100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2011 Liechtenstein200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2011 Liechtenstein200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Luxembourg4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place2015 Iceland100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2015 Iceland200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2015 Iceland200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2015 Iceland400 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino200 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino400 m medley
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino4x200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2017 San Marino4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2011 Liechtenstein4x100 m medley

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was competed in the 4×100-medley relay but did not win a medal.[5] She also competed in the 200 m breaststroke but did not progress past the first round.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, 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[6][7] and 5th in her semifinal of the 200 m breaststroke with a time of 2:24.41. She did not qualify for the finals,[8] but was the flag bearer for Iceland during the closing ceremony.[9] That same year, she won three medals at the European Championships, silver in the women's 50 and 100 m breaststroke, and bronze in the women's 200 m breastroke.[10]

Personal life

Hrafnhildur is the sister of musician Auðunn Lúthersson, better known as Auður.[11][12]

References
  1. Eurosport Player profile
  2. "Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. 2020-01-14. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "Olympedia – Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. Benedikt Bóas Hinriksson (20 January 2018). "Enginn borgar reikninga bara með brosinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  5. Swimmer's Daily
  6. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  7. "One of Iceland's best Olympic results ever". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  8. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  9. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  10. "Hrafnhildur LUTHERSDOTTIR | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  11. Júlía Margrét Alexandersdóttir (27 May 2016). "Ég varaði hann við". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  12. Lilja Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Þau eru systkini: Með hæfileikana í blóðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2022.


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