peoplepill id: thorey-edda-elisdottir
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Thórey Edda Elísdóttir
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is
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Reykjavík, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland
Age
47 years
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181
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Biography
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (born 30 June 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid. This is also the current national Icelandic record. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she did not qualify for final with the result 4.15 metres.
Þórey Edda got her university degree in engineering at the University of Iceland.
She stood as a candidate for the Left-Green Movement in the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2003 but did not succeed in winning a seat.[2]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Iceland | ||||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 9th | 3.70 m |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 16th (q) | 3.80 m |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (q) | 3.80 m | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 9th | 4.20 m |
| European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 4.15 m | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 13th | 4.15 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd (q) | 4.00 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 4.45 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th | 4.20 m |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th (q) | 4.35 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 11th | NM | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (q) | 4.20 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4.55 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 4.35 m | |
| 2005 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 1st | 4.40 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (q) | 4.15 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | 4.20 m | |
| 2007 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Fontvieille, Monaco | 2nd | 4.10 m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 19th (q) | 4.35 m | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (q) | 4.15 m |
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