Vala Flosadóttir (born 16 February 1978 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic former athlete competing in the pole vault.
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 with 4.50 metres, her lifetime best. She is the only woman from Iceland to win an Olympic medal.
Achievements Representing 1995Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg City, Luxembourg2ndHigh jump1.80 m1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1stPole vault4.16 m1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France8thPole vault4.00 mEuropean Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia2ndPole vault4.00 m1998European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain3rdPole vault4.40 mGoodwill Games Uniondale, United States 3rdPole vault4.20 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary9thPole vault4.15 m1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 2ndPole vault4.45 m (iNR)European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1stPole vault4.30 mWorld Championships Seville, Spain12thPole vault4.25 m2000European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium4thPole vault4.30 mOlympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rdPole vault4.50 m (NR)2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada23rd (q)Pole vault4.15 m2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria9th (q)Pole vault4.30 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany22nd (q)Pole vault4.00 m
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