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.
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 edit
Hrafnhildur is the sister of musician Auðunn Lúthersson, better known as Auður.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Eurosport Player profile
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Olympedia – Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Benedikt Bóas Hinriksson (20 January 2018). "Enginn borgar reikninga bara með brosinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Swimmer's Daily
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "One of Iceland's best Olympic results ever". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "Hrafnhildur LUTHERSDOTTIR | Medals | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ Júlía Margrét Alexandersdóttir (27 May 2016). "Ég varaði hann við". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ 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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