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
References
| European Athletics Indoor Champions in women's pole vault | |
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| European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's pole vault | |
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Icelandic female pole vaulters
- Olympic athletes for Iceland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Iceland
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Iceland
- Athletes from Reykjavík
- 20th-century Icelandic sportswomen
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
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