Bjarni Friðriksson (born 29 May 1956) is a retired Icelandic judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half heavyweight (95 kg) category, together with Günther Neureuther of West Germany.[2] He remains the most successful Icelandic judoka to date. He also competed at the 1980, 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 May 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –95 kg, Open | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8th dan black belt[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games |  (1984) | ||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 7th (1981, 1989) | ||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 5th (1989) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||
| IJF | 90 | ||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 2743 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 19 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 1990 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Half heavyweight (95 kg) |
| 1989 | World Judo Championships | 7th | Half heavyweight (95 kg) |
| European Judo Championships | 5th | Open class | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 3rd | Half heavyweight (95 kg) |
References
edit- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (9 August 2024). "40 ár frá bronsi Bjarna á Ólympíuleikunum". RÚV. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bjarni Friðriksson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
External links
edit- Bjarni Friðriksson at the International Judo Federation
- Bjarni Friðriksson at JudoInside.com
- Bjarni Friðriksson at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Bjarni Friðriksson at Olympics.com
- Bjarni Friðriksson at Olympedia
- Bjarni Friðriksson at The-Sports.org
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