Örn Arnarson

Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 in Reykjavík) is a swimmer from Iceland. He won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke.

Örn Arnarson

Personal information
Full name	Örn Arnarson
Nickname(s)	Öddi
Nationality	Iceland
Born	(1981-08-31) 31 August 1981 Reykjavík
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	backstroke
Club	Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar
Medal record World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke European Championships (SC) 1998 Sheffield 200 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 100 m backstroke 1999 Lisbon 200 m backstroke 2000 Valencia 100 m backstroke 2000 Valencia 200 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 200 m backstroke 2000 Valencia 50 m backstroke 2003 Dublin 100 m backstroke 2002 Riesa 100 m backstroke 2006 Helsinki 50 m butterfly

A year later, at the European SC Championships 1999 in Lisbon, Portugal, Örn Arnarson won the 100 m and 200 m backstroke swimming events.

Örn Arnarson has participated in three Olympics in 2000, 2004, and 2008. He is the first Icelandic male swimmer ever to participate in the finals for the Olympics back in 2000 when he came 4th place in the 200m backstroke.

In late 2008, Örn Arnarson moved to Denmark, where he became the Elite Coach at Aalborg Svømmeklub Elitehold. After working for other swimming clubs in Denmark, Örn Arnarson moved to the west coast to work at Esbjerg Svømmeklub. In 2017, Örn Arnarson received the award for Årets Årgangs Juniortræner at Dansk Svømme Award 2017.

In December 2016, Örn Arnarson got engaged to Vinni Bay.