Aníta Hinriksdóttir
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Aníta Hinriksdóttir (born 13 January 1996)[3] is an Icelandic middle-distance track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. She won the bronze medal in the event at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and a silver at the 2017 European Under-23 Championships.
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Aníta.
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Born | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
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Country | Iceland |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 metres, 800 m, 1500 m |
Club | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur |
Coached by | Gunnar Páll Jóakimsson[2] |
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As a 16-year old, she placed fourth in the 800 m at the 2012 World U20 Championships before winning the event at the 2013 World U18 Championships and European U20 Championships. Hinriksdóttir is the Icelandic record holder for the 800 m and 1500 m outdoors and indoors and holds also three other individual national records. She won 13 Icelandic titles.