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.
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Born | (1991-08-02) 2 August 1991 (age 30)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Hrafnhildur is the sister of musician Auðunn Lúthersson, better known as Auður.[11][12]
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