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Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
About Hjalti Guðmundsson
- Hjalti Guðmundsson (born March 20, 1978) is an Icelandic former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.
- During his sporting career, Gudmundsson swam for the club Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar, and later represented Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Gudmunsson competed in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
- He achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:04.57 from the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona, Spain.
- He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valerijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico.
- Entering the race with a fastest-seeded time, he faded down the stretch to touch the wall for a sixth spot in 1:05.55, a 1.5-second deficit from joint leaders Kalmikovs and Lopez (a matching time of 1:04.02).
- Gudmundsson placed fifty-second overall on the first day of prelims.
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