Iceland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Iceland at the Olympic Games

Flag of Iceland
IOC code  ISL
NOC The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.olympic.is (Icelandic)
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 28 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (opening)
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir (closing)
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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Iceland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary in the Olympics, having participated at every games since 1912, except for four occasions.

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent the nation's third largest delegation to the Games, with a total of 28 athletes, 22 men and 6 women, to compete in 6 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir was Iceland's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.

Iceland, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London, after the men's national handball team, silver medalists from Beijing, lost to Hungary in the quarterfinal round. Meanwhile, Hjálmsdóttir, who qualified for the final rounds of the women's javelin throw event, finished farther from the standings.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Icelandic athletes participated in the following events:

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
File:Kari Steinn Karlsson (Iceland) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg
Kári Steinn Karlsson (left) finished forty-second in men's marathon.
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Kári Steinn Karlsson Marathon 2:18:47 42
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Óðinn Björn Þorsteinsson Shot put 17.62 36 Did not advance
Women
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Javelin throw 62.77 NR 8 Q 59.09 11

Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified one athlete in badminton.[1]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir Women's singles  Stapušaitytė (LTU)
W 21–10, 21–16		  Jie Y (NED)
L 12–21, 23–25		 2 Did not advance

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 15 players

Men's tournament

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Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] view · talk

Head coaches: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 (aged 27) 1.90 m Germany SC Magdeburg
2 P Vignir Svavarsson (1980-06-20)20 June 1980 (aged 32) 1.94 m Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
3 P Kári Kristjánsson (1981-04-23)23 April 1981 (aged 31) 1.98 m Germany HSG Wetzlar
4 CB Aron Pálmarsson (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 22) 1.93 m Germany THW Kiel
5 LB Ingimundur Ingimundarson (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.93 m Iceland Fram Reykjavik
6 RW Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 28) 1.91 m Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
7 LB Arnór Atlason (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 28) 1.91 m Denmark AG København
9 LB Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 32) 1.87 m Denmark AG København
10 CB Snorri Guðjónsson (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 30) 1.87 m Denmark AG København
11 RB Ólafur Stefánsson (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 39) 1.96 m Denmark AG København
15 RW Alexander Petersson (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 32) 1.86 m Germany Füchse Berlin
16 GK Hreiðar Guðmundsson (1980-11-29)29 November 1980 (aged 31) 1.93 m Norway Nøtterøy IF
17 P Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (1977-02-08)8 February 1977 (aged 35) 1.96 m Germany TV Großwallstadt
18 P Róbert Gunnarsson (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 32) 1.90 m Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Group play
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Iceland 5 5 0 0 167 132 +35 10
 France 5 4 0 1 159 110 +49 8
 Sweden 5 3 0 2 156 115 +41 6
 Tunisia 5 2 0 3 121 125 −4 4
 Argentina 5 1 0 4 113 138 −25 2
 Great Britain 5 0 0 5 96 182 −86 0
Qualified for the quarterfinals
29 July 2012
09:30
v		 Iceland  31 – 25  Argentina Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,701[4]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Sigurðsson 9 (15–14) Simonet 5
6×Suspension 3×Booked Report 1×Suspension 3×Booked
31 July 2012
09:30
v		 Tunisia  22 – 32  Iceland Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,559[5]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Bannour 10 (8–19) Pálmarsson 8
3×Suspension 4×Booked Report 5×Suspension 4×Booked
2 August 2012
21:15
v		 Sweden  32 – 33  Iceland Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,590[6]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Källman 9 (13–17) Pálmarsson 9
3×Suspension 3×Booked Report 8×Suspension 3×Booked
4 August 2012
19:30
v		 Iceland  30 – 29  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,521[7]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Petersson 6 (16–15) Fernandez 9
7×Suspension 3×Booked Report 4×Suspension 2×Booked
6 August 2012
16:15
v		 Iceland  41 – 24  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,856[8]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Sigurðsson 8 (18–15) Larsson 9
4×Suspension 3×Booked Report 5×Suspension 3×Booked
Quarter-final
8 August 2012
11:00
v		 Iceland  33 – 34 (ET)  Hungary Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,063[9]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Sigurðsson 8 (12–16) Nagy 9
2×Suspension 3×Booked Report 4×Suspension 3×Booked

FT: 27–27 ET: 3–3, 3–4

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified 1 judoka.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Þormóður Árni Jónsson Men's +100 kg  Silva (BRA)
L 0000–0100		 Did not advance

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson 10 m air pistol 580 14 Did not advance
50 m pistol 544 32 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified the following swimmers:

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Árni Már Árnason 50 m freestyle 22.81 31 Did not advance
Anton Sveinn McKee 1500 m freestyle 15:29.40 25 N/A Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:25.06 31 N/A Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 100 m breaststroke 1:02.65 36 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:16.72 31 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sarah Blake Bateman 50 m freestyle 25.28 =16* Did not advance
100 m butterfly 59.87 32 Did not advance
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir 100 m backstroke 1:02.40 32 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:11.31 20 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:16.81 28 Did not advance
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir 100 m breaststroke DNS Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:29.60 28 Did not advance
Sarah Blake Bateman
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir
Eva Hannesdóttir
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir		 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:07.09 15 N/A Did not advance

* Lost swim-off

See also

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