Iceland sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. With their silver medal in men's handball. they obtained their fourth olympic medal and their first team medal.
| Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 29 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Örn Arnarson (opening) Sigfús Sigurðsson (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 70th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Iceland men's national handball team |
Handball | Men's tournament |
Athletics edit
- 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Bergur Ingi Pétursson | Hammer throw | 71.63 | 25 | Did not advance | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Pole vault | 4.15 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Javelin throw | 48.59 | 50 | Did not advance | |
Badminton edit
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | Women's singles |  Hirose (JPN)L 6–21, 7–19ret |
Did not advance | |||||
Handball edit
Men's tournament edit
- Roster
The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
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- Group play
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
 Denmark
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | |
 Iceland
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | |
 Russia
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | |
 Germany
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
 Egypt
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 10 August 2008 10:45 |
Russia
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31 – 33 | Iceland
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Igropulo 9 | (16–19) | Guðjónsson 12 | ||
3× 6×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 12 August 2008 20:45 |
Iceland
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33 – 29 | Germany
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Guðjónsson 8 | (17–14) | Kraus 13 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2× 5× 1×
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| 14 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea
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22 – 21 | Iceland
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 4× 3×
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| 16 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark
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32 – 32 | Iceland
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 2× 6× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 09:00 |
Iceland
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32 – 32 | Egypt
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Sigurðsson 10 | (14–17) | Zaky 9 | ||
| 4× 4×
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Report | 3× 6×
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- Quarterfinal
| 20 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland 
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30 – 32 | Iceland
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Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | ||
| 3× 8× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
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- Semifinal
| 22 August 2008 20:15 |
Iceland
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36 – 30 |  Spain
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Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 | (17–15) | Rocas 7 | ||
| 4× 9×
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Report | 3× 5× 1×
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- Gold medal game
| 24 August 2008 15:45 |
Iceland
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23 – 28 |  France
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Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Stefánsson 5 | (10–15) | Karabatić 8 | ||
| 3× 4×
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Report | 3× 3×
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- Final rank
Silver
Judo edit
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Þormóður Árni Jónsson | Men's +100 kg | Bye |  Figueroa (PUR)W 1000–0001 |
 Roudaki (IRI)L 0001–1000 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Swimming edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Árni Már Árnason | 50 m freestyle | 22.81 NR | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Örn Arnarson | 100 m freestyle | 50.68 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 56.15 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.50 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.58 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hjörtur Már Reynisson | 100 m butterfly | 54.17 | 52 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sarah Blake Bateman | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.82 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.78 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:20.53 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 50 m freestyle | 25.82 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 56.35 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.82 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
References edit
- ^ "Iceland men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Iceland (ISL)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2492.