Iceland_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics
Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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.
Quick Facts Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Iceland men's national handball team |
Handball | Men's tournament |
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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Bergur Ingi Pétursson | Hammer throw | 71.63 | 25 | Did not advance | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's tournament
Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
More information No., Pos. ...
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- Group play
More information Pld, W ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
 Denmark |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | |
 Iceland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | |
 Russia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | |
 Germany |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
 Egypt |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 |
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| 10 August 2008 10:45 |
Russia |
31 – 33 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Igropulo 9 | (16–19) | Guðjónsson 12 | ||
3× 6× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 12 August 2008 20:45 |
Iceland |
33 – 29 | Germany |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Guðjónsson 8 | (17–14) | Kraus 13 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 2× 5× 1×
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| 14 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea |
22 – 21 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5 | ||
| 3× 1× |
Report | 4× 3×
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| 16 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark |
32 – 32 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
| 3× 5× |
Report | 2× 6× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 09:00 |
Iceland |
32 – 32 | Egypt |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Sigurðsson 10 | (14–17) | Zaky 9 | ||
| 4× 4× |
Report | 3× 6×
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- Quarterfinal
| 20 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland  |
30 – 32 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | ||
| 3× 8× 1× |
Report | 2× 3×
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- Semifinal
| 22 August 2008 20:15 |
Iceland |
36 – 30 |  Spain |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 | (17–15) | Rocas 7 | ||
| 4× 9× |
Report | 3× 5× 1×
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- Gold medal game
| 24 August 2008 15:45 |
Iceland |
23 – 28 |  France |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Stefánsson 5 | (10–15) | Karabatić 8 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 3× 3×
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- Final rank
Silver
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||||||
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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||
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- "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.