1998 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events of 1998 Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1998 in Iceland .

Incumbents

• President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
• Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson

Events

• 7-22 February – Iceland send 7 athletes to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan, all to compete in alpine skiing, without winning any medals. ^[1]
• 5 September – In a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying match, the Iceland national football team draw 1-1 with France. Player Ríkharður Daðason scored for Iceland with a header. ^[2]
• 14 October – In another UEFA qualifier, Iceland win 1-0 against Russia, after Yuri Kovtun achieved an own goal. ^[3]
• 18-28 December – The volcano Grímsvötn erupts, causing a plume that can be seen 200 km away in Reykjavík. ^[4]
• Karl Sigurbjörnsson became the thirteenth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Ólafur Skúlason in the position. ^[5]

See also

• Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics

References

1. Iceland at the 1998 Winter Olympics
2. "Iceland - France 1:1 (EURO Qualifiers 1998/1999, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
3. "Iceland - Russia 1:0 (EURO Qualifiers 1998/1999, Group 4)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
4. Wunderman, Richard. "Report on Grimsvotn (Iceland) — November 1998". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
5. Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (2020-09-26). "Lítur á hvern nýjan dag sem gjöf - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-11-06.