Iceland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Iceland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in London
Competitors20 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Hermann Stefánsson
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iceland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The country was represented by 1 man in Art competitions, 11 men in athletics and 5 men and 3 women in swimming. [1]

Contents

Results by event

Art competitions

Athletics

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
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson 100 m did not advance
Haukur Clausen 100 m 11.026did not advance
200 m 22.23did not advance
Örn Clausen 100 m 4did not advance
Reynir Sigurðsson 400 m 51.43did not advance
Óskar Jónsson 800 m 1:55.44—did not advance
1500 m 4:03.26—did not advance
Ásmundur Bjarnason
Haukur Clausen
Trausti Eyjólfsson
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson 		4 × 100 m relay 42.94—did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson long jump 6.86014did not advance
Torfi Bryngeirsson pole vault 3.8014did not advance
Sigfús Sigurðsson shot put 14.5401113.6613
Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson 13.99017did not advance
Jóel Sigurðsson javelin throw 55.6917did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Örn Clausen Result11.16.54512.871.854.716.036.343.244.165:07.0644412
Points814686703786639776606575484375

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ari Guðmundsson 100 m freestyle 1:01.622did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:16.229did not advance
Guðmundur Ingólfsson 100 m backstroke 1:19.4did not advance
Sigurður Jónsson 200 m breaststroke 2:50.6142:52.414did not advance
Sigurður Th. Jónsson 2:56.420did not advance
Atli Steinarsson 3:02.329did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir 100 m backstroke 1:25.621did not advance
Anna Ólafsdóttir 200 m breaststroke 3:19.9did not advance
Þórdís Árnadóttir 3:26.1did not advance

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References

  1. ↑ The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad (PDF). London: Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, London, 1948. 1951. p. 546. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2008-08-23.


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