Iceland at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL (ICE used at these Games)
NOC	Olympic Committee of Iceland
in Tokyo
Competitors	4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Valbjörn Þorláksson
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Iceland competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Games were hosted from October 11, 1964, to October 24, 1964. ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jón Ólafsson	High jump	2.00	25	did not advance
Valbjörn Þorláksson	pole vault	DNS		did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Valbjörn Þorláksson	Result	11.1	6.43	13.10	1.81	50.1	15.6	39.70	4.40	56.19	5:00.6	7135	12
	Points	780	699	671	689	801	787	680	909	714	405

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Guðmundur Gíslason	100 m freestyle	59.0	=57	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	5:15.5	22	—N/a		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir	100 m freestyle	1:06.4	=36	did not advance

References

1. "Iceland at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-02-17.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports