Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Iceland at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in Sydney
Competitors18 (9 men and 9 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Gudrún Arnardóttir
Medals
Ranked 71st
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vala Flosadóttir Athletics Women's pole vault

Delegation

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Stefán Konráðssondelegation leader 
Líney Rut Halldórsdóttirassistant delegation leader 
Ágúst Kárasonphysician 
Gauti Grétarssonphysiotherapist 

Gymnastics

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Árni Þór Árnasongroup leader – gymnastics 
Mati Kirmestrainer – gymnastics 
Rúnar Alexandersson gymnastics 
Björn

Magnús Tómasson

judge 

Athletics

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Vésteinn Hafsteinssongroup leader – track & field 
Gísli Sigurðssontrainer – track & field 
Stanislav Szczyrbatrainer – track & field 
Paul Doyletrainer – track & field 
Guðrún Arnardóttir 400 m hurdle 54.63 s 7th place
Jón Arnar Magnússon decathlon quit because of injury
Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson discus 60.95 m 21st place
Martha Ernstdóttir marathon quit because of injury
Vala Flosadóttir pole vault 4.50 m 3rd place, Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir pole vault4.00 m 22nd place

Sailing

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Birgir Ari Hilmarssongroup leader and trainer 
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson sailing42nd place

Shooting

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Halldór Axelssongroup leader 
Peter Päkktrainer 
Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson marksmanship47th place

Swimming

NameSport/ProfessionAchievements
Benedikt Sigurðarsongroup leader 
Brian Daniel Marshallnational team trainer 
Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttirassistant trainer 
Ragnar Friðbjarnarsonassistant trainer 
Elín Sigurðardóttir50 m freestyle27.58 s 51st place
Eydís Konráðsdóttir100 m butterfly 1:03.27 min 39th place
Hjalti Guðmundsson100 m breaststroke 1:05.55 min 52nd place
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir100 and 200 m breaststroke1:14.07 min in 100 m 33rd place.

2:38.52 min. in 200 m 32nd place

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 200 m breaststroke2:17.86 min 25th place – Icelandic record
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir100 and 200 m backstroke1:07.28 min in 100 m 43rd place.

2:24.33 mi in 200 m 32nd place

Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir100 and 200 m freestyle58.44 s in 100 m 36th place.

2:05.22 min in 200 m 27th place

Ríkarður Ríkarðsson100 m butterfly stroke and 100 m freestyle56.11 s in 100 m butterfly. 48th place – Icelandic record.

52.85 s in 100 m crawl. 58th place.

Örn Arnarson 200 m crawl and 200 m backstroke1:49.78 min in 200 m freestyle

10th place – Icelandic record, made it to the semifinals. 1:59.00 min in 200 m back. 4th place (1:58.99 in one round – Icelandic record).

Results by event

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
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Jón Arnar Magnússon Discus throw 60.95Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Guðrún Arnardóttir 400 m hurdles 56.3054.8254.637
Martha Ernstdóttir Marathon DNF
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Vala Flosadóttir pole vault 4.3014.50 NR Bronze medal icon.svg
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir 4.0022Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 mLJSPHJ400 m110HDTPVJT1500 mFinalRank
Jón Arnar Magnússon Result10.85NR15.48DNSDNF
Points

Gymnastics

Men's artistic individual all-around

Sailing

Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson Laser 4142213936424139OCS
(-44)
DNF
(-44)
DNF
(44)
35542

Shooting

Men's Skeet

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 100 m freestyle 52.85Did not advance
100 m butterfly 56.11Did not advance
Örn Arnarson 200 m freestyle 1:49.781:50.41Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.801:58.991:59.004
Hjalti Guðmundsson 100 m breaststroke 1:05.55Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 200 m breaststroke 2:17.86Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Elín Sigurðardóttir 50 m freestyle 27.58Did not advance
Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 100 m freestyle 58.44Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:05.22Did not advance
Eydís Konráðsdóttir 100 m butterfly 1:03.27Did not advance
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 100 m breaststroke 1:14.07Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:38.52Did not advance
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 100 m backstroke 1:07.28Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:24.33Did not advance

References