Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Iceland at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in Beijing
Competitors29 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Örn Arnarson (opening)
Sigfús Sigurðsson (closing)
Medals
Ranked 70th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Iceland men's national handball team
Handball Men's tournament

Athletics

Key
Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Bergur Ingi Pétursson Hammer throw 71.6325Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Pole vault 4.1523Did not advance
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Javelin throw 48.5950Did not advance

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir Women's singles Flag of Japan.svg  Hirose  (JPN)
L 6–21, 7–19ret
Did not advance

Handball

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

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 (aged 23)1.90 m251 Flag of Germany.svg TV Bittenfeld
3LB Logi Eldon Geirsson (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 25)1.91 m63171 Flag of Germany.svg TBV Lemgo
5P Sigfús Sigurðsson (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 33)1.98 m142301 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
6RB Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 24)1.91 m83116 Flag of Denmark.svg GOG Svendborg
7LB Arnór Atlason (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 24)1.91 m5898 Flag of Denmark.svg FCK Handball
9LB Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 29)1.87 m191885 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach
10CB Snorri Guðjónsson (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26)1.87 m123401 Flag of Denmark.svg GOG Svendborg
11RB Ólafur Stefánsson (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 35)1.96 m2631250 Flag of Spain.svg BM Ciudad Real
14LW Sturla Ásgeirsson (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 28)1.86 m611 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus GF Håndbold
15RW Alexander Petersson (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 28)1.86 m65249 Flag of Germany.svg SG Flensburg-Handewitt
16GK Hreiðar Guðmundsson (1980-11-29)29 November 1980 (aged 27)1.93 m570 Flag of Sweden.svg IK Sävehof
17P Sverre Andreas Jakobsson (1977-02-08)8 February 1977 (aged 31)1.96 m4412 Flag of Iceland.svg HK Kopavogur
18P Róbert Gunnarsson (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 28)1.90 m118370 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach
19LB Ingimundur Ingimundarson (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 28)1.93 m2734 Flag of Norway.svg Elverum Håndball
Group play
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 530212212976Qualified for the quarterfinals
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5221137131+66
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5221151146+56
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5212136131+55
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 521212613045
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 502312713252
Source: [ citation needed ]
10 August 2008
10:45
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg31 – 33Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Igropulo 9(16–19) Guðjónsson 12
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12 August 2008
20:45
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg33 – 29Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Guðjónsson 8(17–14) Kraus 13
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14 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg22 – 21Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Yoon Kyung-shin 6(10–9) Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5
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16 August 2008
20:45
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg32 – 32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Nøddesbo 6(18–17) Guðjónsson 8
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18 August 2008
09:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg32 – 32Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Sigurðsson 10(14–17) Zaky 9
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Quarterfinal
20 August 2008
14:15
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg30 – 32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6(19–14) Petersson 6
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Semifinal
22 August 2008
20:15
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg36 – 30Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7(17–15) Rocas 7
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Gold medal game
24 August 2008
15:45
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg23 – 28Flag of France.svg  France Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Stefánsson 5(10–15) Karabatić 8
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Final rank

Silver medal icon.svg Silver

Judo

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Þormóður Árni Jónsson Men's +100 kg ByeFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Figueroa  (PUR)
W 1000–0001
Flag of Iran.svg  Roudaki  (IRI)
L 0001–1000
Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Árni Már Árnason 50 m freestyle 22.81 NR 44Did not advance
Örn Arnarson 100 m freestyle 50.6849Did not advance
100 m backstroke 56.1535Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 100 m breaststroke 1:02.5047Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:15.5838Did not advance
Hjörtur Már Reynisson 100 m butterfly 54.1752Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sarah Blake Bateman 100 m backstroke 1:03.8241Did not advance
Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir 100 m breaststroke 1:11.7840Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:20.5335Did not advance
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir 50 m freestyle 25.8236Did not advance
100 m freestyle 56.3535Did not advance
Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir 200 m freestyle 2:04.8245Did not advance

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References

  1. "Iceland men's handball team roster". NBC Olympics. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. "Men's Handball Team Roster – Iceland (ISL)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2492.