Iceland at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Iceland at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IPC code ISL
NPC National Paralympic Committee of Iceland
Website www.ifsport.is
in Beijing
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Jón Oddur Halldórsson (opening)
Eyþór Þrastarson (closing)
Medals
Ranked -th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Iceland sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. According to official records, [1] the country was represented by five athletes in athletics, powerlifting and swimming. Their performance was considered satisfactory as two of them improved on their personal records. [2]

Contents

Athletics

2 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultPointsRank
Baldur BaldurssonF37-38
(F37)		 Long jump N/A5.429427
Jón Oddur Halldórsson T35 100 m N/A13.40-5

Powerlifting

1 competitor:

Men

AthleteClassEventResultRank
Steini Sölvason- -75 kg 115.012

Swimming

2 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Eyþór ÞrastarsonS11 400 m freestyle 5:11.548 Q5:15.638
100 m backstroke 1:20.1212did not advance
Women
AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Sonja Sigurðardóttir S5 50 m backstroke 57.9010did not advance

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes & Teams" Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine , Official Website of the 2008 Paralympic Games
  2. ↑ "Icelanders Satisfied with Results of Paralympics", Iceland Review Online, September 17, 2008
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