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| Iceland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ISL |
| NPC | Icelandic Sports Association for the Disabled |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers | Már Gunnarsson Sonja Sigurðardóttir |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ingeborg Eide Garðarsdóttir | Women's shot put F37 | — | 9.38 | 9 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Már Gunnarsson | Men's 100 metre backstroke S11 | 1:11.38 | 6 Q | 1:10.21 | 7 |
| Róbert Ísak Jónsson | Men's 100 metre butterfly S14 | 58.35 | 8 Q | 57.92 | 6 |
| Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir | Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB5 | 1:58.93 | 7 Q | 1:58.62 | 7 |
| Sonja Sigurðardóttir | Women's 100 metre freestyle S3 | 2:32.31 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 50 metre backstroke S3 | 1:10.65 | 8 Q | 1:07.46 | 7 | |
Legend : Q = Qualified
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