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Iceland at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeISL
NOCNational Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Websitewww.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.

Medalists[edit]

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics medal count
Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Vala Flosadóttir Athletics Women's pole vault

Delegation[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Stefán Konráðsson delegation leader  
Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir assistant delegation leader  
Ágúst Kárason physician  
Gauti Grétarsson physiotherapist  

Gymnastics[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Árni Þór Árnason group leader – gymnastics  
Mati Kirmes trainer – gymnastics  
Rúnar Alexandersson gymnastics  
Björn

Magnús Tómasson

judge  

Track & Field[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson group leader – track & field  
Gísli Sigurðsson trainer – track & field  
Stanislav Szczyrba trainer – track & field  
Paul Doyle trainer – 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
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir pole vault 4.00 m 22nd place

Sailing[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Birgir Ari Hilmarsson group leader and trainer  
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson sailing 42nd place

Shooting[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Halldór Axelsson group leader  
Peter Päkk trainer  
Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson marksmanship 47th place

Swimming[edit]

Name Sport/Profession Achievements
Benedikt Sigurðarson group leader  
Brian Daniel Marshall national team trainer  
Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir assistant trainer  
Ragnar Friðbjarnarson assistant trainer  
Elín Sigurðardóttir 50 m crawl 27.58 s 51st place
Eydís Konráðsdóttir 100 m butterfly stroke 1:03.27 min 39th place
Hjalti Guðmundsson 100 m breaststroke 1:05.55 min 52nd place
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 100 and 200 m breaststroke 1:14.07 min in 100 m 33rd place.

2:38.52 min. in 200 m 32nd place

Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 200 m breaststroke 2:17.86 min 25th place – Icelandic record
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 100 and 200 m back stroke 1:07.28 min in 100 m 43rd place.

2:24.33 mi in 200 m 32nd place

Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 100 and 200 m crawl 58.44 s in 100 m 36th place.

2:05.22 min in 200 m 27th place

Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 100 m butterfly stroke and 100 m crawl 56.11 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 back stroke 1:49.78 min in 200 m crawl.

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[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 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 Arnar Magnússon Discus throw 60.95 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Guðrún Arnardóttir 400 m hurdles 56.30 54.82 54.63 7
Martha Ernstdóttir Marathon — DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Vala Flosadóttir pole vault 4.30 1 4.50 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir 4.00 22 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Jón Arnar Magnússon Result 10.85 NR 15.48 DNS — — — — — — DNF
Points

Gymnastics[edit]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's artistic individual all-around

Sailing[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson Laser 41 42 21 39 36 42 41 39 OCS
(-44) 		DNF
(-44) 		DNF
(44) 		355 42

Shooting[edit]

Main article: Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Men's Skeet

Swimming[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 100 m freestyle 52.85 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 56.11 Did not advance
Örn Arnarson 200 m freestyle 1:49.78 1:50.41 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 1:59.80 1:58.99 1:59.00 4
Hjalti Guðmundsson 100 m breaststroke 1:05.55 Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 200 m breaststroke 2:17.86 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Elín Sigurðardóttir 50 m freestyle 27.58 Did not advance
Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 100 m freestyle 58.44 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:05.22 Did not advance
Eydís Konráðsdóttir 100 m butterfly 1:03.27 Did not advance
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 100 m breaststroke 1:14.07 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:38.52 Did not advance
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 100 m backstroke 1:07.28 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:24.33 Did not advance

References[edit]

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics

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