Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ISL
Nocname:National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Website: 
Location:Athens
Competitors:26
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Iceland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Icelandic athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912, except for four occasions.

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent a total of 26 athletes, 21 men and 5 women, to compete in 5 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Seven Icelandic athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including swimmer Örn Arnarson, who finished fourth in the men's 200 m backstroke. Handball player Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson, who competed in his third Olympics since 1988 and helped his team set a remarkable comeback to the Games after an eight-year absence, was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Iceland failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 1996, although pole vaulter Þórey Edda Elísdóttir achieved a best result for the team at these Games with a fifth-place finish.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Icelandic athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[2] [3]

Men
  • Combined events – Decathlon
  • AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Jón Arnar MagnússonResult11.057.1214.98
    Points8508427880
    Women
  • Field events
  • Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Rúnar AlexanderssonAll-around8.7009.7379.1628.8879.3129.00054.79835Did not advance
    Pommel horse9.7379.737=6 Q9.7259.7257

    Handball

    See main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men's tournament

    See main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Ninth Place Final

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Open
    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Icelandic swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Örn Arnarson50 m freestyle23.8454Did not advance
    Hjörtur Már Reynisson100 m butterfly55.1242Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson100 m breaststroke1:02.9723Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:15.6021Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir200 m individual medley2:22.0027Did not advance
    Íris Edda Heimisdóttir100 m breaststroke1:15.3540Did not advance
    Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir100 m butterfly1:02.3331Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir50 m freestyle26.3631Did not advance
    100 m freestyle58.4740Did not advance

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Guðmundur verður fánaberi í Aþenu. Guðmundur will be the flag bearer in Athens. is. Morgunblaðið. 12 August 2004. 8 April 2014.
    2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    3. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.