The following are the national records in athletics in Iceland maintained by its national athletics federation: Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands (FRI).
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
Mx = mixed race
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | Video |
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60 m | 6.90 (+1.2 m/s) | Þorsteinn Ingvarsson | 22 July 2009 | Hálfleiksmót | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
100 m | 10.51 (+1.5 m/s) | Ari Bragi Kárason | 2 July 2017 | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | [1] | ||
10.51 (-0.7 m/s) | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 3 June 2023 | Bergen, Norway | ||||
10.51 (-0.5 m/s) | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 20 June 2023 | European Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | [2] | ||
10.3 | Hilmar Þorbjörnsson | 18 August 1957 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
10.3 | Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson | 10 July 1977 | National Championships | Selfoss, Iceland | |||
10.3 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 1 July 1996 | Óþekkt, Iceland | ||||
200 m | 20.96 (+1.1 m/s) | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 17 March 2017 | Memphis, United States | [3] | ||
300 m | 33.86 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 14 May 1994 | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | |||
400 m | 45.36 | Oddur Sigurðsson | 12 May 1984 | Austin, United States | |||
800 m | 1:48.83 | Erlingur Jóhannsson | 4 July 1987 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | ||
1000 m | 2:21.1 | Jón Diðriksson | 15 June 1980 | Minden, West Germany | |||
1500 m | 3:40.36 | 23 March 2023 | Raleigh, United States | ||||
Mile | 3:57.63 | Jón Diðriksson | 25 August 1982 | Koblenz, West Germany | |||
2000 m | 5:11.3 | Jón Diðriksson | 7 July 1981 | Arnberg, West Germany | |||
3000 m | 7:49.68 | Baldvin Magnússon | 1 July 2023 | British Milers Club Grand Prix | Watford, United Kingdom | ||
Two miles | 9:05.0 | Ágúst Ásgeirsson | 29 May 1976 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | |||
5000 m | 13:32.47 | Baldvin Magnússon | 14 April 2022 | Azusa, United States | |||
5 km (road) | 14:40 | Hlynur Andrésson | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [4] | |
28:36.80 | Hlynur Andrésson | 5 June 2021 | European 10,000m Cup | Birmingham, Great Britain | [5] | ||
10 km (road) | 28:51 | Baldvin Magnússon | 22 October 2023 | Age UK Leeds Abbey Dash 10K | Leeds, United Kingdom | [6] | |
15 km (road) | 44:29 | Hlynur Andrésson | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [7] | |
One hour | 18143 m | Sigurður Pétur Sigmundsson | 28 September 1982 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
20000 m (track) | 1:06:09.6 | Sigurður Pétur Sigmundsson | 28 September 1982 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
20 km (road) | 59:40 | Hlynur Andrésson | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [8] | |
Half marathon | 1:02:47 | Hlynur Andrésson | 17 October 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | [9] | |
25 km (road) | 1:20:31 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | 25 September 2011 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [10] | |
30 km (road) | 1:36:43 | Kári Steinn Karlsson | 25 September 2011 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [11] | |
Marathon | 2:13:37 | Hlynur Andrésson | 21 March 2021 | Dresden, Germany | |||
13.91 (+1.9 m/s) | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 6 June 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
23.8 | Þorvaldur Víðir Þórsson | 30 August 1983 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
37.68 | Björgvin Vikingsson | 21 May 2009 | Langenthal, Germany | ||||
51.17 | Björgvin Vikingsson | 24 May 2008 | Rehlingen, Germany | ||||
5:47.10 | Sveinn Margeirsson | 14 September 2002 | La Laguna Isla de Tenerife International Meeting | Tenerife, Spain | |||
8:44.11 | Hlynur Andrésson | 25 May 2018 | NCAA East Preliminary Round | Tampa, United States | [12] | ||
2.25 m | Einar Karl Hjartarson | 2 June 2001 | Games of the Small States of Europe | San Marino | |||
5.31 m | Sigurður Sigurðsson | 31 May 1984 | Lage, West Germany | ||||
8.21 m (+1.7 m/s) | Daniel Ingi Egilsson | 19 May 2024 | Nordic Championships | Malmö, Sweden | [13] | ||
Triple jump | 16.70 m | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | 7 August 1960 | National Championships | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
21.26 m | Pétur Guðmundsson | 10 November 1990 | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | ||||
69.35 m | Guðni Valur Guðnason | 16 September 2020 | Haustkastmót ÍR nr 1. | Reykjavík, Iceland | [14] | https://www.instagram.com/p/CFNW8StAFP8/ | |
77.10 m | Hilmar Örn Jónsson | 27 August 2020 | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | [15] | |||
86.80 m | Einar Vilhjálmsson | 30 August 1992 | Kastmót Flugleiða | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
Weight throw | 21.49 m | Bergur Ingi Pétursson | 7 August 2010 | FH Íslandsmet | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | [16] | |
Decathlon | 8573 pts | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 30–31 May 1998 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | [17] | |
8583 pts w | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 4–5 July 1998 | European Cup Combined Events 2nd League | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 40.27 | Gylfi Ingvar Gylfason Kristófer Thorgrímsson Dagur Andri Einarsson Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 21 June 2023 | European Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | [18] | |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:28.43 | Sveit UMSK Hörður Gunnarsson Kristján Friðjónsson Egill Eiðsson Ingi Þór Hauksson | 1 July 1994 | Miðnæturmót ÍR | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.36 | Egill Eiðsson Guðmundur Skúlason Þorvaldur Þórsson Oddur Sigurðsson | 31 July 1983 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |||
4 × 800 m relay | 7:45.38 | Sveit UMSS Björn Margeirsson Stefán Már Ágústsson Ragnar Frosti Frostason Sigurbjörn Árni Arngrímsson | 7 September 2002 | Kópavogur, Iceland | |||
4 × 1500 m relay | 16:24.4 | Sveit FH Jóhann Ingibergsson Frímann Hreinsson Steinn Jóhannsson Finnbogi Gylfason | 6 June 1993 | Icelandic Combined Events Championships | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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60 m | 7.68 (-1.6 m/s) | Hafdís Sigurðardóttir | 20 July 2013 | Laugar, Iceland | |||
100 m | 11.56 (+0.6 m/s) | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir | 29 June 2019 | Mannheim, Germany | |||
200 m | 23.45 (+1.9 m/s) | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir | 16 June 2019 | Selfoss, Iceland | |||
300 m | 37.98 | Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir | 3 July 2016 | Íslandsmet | Gothenburg, Sweden | [19] | |
400 m | 52.83 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 17 August 1997 | London, United Kingdom | |||
600 m | 1:32.71 | Þórdís Eva Steinsdóttir | 7 June 2014 | FH Club Meeting | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | [20] | |
800 m | 2:00.05 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 15 June 2017 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | [21] | |
2:36.63 | Anita Hinriksdottir | 24 May 2015 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo, Netherlands | [22] | ||
4:06.43 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 11 June 2017 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo, Netherlands | [23] | ||
4:29.20 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 3 June 2018 | Fanny Blankers-Koen Games | Hengelo, Netherlands | [24] | ||
6:17.5 | Fríða Rún Þórðardóttir | 16 July 1992 | Greve, Denmark | ||||
8:58.00 | Ragnheiður Olafsdóttir | 4 June 1987 | Baton Rouge, United States | ||||
5000 m | 15:53.5 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 4 August 1991 | Essen, Germany | |||
15:55.91 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 30 July 1994 | Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium | ||||
5 km (road) | 16:27 | Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir | 20 April 2023 | Víðavangshlaup ÍR | Reykjavík, Iceland | [25] | |
10000 m | 32:47.40 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 12 June 1994 | Dublin, Ireland | |||
10 km (road) | 33:32 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 5 September 1998 | Selfoss, Iceland | |||
Half marathon | 1:11:40 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 18 August 1996 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
2:35:15 | Martha Ernstsdóttir | 26 September 1999 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | |||
13.18 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 19 May 1996 | Lexington, United States | ||||
28.1 | Helga Halldórsdóttir | 22 July 1981 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
300 m hurdles | 43.78 | Stefanía Valdimarsdóttir | 17 July 2010 | Icelandic Championships | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | [26] | |
54.37 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 5 August 2000 | London, United Kingdom | ||||
6:34.80 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 19 August 2012 | Nordic Junior Championships | Växjö, Sweden | [27] | ||
10:08.85 | Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir | 22 June 2023 | European Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | [28] | ||
1.88 m | Þórdis Gísladóttir | 19 August 1990 | Grimsby, United Kingdom | ||||
4.60 m | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | 17 July 2004 | Madrid, Spain | ||||
6.62 m (+1.6 m/s) | Hafdís Sigurðardóttir | 9 July 2016 | Hilversum, Netherlands | [29] | |||
Triple jump | 13.18 m | Sigriður Guðjónsdóttir | 28 June 1997 | Odense, Denmark | |||
16.53 m | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | 12 October 2019 | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||
54.69 m | Thelma Kristjánsdóttir | 19 July 2018 | Borgarnes, Iceland | ||||
70.33 m | Elísabet Rut Rúnarsdóttir | 30 March 2024 | Bobcat Invitational | San Marcos, United States | [30] | ||
63.43 m | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | 12 July 2017 | Joensuu Games | Joensuu, Finland | [31] | ||
Weight throw | 16.65 m | Sandra Pétursdóttir | 25 March 2012 | Hvidovre, Denmark | |||
Heptathlon | 5878 pts | Helga Þorsteinsdóttir | 23–24 June 2009 | TNT – Fortuna Meeting | Kladno, Czech Republic | ||
14.19 (100 m hurdles), 1.73 m (high jump), 14.09 m (shot put), 24.77 (200 m) / 5.78 m (long jump), 40.17 m (javelin), 2:16.40 (800 m) | |||||||
20 km walk (road) | |||||||
50 km walk (road) | |||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 45.31 | Tiana Ósk Whitworth Hrafnhild Eir Hermódsdóttir Guðbjörg Bjarnadóttir Arna Guðmundsdóttir | 3 June 2017 | Games of the Small States of Europe | Serravalle, San Marino | [32] | |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:43.72 | Sveit Ármanns Sólveig Björnsdóttir Svanhildur Kristjónsdóttir Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir Guðrún Arnardóttir | 29 June 1993 | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.96 | br>Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir Helga Halldórsdóttir Sunna Gestsdóttir Guðrún Arnardóttir | 29 June 1996 | Fana, Norway | |||
4 × 800 m relay | 10:03.06 | Meyjasveit Fjölnis Heiðdís Rut Hreinsdóttir Stefanía Hákonardóttir Íris Anna Skúladóttir Júlíanna Gunnarsdóttir | 19 September 2005 | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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50 m | 5.93 | Jóhannes Már Marteinsson | 24 January 1999 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
5.6 (ht) | Vilmundur Vilhjálmsson | 31 December 1973 | Óþekkt, Iceland | ||||
Einar Þór Einarsson | 16 February 1991 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||
13 February 1993 | |||||||
60 m | 6.80 | Einar Þór Einarsson | 6 February 1993 | Malmö, Sweden | |||
6.5 (ht) | Bjarni Traustason | 15 March 1997 | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||
100 m | 10.8 (ht) | Bjarni Stefánsson | 26 August 1973 | Odda, Norway | |||
200 m | 21.21 | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 29 February 2020 | American Conference Championships | Birmingham, United States | [34] | |
400 m | 47.59 | Kolbeinn Höður Gunnarsson | 1 February 2015 | Stórmót ÍR | Reykjavík, Iceland | [35] | |
600 m | 1:20.26 | Sæmundur Ólafsson | 6 March 2019 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
800 m | 1:51.07 | Björn Margeirsson | 28 January 2006 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
1000 m | 2:24.52 | Björn Margeirsson | 2 February 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden | |||
1500 m | 3:45.6 (ht) | Jón Diðriksson | 1 March 1980 | Sindelfingen, West Germany | |||
Mile | 4:04.11 | Trausti þór þorsteins | 14 February 2020 | Fasttrack National Invite | Staten Island, United States | [36] | |
2000 m | 5:25.23 | Björn Margeirsson | 19 December 2005 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
3000 m | 7:59.11 | Hlynur Andrésson | 20 February 2019 | Bergen, Norway | [37] | ||
5000 m | 14:14.45 | Hlynur Andrésson | 9 December 2016 | Hoosier Open | Bloomington, United States | [38] | |
14:11.10 | Hlynur Andrésson | 8 December 2017 | Hoosier Open | Bloomington, United States | [39] | ||
14:03.06 OT | Kári Steinn Karlsson | 27 February 2010 | Seattle, United States | ||||
50 m hurdles | 6.76 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 5 March 2000 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
55 m hurdles | 7.63 | Þorvaldur Víðir Þórsson | 11 February 1984 | San Francisco, United States | |||
60 m hurdles | 7.98 | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 13 February 2000 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:38.8 | Ágúst Ásgeirsson | 24 January 1976 | Cosford, United Kingdom | |||
High jump | 2.28 m [40] | Einar Karl Hjartarson | 18 February 2001 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
Pole vault | 5.30 m | Sigurður Sigurðsson | 18 March 1984 | St. Augustin, ? | |||
Long jump | 7.82 m | Jón Arnar Magnússon | 5 March 2000 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
Triple jump | 15.27 m | Kristinn Torfason | 23 January 2011 | Reykjavík, Iceland | [41] | ||
Shot put | 20.66 m | Pétur Guðmundsson | 3 November 1990 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
Weight throw | 21.37 m | Hilmar Örn Jónsson | 3 February 2018 | Michigan Power 5 Invitational | Ann Arbor, United States | [42] | |
Heptathlon | 6293 pts | 6–7 March 1999 | World Championships | Maebashi, Japan | |||
6.99 (60 m), 7.69 m (long jump), 16.08 m (shot put), 2.02 m (high jump) / 8.09 (60 m hurdles), 5.00 m (pole vault), 2:39.55 (1000 m) | |||||||
5000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:27.13 | Ari Bragi Kárason Hinrik Snær Steins Kormákur Ari Hafliðason Ívar Kristinn Jasonarson | 3 February 2019 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.11 | ÍR Helgi Björnsson Snorri Sigurðsson Einar Daði Lárusson Ívar Kristinn Jasonarson | 18 February 2012 | Icelandic Club Championships | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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50 m | 6.2 | Geirlaug Geirlaugsdóttir | 27 January 1995 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
20 January 1996 | |||||||
60 m | 7.47 | Tiana Ósk Whitworth | 22 January 2018 | Íslandsmet | Reykjavík, Iceland | [43] | |
Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnadóttir | 2 March 2019 | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | |||||
200 m | 23.79 [44] | Silja Úlfarsdóttir | 12 March 2004 | NCAA Division I Championships | Fayetteville, United States | ||
300 m | 38.29 | Silja Úlfarsdóttir | 6 December 2003 | Clemson, United States | |||
400 m | 53.14 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 26 February 2000 | European Championships | Ghent, Belgium | ||
53.11 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 26 February 1995 | Baton Rouge, United States | ||||
600 m | 1:27.65 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 19 December 2014 | Íslandsmet | Reykjavík, Iceland | [45] | |
800 m | 2:01.18 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 4 February 2017 | Reykjavík International Games | Reykjavík, Iceland | [46] | |
1000 m | 2:43.22 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 15 December 2012 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
1500 m | 4:09.54 | Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 6 February 2018 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | [47] | |
Mile | 4:41.83 | Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir | 14 February 1988 | Fairfax, United States | |||
3000 m | 9:07.02 | Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir | 12 March 1988 | Oklahoma City, United States | |||
Two miles | 10:03.55 | Ragnheiður Ólafsdóttir | 13 February 1987 | Lincoln, United States | |||
5000 m | 17:25.35 | Fríða Rún Þórðardóttir | 4 February 1994 | Bloomington, United States | |||
50 m hurdles | 6.89 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 5 March 2000 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
55 m hurdles | 7.63 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 8 March 1996 | Indianapolis, United States | |||
60 m hurdles | 8.31 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 25 February 1996 | Lexington, United States | |||
26 February 2000 | European Championships | Ghent, Belgium | |||||
High jump | 1.90 m[48] [49] | Þordís Gísladóttir | 12 March 1983 | Pontiac, United States | |||
Pole vault | 4.51 m | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | 10 March 2001 | NCAA Division I Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [50] | |
Long jump | 6.54 m | Hafdís Sigurðardóttir | 23 January 2016 | Reykjavík International Games | Reykjavík, Iceland | [51] | |
Triple jump | 12.83 m | Sigriður Guðjónsdóttir | 2 March 1997 | Malmö, Sweden | |||
Shot put | 16.19 m | Erna Soley Gunnarsdottir | 17 January 2020 | Houston, United States | [52] | ||
Weight throw | 18.18 m | Vigdís Jónsdóttir | 28 February 2020 | American Conference Championships | Birmingham, United States | [53] | |
21.83 m | Guðrún Karítas Hallgrímsdóttir | 19 January 2024 | 4th Annual Brant Tolsma Invitational | Lynchburg, United States | [54] | ||
Pentathlon | 4298 pts | Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir | 4 February 2012 | International Combined Events Meeting | Tallinn, Estonia | [55] [56] | |
9.03 (60 m hurdles), 1.74 m (high jump), 14.74 m (shot put), 5.59 m (long jump), 2:12.97 (800 m) | |||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:37.72 | Melkorka Rán Hafliðad Guðbjörg Jóna Bjarnad Glódís Edda Þuríðard Þórdís Eva Steinsd | 3 February 2019 | Reykjavík, Iceland | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:49.12 | ÍR Arna Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir Björg Gunnarsdóttir Dóróthea Jóhannesdóttir Aníta Hinriksdóttir | 10 February 2013 | Icelandic Championships | Reykjavík, Iceland |