Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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| Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 18 (9 men and 9 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gudrún Arnardóttir |
| Medals Ranked 71st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalists[edit]
| 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]
- 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 |
|
| 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]
Men's artistic individual all-around
- Rúnar Alexandersson (50th place)
Sailing[edit]
- 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]
- Alfred Karl Alfredsson (47th place)
Swimming[edit]
- 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]
- sports-reference
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
External links[edit]
- Ólympíuvefurinn (Icelandic only)
