Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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Þormóður Jónsson[1] | |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Icelandic athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for four occasions as a result of the worldwide Great Depression (1920 to 1932).
Due to the absence of the men's handball team, the
Iceland, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal, since the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the men's handball squad took the silver in a final match against France. Swimmers Lúthersdóttir (women's 100 m breaststroke) and Gústafsdóttir (women's 200 m backstroke) were the only Icelandic athletes progressing further to the final round for the first time since Örn Arnarson (men's 200 m backstroke) did so in 2000, but both of them finished off the podium.[4]
Athletics
Icelandic athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]
- 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
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Aníta Hinriksdóttir | Women's 800 m | 2:00.14 NR
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6 | did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Guðni Valur Guðnason | Men's discus throw | 60.45 | 21 | did not advance | |
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Women's javelin throw | 54.92 | 30 | did not advance |
Gymnastics
Artistic
Iceland has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback after a 12-year hiatus. Russian-born Irina Sazonova became the first Icelandic female to book an Olympic spot in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[7]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Irina Sazonova | All-around | 13.800 | 13.500 | 12.900 | 13.000 | 53.200 | 40 | did not advance |
Judo
Iceland has qualified one judoka for the men's heavyweight category (+100 kg) at the Games.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Þormóður Jónsson
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Men's +100 kg | Sarnacki (POL) L 000–100 |
did not advance |
Swimming
Icelandic swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[9][10]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anton Sveinn McKee
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Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.84 | 35 | did not advance | |||
Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.39 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.89 | 16 Q | 1:00.65 | 14 | did not advance | |
Women's 200 m backstroke | 2:09.62 | 12 Q | 2:08.84 NR | =7 Q | 2:09.44 | 8 | |
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.81 | 9 Q | 1:06.71 | 7 Q | 1:07.18 | 6 |
Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.43 | 10 Q | 2:24.41 | 11 | did not advance |
References
- ^ a b Hafstad, Vala (4 August 2016). "Icelandic Flag Bearer Chosen for Olympics". Iceland Review. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Þormóður fánaberi á setningarhátíðinni" [Thormodur is the flag bearer at the opening ceremony] (in Icelandic). RÚV. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Hrafnhildur mætti fyrst íslensku keppendanna" [Hrafnhildur could be Iceland's first ever finalist] (in Icelandic). DV. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Hafstad, Vala (12 August 2016). "Another Icelandic Swimmer Qualifies for Olympic Finals". Iceland Review. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- FINA. Archived from the originalon 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- FINA. Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
- Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)