Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearers Örn Arnarson (opening) | Sigfús Sigurðsson (closing) | |
Medals Ranked 70th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | ||
People's Republic of China. With their silver medal in men's handball. they obtained their fourth olympic medal and their first team medal.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Handball | Men's tournament |
Athletics
- 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
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Bergur Ingi Pétursson | Hammer throw | 71.63 | 25 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Pole vault | 4.15 | 23 | Did not advance | |
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Javelin throw | 48.59 | 50 | Did not advance |
Badminton
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | Women's singles | Hirose (JPN) L 6–21, 7–19ret |
Did not advance |
Handball
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Head coach:
Guðmundur Guðmundsson
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- Group play
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | |
Iceland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | |
Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | |
Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
Egypt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
10 August 2008 10:45 |
Russia | 31 – 33 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO |
Igropulo 9 | (16–19) | Guðjónsson 12 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× |
12 August 2008 20:45 |
Iceland | 33 – 29 | Germany | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA |
Guðjónsson 8 | (17–14) | Kraus 13 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 2× 5× 1× |
14 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea | 22 – 21 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL |
Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5
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3× 1× | Report | 4× 3× |
16 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark | 32 – 32 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE |
Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× 1× |
18 August 2008 09:00 |
Iceland | 32 – 32 | Egypt | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU |
Sigurðsson 10 | (14–17) | Zaky 9 | ||
4× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
- Quarterfinal
20 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland | 30 – 32 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium )
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA |
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | ||
3× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 3× |
- Semifinal
22 August 2008 20:15 |
Iceland | 36 – 30 | Spain | Beijing National Indoor Stadium )
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO |
Geirsson 7
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(17–15) | Rocas 7 | ||
4× 9× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
- Gold medal game
24 August 2008 15:45 |
Iceland | 23 – 28 | France | Beijing National Indoor Stadium )
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER |
Stefánsson 5 | (10–15) | Karabatić 8 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
- Final rank
Silver
Judo
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Þormóður Árni Jónsson | Men's +100 kg | Bye | Figueroa (PUR) W 1000–0001 |
Roudaki (IRI) L 0001–1000 |
Did not advance |
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Árni Már Árnason | 50 m freestyle | 22.81 NR | 44 | Did not advance | |||
Örn Arnarson | 100 m freestyle | 50.68 | 49 | Did not advance | |||
100 m backstroke | 56.15 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.50 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
200 m breaststroke | 2:15.58 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
Hjörtur Már Reynisson | 100 m butterfly | 54.17 | 52 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sarah Blake Bateman
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100 m backstroke | 1:03.82 | 41 | Did not advance | |||
Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.78 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
200 m individual medley | 2:20.53 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 50 m freestyle | 25.82 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 56.35 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.82 | 45 | Did not advance |
References
- NBC Olympics. 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Iceland (ISL)" (PDF). 2008 Beijing. LA84 Foundation. 1 February 2013. p. 2492.