2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Iceland)

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Iceland took at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in part for the 22nd time in the Olympic Summer Games. The country was represented by 28 athletes. The only medal was won by the men's handball team, which advanced to second place.

badminton

Women

• Ragna Ingólfsdóttir

Handball

Men (silver )

• Alexander Petersson
• Arnór Atlason
• Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
• Bjarni Fritzson
• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
• Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
• Hreiðar Guðmundsson
• Ingimundur Ingimundarson
• Logi Eldon Geirsson
• Ólafur Stefánsson
• Róbert Gunnarsson
• Sigfús Sigurðsson
• Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson
• Sturla Ásgeirsson
• Sverre Andreas Jakobsson

Judo

Men

• Þormóður Árni Jónsson

athletics

Men

• Bergur Ingi Pétursson (hammer throw)

Women

• Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (Javelin Throw )
• Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (pole vault)

swim

Men	Women
Árni Már Árnason Hjörtur Már Reynisson Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Örn Arnarson	Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir Sarah Blake Bateman Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .