2012 Summer Olympics / Participant (Iceland)

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Iceland participated inthe 2012 Olympic Games in London . It was the 19th participation in the Olympic Summer Games. The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland nominated 28 athletes in six sports.

The standard bearer at the opening ceremony was the javelin thrower Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir .

Participants by sport

badminton

Athletes	competition	Group stage		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Semifinals		final		rank
		Points	rank	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Women
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir	singles	1	2	eliminated								17th

Handball

competition	Men
Athletes	Arnór Atlason Snorri Guðjónsson Hreiðar Guðmundsson Róbert Gunnarsson Björgvin Páll Gustavsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson Ingimundur Ingimundarson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Kári Kristjánsson Kristján Aron Pálmarsson Alexander Petersson Ólafur Ragnarsson Bjarki Ólafur Stefánsson Vignir Svavarsson
Trainer	Guðmundur Guðmundsson
Group stage	Argentina 31:25 (15:14) Tunisia 32:22 (19: 8) Sweden 33:32 (17:13) France 30:29 (16:15) Great Britain 41:24 (18:15)
Quarter finals	Hungary 33:34 (12:16, 27:27, 30:30)
Semifinals	eliminated
final
placement	-

Judo

Athletes	competition	1 round		Round of 16		Quarter finals		Hope round semifinals		Semifinals		Hope round final		final		rank
		opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result	opponent	Result
Men
Þormóður Jónsson	Class over 100 kg	R. Silva	000-100	eliminated												17th

athletics

Running and walking

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Men
Kári Steinn Karlsson	marathon	-		-		2:18:47 h	42	42

Jumping and throwing

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		rank
		Width / height	rank	Width / height	rank
Women
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir	Javelin throw	62.77 m	8th	59.08 m	11	11
Men
Óðinn Björn Þorsteinsson	Shot put	17.62 m	36	eliminated		36

shoot

Athletes	competition	qualification		final		Rings	rank
		Rings	rank	Rings	rank
Men
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	Air pistol 10 m	580	14th	eliminated		580	14th
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	Free pistol 50 m	544	32	eliminated		544	32

swim

Athletes	competition	leader		Semifinals		final		rank
		time	rank	time	rank	time	rank
Women
Sarah Blake Bateman	50 m freestyle	25.28 s 26.03 s (qualification swim-off)	1 3	-	-	-	-	16
Sarah Blake Bateman	100 m butterfly	59.87 s	4th	-	-	-	-	32
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	100 m back	1: 02.40 min	2	-	-	-	-	32
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	200 m back	2: 11.31 min	6th	-	-	-	-	20th
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	200 m layers	2: 16.81 min	6th	-	-	-	-	28
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	100 m chest	not started
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	200 m chest	2: 29.60 min	3	-	-	-	-	28
Sarah Blake Bateman Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Eva Hannesdóttir Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	4 × 100 m individual medley relay	4: 07.09 min	8th	-	-	-	-	15th
Men
Árni Már Árnason	50 m freestyle	22.81 s	5	-	-	-	-	31
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	100 m chest	1: 02.65 min	5	-	-	-	-	36
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	200 m chest	2: 16.72 min	7th	-	-	-	-	31
Anton Sveinn McKee	400 m layers	4: 25.06 min	2	-		-	-	31
Anton Sveinn McKee	1500 m freestyle	15: 29.40 min	3	-		-	-	25th

Web links

• Iceland - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed July 19, 2012 . 
• ICELAND. Official website of the Olympic Movement. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Iceland - Athletes. Official London 2012 website. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited ( LOCOG ), accessed December 17, 2012 . 
2. ↑ LONDON 2012 Opening Ceremony - Flag Bearers. (PDF; 160 kB) IOC, accessed on December 17, 2012 (English). 

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 .