Iceland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Iceland at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Barcelona
Competitors	27 (24 men and 3 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Bjarni Friðriksson
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	4	0	4
Badminton	2	1	3
Handball	14	0	14
Judo	3	0	3
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	0	2	2
Total	24	3	27

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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
Pétur Guðmundsson	Shot put	19.15	14	did not advance
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	Discus throw	60.20	12 q	60.06	11
Sigurður Einarsson	Javelin throw	79.50	11 q	80.34	5
Einar Vilhjálmsson		78.70	14	did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Árni Þór Hallgrímsson	Men's singles	Kriel (RSA) W (15–8, 15–7)	Kim (KOR) L (7–15, 14–18)	Did not advance
Broddi Kristjánsson		Chiangta (THA) L (2–15, 12–15)	Did not advance
Elsa Nielsen	Women's singles	Bisht (IND) L (4–11, 2–11)	Did not advance
Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Broddi Kristjánsson	Men's doubles	—	Chan / Ng (HKG) L (15–12, 6–15, 12–15)	Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

• ET: After extra time
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group stage						Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Iceland men's	Men's tournament	Brazil W 19–18	Czechoslovakia D 16–16	Hungary W 22–16	South Korea W 26–24	Sweden L 18–25	2 Q	Unified Team L 19–23	France L 20–24	4

Men's tournament

The Icelandic handball team had a difficult time getting to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Due to the Yugoslavian civil war and the exclusion of the Yugoslavian team from the event, Iceland received a late ticket to the Barcelona Games. With a short preparation, the team was not favored going into the Olympics, but ended up in the semi-finals. They ended up in fourth place; Kristján Arason played on the Icelandic team.

• Team roster

• Gunnar Andrésson
• Bergsveinn Bergsveinsson
• Gústaf Bjarnason
• Sigurður Bjarnason
• Héðinn Gilsson
• Valdimar Grímsson
• Gunnar Gunnarsson
• Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson
• Patrekur Jóhannesson
• Júlíus Jónasson
• Konráð Olavsson
• Sigmar Óskarsson
• Birgir Sigurðsson
• Einar Sigurðsson
• Jakob Sigurðsson
• Geir Sveinsson

• Head coach: Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	5	0	0	120	86	+34	10	Semifinals
2	Iceland	5	3	1	1	101	99	+2	7
3	South Korea	5	3	0	2	114	117	−3	6	Fifth place game
4	Hungary	5	2	0	3	102	108	−6	4	Seventh place game
5	Czechoslovakia	5	1	1	3	94	92	+2	3	Ninth place game
6	Brazil	5	0	0	5	96	125	−29	0	Eleventh place game

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

27 July 1992 14:30	Iceland	19–18	Brazil	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
	Jónasson 6	(10–10)	Nascimento 5

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29 July 1992 20:30	Czechoslovakia	16–16	Iceland	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Guterman (LTU), Taranukhin (RUS)
	Bergendi 4	(9–9)	Grímsson 4

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31 July 1992 14:30	Iceland	22–16	Hungary	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
	Grímsson 6		Marosi 4

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2 August 1992 10:00	Iceland	26–24	South Korea	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
	Grímsson 8	(11–14)	Cho C. 9

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4 August 1992 20:30	Sweden	25–18	Iceland	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN)
	Carlén 8	(12–7)	Sveinsson 5

Semifinal

6 August 1992 21:00	Iceland	19–23	Unified Team	Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
	Grímsson 6	(9–11)	Dujshebaev 9

Bronze medal match

8 August 1992 15:00	Iceland	20–24	France	Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Referees: Guterman (LTU), Taranukhin (RUS)
	Grímsson 5	(9–12)	Munier 6

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
							Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Freyr Gauti Sigmundsson	78 kg	Dorjbat (MGL) L Ippon	Did not advance
Bjarni Friðriksson	95 kg	Bye	Traineau (FRA) L Ippon	Did not advance
Sigurður Bergmann	+95 kg	—	Moreno (CUB) L Ippon	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Carl Eiríksson	50 metre rifle prone	583	50	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Helga Sigurðardóttir	50 m freestyle	27.94	42	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	1:00.29	40	did not advance
Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	100 m breaststroke	1:12.14	19	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:37.42	27	did not advance