Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Iceland IOC code  ISL NOC The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Website www.olympic.is (Icelandic)
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	26 (21 men and 5 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Gudmundur Hrafnkelsson
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Iceland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Combined Events - Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jón Arnar Magnússon	Result	11.05	7.12	14.98	DNS	Did not finish
	Points	850	842	788	x

Women

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	Pole Vault	4.40	10 q	4.55	5

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Individual All-Around

Athlete	Qualification								Final
	Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Rúnar Alexandersson	8.700	9.737 Q	9.162	8.887	9.312	9.000	54.798	35	Did not advance

Individual Apparatus Finals

Athlete	Apparatus	Score	Rank
Rúnar Alexandersson	Pommel Horse	9.725	7

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Team Roster

Head coaches: Gudmundur Gudmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Eradze, RolandRoland Eradze (1971-05-07)7 May 1971 (aged 33) 1.90 m Valur 2 P Sighvatsson, RóbertRóbert Sighvatsson (1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 31) 1.91 m HSG Wetzlar 3 CB Andrésson, KristjánKristján Andrésson (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 23) 1.82 m GUIF Eskilstuna 4 CB Jónsson, Einar ÖrnEinar Örn Jónsson (1976-12-28)28 December 1976 (aged 27) 1.83 m SG Wallau-Massenheim 5 P Sigurðsson, SigfúsSigfús Sigurðsson (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 29) 1.98 m SC Magdeburg 6 LB Sigurðsson, DagurDagur Sigurðsson (1973-04-03)3 April 1973 (aged 31) 1.93 m A1 Bregenz 8 RW Gylfason, GylfiGylfi Gylfason (1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 26) 1.77 m Wilhelmshavener HV 9 LW Sigurðsson, Guðjón ValurGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 25) 1.88 m TUSEM Essen 10 CB Guðjónsson, Snorri SteinnSnorri Steinn Guðjónsson (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 22) 1.92 m TV Grosswallstadt 11 RB Stefánsson, ÓlafurÓlafur Stefánsson (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 31) 1.96 m BM Ciudad Real 12 GK Hrafnkelsson, GuðmundurGuðmundur Hrafnkelsson (1965-01-22)22 January 1965 (aged 39) 1.90 m SG Kronau/Östringen 13 LB Sigtryggsson, RúnarRúnar Sigtryggsson (1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 32) 1.94 m ThSV Eisenach 15 RB Hallgrímsson, Ásgeir ÖrnÁsgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 20) 1.90 m Haukar 17 LB Garcia Padron, JaleskyJalesky Garcia Padron (1975-01-28)28 January 1975 (aged 29) 1.94 m FA Göppingen 18 P Gunnarsson, RóbertRóbert Gunnarsson (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 24) 1.92 m Aarhus GF

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Croatia	5	5	0	0	146	129	17	10
Spain	5	4	0	1	154	137	17	8
South Korea	5	2	0	3	148	148	0	4
Russia	5	2	0	3	145	145	0	4
Iceland	5	1	0	4	143	158	-15	2
Slovenia	5	1	0	4	130	149	-19	2

14 August 2004 19:30	Croatia	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Metličić 8	(16-12)	Stefánsson 8
	9× 3×	[1]	7× 3× 1×

16 August 2004 14:30	Iceland	23 - 31	Spain	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Stefánsson 6	(12-13)	Duyshebaev, Romero 5
	3× 2×	[2]	3× 3×

18 August 2004 11:30	Iceland	30 - 25	Slovenia	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
	G. Sigurðsson 7	(10-10)	Rutenka 10
	3× 3×	[3]	3× 3×

20 August 2004 09:30	South Korea	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Yoon K 12	(16-13)	Stefánsson 10
	4× 3×	[4]	3× 3× 1×

22 August 2004 19:30	Russia	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Rastvortsev 10	(17-11)	Stefánsson 10
	5× 3×	[5]	2× 3×

Ninth Place Final

24 August 2004 11:30	Brazil	25 – 29	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY)
	Tupan, Souza 6	(11-13)	G. Sigurðsson 8
	5× 3× 1×	[6]	2× 4×

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Hafsteinn Geirsson	Laser	28	36	42	36	35	DNF	39	38	40	35	15	344	40

Scoring abbreviations are defined as follows: OCS – On course side of the starting line, DSQ – Disqualified, DNF – Did Not Finish, DNS – Did Not Start, RDG – Redress Given

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Örn Arnarson	50 m freestyle	23.84	54	Did not advance
Hjörtur Már Reynisson	100 m butterfly	55.12	42	Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	100 m breaststroke	1:02.97	23	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:15.60	21	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir	100 m breaststroke	1:15.35	40	Did not advance
Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir	100 m butterfly	1:02.33	31	Did not advance
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir	50 m freestyle	26.36	31	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	58.47	40	Did not advance

Officials

• President: Ellert B. Schram
• Secretary General: Stefán Konráðsson

References

• sports-reference