Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Results by event
Men's 100 metres
- Bjarni Stefánsson
- First Heat — 10.99s (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Bjarni Stefánsson
- First Heat — 46.76s
- Second Heat — 46.92s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
- Heat — 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw:
- Erlendur Valdimarsson
- Qualifying Round — 55.38m (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Lára Sveinsdóttir
- Qualifying Round — 1.60m (→ did not advance)
Handball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Lost to East Germany (11-16)
- Drew with Czechoslovakia (19-19)
- Defeated Tunisia (27-16)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Poland (17-20)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Japan (18-19) → 12th place
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Finnur Garðarson
- Heat — 55.53s (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Finnur Garðarson
- Heat — 2:08.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Guðmundur Gíslason
- Heat — 17:32.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:11.11 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley:
- Friðrik Guðmundsson
- Heat — 2:20.00 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Men's Middle Heavyweight:
- Guðmundur Sigurðsson - 460.0 kg (13th place)
Men's Heavyweight:
- Óskar Sigurpálsson - 477.5 kg (19th place)
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