Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	18 (9 men and 9 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Gudrún Arnardóttir
Medals Rank: 71	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
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Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Delegation

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Stefán Konráðsson	delegation leader
Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir	assistant delegation leader
Ágúst Kárason	physician
Gauti Grétarsson	physiotherapist

Gymnastics

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Árni Þór Árnason	group leader - gymnastics
Mati Kirmes	trainer - gymnastics
Rúnar Alexanderson	gymnastics
Björn Magnús Tómasson	judge

Track & Field

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	group leader - track & field
Gísli Sigurðsson	trainer - track & field
Stanislav Szczyrba	trainer - track & field
Paul Doyle	trainer - track & field
Guðrún Arnardóttir	400 m hurdle	54.63 s 7th place
Jón Arnar Magnússon	decathlon	quit because of injury
Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson	discus	60.95 m 21st place
Martha Ernstdóttir	marathon	quit because of injury
Vala Flosadóttir	pole vault	4.50 m 3rd place,  Bronze
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	pole vault	4.00 m 22nd place

Sailing

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Birgir Ari Hilmarsson	group leader and trainer
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson	sailing	42nd place

Shooting

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Halldór Axelsson	group leader
Peter Päkk	trainer
Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson	marksmanship	47th place

Swimming

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Benedikt Sigurðarson	group leader
Brian Daniel Marshall	national team trainer
Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir	assistant trainer
Ragnar Friðbjarnarson	assistant trainer
Elín Sigurðardóttir	50 m crawl	27.58 s 51st place
Eydís Konráðsdóttir	100 m butterfly stroke	1:03.27 min 39th place
Hjalti Guðmundsson	100 m breaststroke	1:05.55 min 52nd place
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir	100 and 200 m breaststroke	1:14.07 min in 100 m 33rd place. 2:38.52 min. in 200 m 32nd place
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	200 m breaststroke	2:17.86 min 25th place - Icelandic record
Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir	100 and 200 m back stroke	1:07.28 min in 100 m 43rd place. 2:24.33 mi in 200 m 32nd place
Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir	100 and 200 m crawl	58.44 s in 100 m 36th place. 2:05.22 min in 200 m 27th place
Ríkarður Ríkarðsson	100 m butterfly stroke and 100 m crawl	56.11 s in 100 m butterfly. 48th place - Icelandic record. 52.85 s in 100 m crawl. 58th place.
Örn Arnarson	200 m crawl and 200 m back stroke	1:49.78 min in 200 m crawl. 10th place - Icelandic record, made it to the semifinals. 1:59.00 min in 200 m back. 4th place (1:58.99 in one round - Icelandic record).

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Discus

• Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson
  1. Qualifying - 60.95 m (did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Jón Arnar Magnússon
  1. 100 m - 10.85
  2. Long Jump - NM
  3. Shot Put - 15.48 m
  4. High Jump - DNS

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Guðrún Arnardóttir
  1. Round 1 - 56.30
  2. Semifinal - 54.82
  3. Final - 54.63 (7th place)

Sailing

Iceland competed in one Sailing event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Men's Laser

• Hafsteinn Geirsson
  1. Race 1 - 41
  2. Race 2 - 42
  3. Race 3 - 21
  4. Race 4 - 39
  5. Race 5 - 36
  6. Race 6 - 42
  7. Race 7 - 41
  8. Race 8 - 39
  9. Race 9 - (44) OCS
  10. Race 10 - (44) DNF
  11. Race 11 - 44 DNC
  12. Final - 355 (42nd place)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 52.85 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Örn Arnarson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 1:49.78
  2. Semi-final - 1:50.41 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 56.11 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Hjalti Guðmundsson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:05.55 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:17.86 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Örn Arnarson
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:59.80
  2. Semi-final - 01:58.99
  3. Final - 01:59.00 (4th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Elín Sigurðardóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 27.58 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 58.44 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:05.22 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Eydís Konráðsdóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:03.27 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:14.07 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

• Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:38.52 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 01:07.28 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
  1. Preliminary Heat - 02:24.33 (did not advance)

References

• sports-reference
• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

External links

• Ólympíuvefurinn (Icelandic only)