Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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The Icelandic Delegation
| Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
| Stefán Konráðsson | delegation leader | |
| Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir | assistant delegation leader | |
| Ágúst Kárason | physician | |
| Gauti Grétarsson | physiotherapist |
GymnasticsGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
| Árni Þór Árnason | group leader - gymnastics | |
| Mati Kirmes | trainer - gymnastics | |
| Rúnar Alexanderson | gymnastics | |
| Björn Magnús Tómasson | judge |
Track & FieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
| 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 Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women... | 54.63 s 7th place |
| Jón Arnar Magnússon Jón Arnar Magnússon Jón Arnar Magnússon is a former decathlete from Iceland. He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests... | decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... | quit because of injury |
| Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson | discus Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... | 60.95 m 21st place |
| Martha Ernstdóttir | marathon | quit because of injury |
| Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir is an Icelandic athlete competing in the pole vault.She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records... | pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... | 4.50 m 3rd place, bronze medal |
| Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir is an Icelandic pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid.-Achievements:... | pole vault | 4.00 m 22nd place |
SailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
| Birgir Ari Hilmarsson | group leader and trainer | |
| Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson | sailing | 42nd place |
ShootingShootingShooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
| Halldór Axelsson | group leader | |
| Peter Päkk | trainer | |
| Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson | marksmanship | 47th place |
SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
| 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 Butterfly stroke The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"... | 1:03.27 min 39th place |
| Hjalti Guðmundsson | 100 m breaststroke Breaststroke The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn... | 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 Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Jakob Sveinsson is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... | 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 Örn Arnarson Örn Arnarson is a backstroke swimmer from Iceland, who won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke.... | 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). |
AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
Men's Discus
- Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson
- Qualifying - 60.95 m (did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Jón Arnar MagnússonJón Arnar MagnússonJón Arnar Magnússon is a former decathlete from Iceland. He has won silver and bronze medals at world indoor championships, all in heptathlon, as decathlon is unsuitable for indoor contests...
- 100 m - 10.85
- Long Jump - NM
- Shot Put - 15.48 m
- High Jump - DNS
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Guðrún Arnardóttir
- Round 1 - 56.30
- Semifinal - 54.82
- Final - 54.63 (7th place)
SailingSailing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsSailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
Iceland competed in one Sailing event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.Men's Laser
- Hafsteinn Geirsson
- Race 1 - 41
- Race 2 - 42
- Race 3 - 21
- Race 4 - 39
- Race 5 - 36
- Race 6 - 42
- Race 7 - 41
- Race 8 - 39
- Race 9 - (44) OCS
- Race 10 - (44) DNF
- Race 11 - 44 DNC
- Final - 355 (42nd place)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
- Preliminary Heat - 52.85 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Örn ArnarsonÖrn ArnarsonÖrn Arnarson is a backstroke swimmer from Iceland, who won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke....
- Preliminary Heat - 1:49.78
- Semi-final - 1:50.41 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
- Preliminary Heat - 56.11 (did not advance)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Hjalti Guðmundsson
- Preliminary Heat - 01:05.55 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Jakob Jóhann SveinssonJakob Jóhann SveinssonJakob Sveinsson is a 3-time Olympic swimmer from Iceland who started swimming for S.C. Ægir in 1991. He swam for Iceland at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
- Preliminary Heat - 02:17.86 (did not advance)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Örn ArnarsonÖrn ArnarsonÖrn Arnarson is a backstroke swimmer from Iceland, who won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke....
- Preliminary Heat - 01:59.80
- Semi-final - 01:58.99
- Final - 01:59.00 (4th place)
Women's 50 m Freestyle
- Elín Sigurðardóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 27.58 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 58.44 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 02:05.22 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
- Eydís Konráðsdóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 01:03.27 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 01:14.07 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 02:38.52 (did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 01:07.28 (did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
- Preliminary Heat - 02:24.33 (did not advance)
External links
- Ólympíuvefurinn (Icelandic only)