Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Results by event Athletics

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankÁsmundur Bjarnason100 m11.405did not advance200 m22.514did not advanceHörður Haraldsson100 m11.314did not advance200 m22.564did not advancePétur Sigurðsson100 m11.555did not advanceGuðmundur Lárusson400 m49.814did not advance800 m1:56.57colspan=2 did not advanceKristján Jóhannsson5000 m15:23.814colspan=4 did not advance10000 mcolspan=6 32:00.026Ingi Þorsteinsson110 m hurdles15.64colspan=2 did not advance400 m hurdles56.55did not advanceÁsmundur BjarnasonHörður HaraldssonPétur SigurðssonIngi Þorsteinsson4 × 100 m relayDSQcolspan=2 did not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTorfi Bryngeirssonpole vault4.00163.9514Friðrik Guðmundssondiscus throw44.7322did not advanceÞorsteinn Löve44.2824did not advance

References Official Olympic Reports

The Summer Olympic games held in Helsinki, Finland lasted from July 19 until August 3 of 1952. There were 69 countries represented and 4,955 athletes competing in 149 events.

Iceland delegated nine male athletes for eleven contests. It was only the fifth participation in the Olympic Summer Games for Iceland. Listed below are the names of each athlete and their contributions: Ásmundur Bjarnason 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Torfi Bryngeirsson pole vault Fridrik Gudmundsson discus Hörður Haraldsson 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Kristján Jóhannsson 5,000 meter run Guðmundur Lárusson 400 Meter Dash 800 Meter Dash Þorsteinn Löve discus Pétur Sigurðsson 100 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Ingi Þorsteinsson 110 Meter Hurdles 400 Meter Hurdles 4 x 100 -meter sprint

Mr. Ben-G. Waage served for Iceland on the International Olympic Committee.

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