Iceland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary in the Olympics, having participated at every games since 1912, except for four occasions.
The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent the nation's third largest delegation to the Games, with a total of 28 athletes, 22 men and 6 women, to compete in 6 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir was Iceland's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.
Iceland, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London, after the men's national handball team, silver medalists from Beijing, lost to Hungary in the quarterfinal round. Meanwhile, Hjálmsdóttir, who qualified for the final rounds of the women's javelin throw event, finished farther from the standings.
Athletics
Icelandic athletes participated in the following events:
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankKári Steinn KarlssonMarathon2:18:4742
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionÓðinn Björn ÞorsteinssonShot put17.6236Did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionÁsdís HjálmsdóttirJavelin throw62.77 NR8 Q59.0911
Badminton
Iceland qualified one athlete in badminton.
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRagna IngólfsdóttirWomen's singlesW 21–10, 21–16L 12–21, 23–252Did not advance
Handball
Men's team event – 1 team of 15 players
Men's tournament
Group play
Quarter-final
Judo
Iceland qualified 1 judoka.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankÞormóður Árni JónssonMen's +100 kgL 0000–0100Did not advance
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankÁsgeir Sigurgeirsson10 m air pistol58014Did not advance50 m pistol54432Did not advance
Swimming
Iceland qualified the following swimmers:
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankÁrni Már Árnason50 m freestyle22.8131Did not advanceAnton Sveinn McKee1500 m freestyle15:29.4025colspan=2 Did not advance400 m individual medley4:25.0631colspan=2 Did not advanceJakob Jóhann Sveinsson100 m breaststroke1:02.6536Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:16.7231Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSarah Blake Bateman50 m freestyle25.28=16*Did not advance100 m butterfly59.8732Did not advanceEygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir100 m backstroke1:02.4032Did not advance200 m backstroke2:11.3120Did not advance200 m individual medley2:16.8128Did not advanceHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir100 m breaststrokeDid not advance200 m breaststroke2:29.6028Did not advanceSarah Blake BatemanEygló Ósk GústafsdóttirEva HannesdóttirHrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir4 × 100 m medley relay4:07.0915colspan=2 Did not advance * Lost swim-off
See also Iceland at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
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