Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Results by event Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBjarni Stefánsson100 m10.996did not advance400 m46.76546.926did not advanceÞorsteinn Þorsteinsson800 m1:50.86colspan=2 did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionErlendur Valdimarssondiscus throw55.3823did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLára Sveinsdóttirhigh jump1.6037did not advance
Handball
Summary Key: ET – After extra time P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
TeamEventPreliminary RoundClassificationMain RoundFinal / / ClassificationOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIceland men'sMen's tournamentL 11–16D 19–19W 27–16L 17–20L 18–1912did not advance
Axel Axelsson Ólafur Benediktsson Björgvin Björgvinsson Hjalti Einarsson Sigurður Einarsson Birgir Finnbogason Stefán Gunnarsson Geir Hallsteinsson Ólafur Jónsson Stefán Jónsson Jón Magnússon Ágúst Ögmundsson Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson Viðar Símonarson Gunnsteinn Skúlason
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFinnur Garðarsson100 m freestyle55.976did not advance200 m freestyle2:08.888colspan=2 did not advanceFriðrik Guðmundsson400 m freestyle4:26.257colspan=2 did not advance1500 m freestyle17:32.476colspan=2 did not advanceGuðjón Guðmundsson100 m breaststroke1:11.118did not advance200 m breaststroke2:32.404colspan=2 did not advanceGuðmundur Gíslason200 m individual medley2:20.005colspan=2 did not advance400 m individual medley5:03.547colspan=2 did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchJerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankGuðmundur Sigurðsson90 kg142.5135.0177.5455.013Óskar Sigurpálsson110 kg177.5117.5182.5477.519
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