Iceland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Iceland at the 1992 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 4 0 4Badminton 2 1 3Handball 14 0 14Judo 3 0 3Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 0 2 2 Total 24 3 27

Athletics

Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionPétur GuðmundssonShot put19.1514did not advanceVésteinn HafsteinssonDiscus throw60.2012 q60.0611Sigurður EinarssonJavelin throw79.5011 q80.345Einar Vilhjálmsson78.7014did not advance

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankÁrni Þór HallgrímssonMen's singlesW (15–8, 15–7)L (7–15, 14–18)Did not advanceBroddi KristjánssonL (2–15, 12–15)Did not advanceElsa NielsenWomen's singlesL (4–11, 2–11)Did not advanceÁrni Þór HallgrímssonBroddi KristjánssonMen's doublesL (15–12, 6–15, 12–15)Did not advance

Handball

Summary

TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankIceland men'sMen's tournamentW 19–18D 16–16W 22–16W 26–24L 18–252 QL 19–23L 20–244

Men's tournament The Icelandic handball team had a difficult time getting to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Due to the Yugoslavian civil war and the exclusion of the Yugoslavian team from the event, Iceland received a late ticket to the Barcelona Games. With a short preparation, the team was not favored going into the Olympics, but ended up in the semi-finals. They ended up in fourth place; Kristján Arason played on the Icelandic team.

Team roster Gunnar Andrésson Bergsveinn Bergsveinsson Gústaf Bjarnason Sigurður Bjarnason Héðinn Gilsson Valdimar Grímsson Gunnar Gunnarsson Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson Patrekur Jóhannesson Júlíus Jónasson Konráð Olavsson Sigmar Óskarsson Birgir Sigurðsson Einar Sigurðsson Jakob Sigurðsson Geir Sveinsson Head coach: Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson

Group play

Semifinal

Bronze medal match

Judo

Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFreyr Gauti Sigmundsson78 kgL IpponDid not advanceBjarni Friðriksson95 kgL IpponDid not advanceSigurður Bergmann+95 kgL IpponDid not advance

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankCarl Eiríksson50 metre rifle prone58350Did not advance

Swimming

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHelga Sigurðardóttir50 m freestyle27.9442did not advance100 m freestyle1:00.2940did not advanceRagnheiður Runólfsdóttir100 m breaststroke1:12.1419did not advance200 m breaststroke2:37.4227did not advance

References

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