Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the
2004 Summer Olympics

IOC code

ISL

NOC

National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

Website

www.olympic.is (Icelandic)

in Athens

Competitors

26 in 5 sports

Flag bearer

Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson^[1]

Medals

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	0	0

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iceland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Icelandic athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912, except for four occasions.

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent a total of 26 athletes, 21 men and 5 women, to compete in 5 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Seven Icelandic athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including swimmer Örn Arnarson, who finished fourth in the men's 200 m backstroke. Handball player Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson, who competed in his third Olympics since 1988 and helped his team set a remarkable comeback to the Games after an eight-year absence, was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Iceland failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 1996, although pole vaulter Þórey Edda Elísdóttir achieved a best result for the team at these Games with a fifth-place finish.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Icelandic athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[2]^[3]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jón Arnar Magnússon	Result	11.05	7.12	14.98	DNS	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF
Jón Arnar Magnússon	Points	850	842	788	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

Women
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	Pole vault	4.40	10 q	4.55	5

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Rúnar Alexandersson	All-around	8.700	9.737	9.162	8.887	9.312	9.000	54.798	35	Did not advance
Rúnar Alexandersson	Pommel horse	N/A	9.737	N/A				9.737	=6 Q	N/A	9.725	N/A				9.725	7

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coaches: Gudmundur Gudmundsson

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	Club
1	GK	Eradze, RolandRoland Eradze	(1971-05-07)7 May 1971 (aged 33)	1.90 m	Valur
2	P	Sighvatsson, RóbertRóbert Sighvatsson	(1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 31)	1.91 m	HSG Wetzlar
3	CB	Andrésson, KristjánKristján Andrésson	(1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 23)	1.82 m	GUIF Eskilstuna
4	CB	Jónsson, Einar ÖrnEinar Örn Jónsson	(1976-12-28)28 December 1976 (aged 27)	1.83 m	SG Wallau-Massenheim
5	P	Sigurðsson, SigfúsSigfús Sigurðsson	(1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 29)	1.98 m	SC Magdeburg
6	LB	Sigurðsson, DagurDagur Sigurðsson	(1973-04-03)3 April 1973 (aged 31)	1.93 m	A1 Bregenz
8	RW	Gylfason, GylfiGylfi Gylfason	(1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 26)	1.77 m	Wilhelmshavener HV
9	LW	Sigurðsson, Guðjón ValurGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson	(1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 25)	1.88 m	TUSEM Essen
10	CB	Guðjónsson, Snorri SteinnSnorri Steinn Guðjónsson	(1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 22)	1.92 m	TV Grosswallstadt
11	RB	Stefánsson, ÓlafurÓlafur Stefánsson	(1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 31)	1.96 m	BM Ciudad Real
12	GK	Hrafnkelsson, GuðmundurGuðmundur Hrafnkelsson	(1965-01-22)22 January 1965 (aged 39)	1.90 m	SG Kronau/Östringen
13	LB	Sigtryggsson, RúnarRúnar Sigtryggsson	(1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 32)	1.94 m	ThSV Eisenach
15	RB	Hallgrímsson, Ásgeir ÖrnÁsgeir Örn Hallgrímsson	(1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 20)	1.90 m	Haukar
17	LB	Garcia Padron, JaleskyJalesky Garcia Padron	(1975-01-28)28 January 1975 (aged 29)	1.94 m	FA Göppingen
18	P	Gunnarsson, RóbertRóbert Gunnarsson	(1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 24)	1.92 m	Aarhus GF

Group play

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Croatia	5	5	0	146	129	+17	10
Spain	5	4	1	154	137	+17	8
South Korea	5	2	3	148	148	0	4
Russia	5	2	3	145	145	0	4
Iceland	5	1	4	143	158	–15	2
Slovenia	5	1	4	130	149	–19	2

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

14 August 2004 19:30	Croatia	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Metličić 8	(16-12)	Stefánsson 8
	9× 3×		7× 3× 1×

16 August 2004 14:30	Iceland	23 - 31	Spain	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Stefánsson 6	(12-13)	Duyshebaev, Romero 5
	3× 2×		3× 3×

18 August 2004 11:30	Iceland	30 - 25	Slovenia	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
	G. Sigurðsson 7	(10-10)	Rutenka 10
	3× 3×		3× 3×

20 August 2004 09:30	South Korea	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Yoon K 12	(16-13)	Stefánsson 10
	4× 3×		3× 3× 1×

22 August 2004 19:30	Russia	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Rastvortsev 10	(17-11)	Stefánsson 10
	5× 3×		2× 3×

Ninth Place Final

24 August 2004 11:30	Brazil	25 – 29	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY)
	Tupan, Souza 6	(11-13)	G. Sigurðsson 8
	5× 3× 1×		2× 4×

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Hafsteinn Geirsson	Laser	28	36	42	36	35	~~DNF~~	39	38	40	35	15	344	40

M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Icelandic swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Örn Arnarson	50 m freestyle	23.84	54	Did not advance
Hjörtur Már Reynisson	100 m butterfly	55.12	42	Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	100 m breaststroke	1:02.97	23	Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	200 m breaststroke	2:15.60	21	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Íris Edda Heimisdóttir	100 m breaststroke	1:15.35	40	Did not advance
Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir	100 m butterfly	1:02.33	31	Did not advance
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir	50 m freestyle	26.36	31	Did not advance
Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir	100 m freestyle	58.47	40	Did not advance

References

1 2 "Guðmundur verður fánaberi í Aþenu" [Guðmundur will be the flag bearer in Athens] (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
↑ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Iceland (ISL)" (PDF). 2004 Athens. LA84 Foundation. 17 September 2015. p. 217.

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