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.
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
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).
Men Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankJón Arnar MagnússonResult11.057.1214.98——————Points8508427880——————
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionÞórey Edda ElísdóttirPole vault4.4010 q4.555
Gymnastics
Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankRúnar AlexanderssonAll-around8.7009.7379.1628.8879.3129.00054.79835Did not advancePommel horse9.737colspan=4 9.737=6 Q9.725colspan=4 9.7257
Handball
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Ninth Place Final
Sailing
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Hafsteinn GeirssonLaser2836423635DNF393840351534440 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
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 AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankÖrn Arnarson50 m freestyle23.8454Did not advanceHjörtur Már Reynisson100 m butterfly55.1242Did not advanceJakob Jóhann Sveinsson100 m breaststroke1:02.9723Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:15.6021Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLára Hrund Bjargardóttir200 m individual medley2:22.0027Did not advanceÍris Edda Heimisdóttir100 m breaststroke1:15.3540Did not advanceKolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir100 m butterfly1:02.3331Did not advanceRagnheiður Ragnarsdóttir50 m freestyle26.3631Did not advance100 m freestyle58.4740Did not advance
See also Iceland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland