Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Vala Flosadóttir Athletics Women's pole vault
Delegation Name Sport/Profession Achievements Stefán Konráðsson delegation leader Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir assistant delegation leader Ágúst Kárason physician Gauti Grétarsson physiotherapist
Gymnastics Name Sport/Profession Achievements Árni Þór Árnason group leader – gymnastics Mati Kirmes trainer – gymnastics Rúnar Alexandersson gymnastics Björn Magnús Tómasson judge
Athletics Name Sport/Profession Achievements Vésteinn Hafsteinsson group leader – track & field Gísli Sigurðsson trainer – track & field Stanislav Szczyrba trainer – track & field Paul Doyle trainer – track & field Guðrún Arnardóttir 400 m hurdle 54.63 s 7th place Jón Arnar Magnússon decathlon quit because of injury Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson discus 60.95 m 21st place Martha Ernstdóttir marathon quit because of injury Vala Flosadóttir pole vault 4.50 m 3rd place, Þórey Edda Elísdóttir pole vault 4.00 m 22nd place
Sailing Name Sport/Profession Achievements Birgir Ari Hilmarsson group leader and trainer Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson sailing 42nd place
Shooting Name Sport/Profession Achievements Halldór Axelsson group leader Peter Päkk trainer Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson marksmanship 47th place
Swimming Name Sport/Profession Achievements Benedikt Sigurðarson group leader Brian Daniel Marshall national team trainer Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir assistant trainer Ragnar Friðbjarnarson assistant trainer Elín Sigurðardóttir 50 m freestyle 27.58 s 51st place Eydís Konráðsdóttir 100 m butterfly 1:03.27 min 39th place Hjalti Guðmundsson 100 m breaststroke 1:05.55 min 52nd place Íris Edda Heimisdóttir 100 and 200 m breaststroke 1:14.07 min in 100 m 33rd place. 2:38.52 min. in 200 m 32nd place Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson 200 m breaststroke 2:17.86 min 25th place – Icelandic record Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir 100 and 200 m backstroke 1:07.28 min in 100 m 43rd place. 2:24.33 mi in 200 m 32nd place Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir 100 and 200 m freestyle 58.44 s in 100 m 36th place. 2:05.22 min in 200 m 27th place Ríkarður Ríkarðsson 100 m butterfly stroke and 100 m freestyle 56.11 s in 100 m butterfly. 48th place – Icelandic record. 52.85 s in 100 m crawl. 58th place. Örn Arnarson 200 m crawl and 200 m backstroke 1:49.78 min in 200 m freestyle 10th place – Icelandic record, made it to the semifinals. 1:59.00 min in 200 m back. 4th place (1:58.99 in one round – Icelandic record).
Results by event Athletics
Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionJón Arnar MagnússonDiscus throw60.95Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGuðrún Arnardóttir400 m hurdles56.3054.8254.637Martha ErnstdóttirMarathoncolspan=4
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionVala Flosadóttirpole vault4.3014.50 NRÞórey Edda Elísdóttir4.0022Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankJón Arnar MagnússonResult10.85NR15.48——————Points
Gymnastics
Men's artistic individual all-around Rúnar Alexandersson (50th place)
Sailing
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Hafsteinn Ægir GeirssonLaser4142213936424139OCS(-44)(-44)(44)35542
Shooting
Men's Skeet Alfred Karl Alfredsson (47th place)
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRíkarður Ríkarðsson100 m freestyle52.85Did not advance100 m butterfly56.11Did not advanceÖrn Arnarson200 m freestyle1:49.781:50.41Did not advance200 m backstroke1:59.801:58.991:59.004Hjalti Guðmundsson100 m breaststroke1:05.55Did not advanceJakob Jóhann Sveinsson200 m breaststroke2:17.86Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankElín Sigurðardóttir50 m freestyle27.58Did not advanceLára Hrund Bjargardóttir100 m freestyle58.44Did not advance200 m freestyle2:05.22Did not advanceEydís Konráðsdóttir100 m butterfly1:03.27Did not advanceÍris Edda Heimisdóttir100 m breaststroke1:14.07Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:38.52Did not advanceKolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir100 m backstroke1:07.28Did not advance200 m backstroke2:24.33Did not advance
References
sports-reference Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. International Olympic Committee Web Site
External links Ólympíuvefurinn (Icelandic only)