Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

The Icelandic Delegation

Name	Sport/Profession	Achievements
Stefán Konráðsson	delegation leader
Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir	assistant delegation leader
Ágúst Kárason	physician
Gauti Grétarsson	physiotherapist

Gymnastics

Árni Þór Árnason	group leader - gymnastics
Mati Kirmes	trainer - gymnastics
Rúnar Alexanderson	gymnastics
Björn Magnús Tómasson	judge

Track & Field

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, bronze medal
Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	pole vault	4.00 m 22nd place

Sailing

Birgir Ari Hilmarsson	group leader and trainer
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson	sailing	42nd place

Shooting

Halldór Axelsson	group leader
Peter Päkk	trainer
Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson	marksmanship	47th place

Swimming

Benedikt Sigurðarson	group leader
Brian Daniel Marshall	national team trainer
Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir	assistant trainer
Ragnar Friðbjarnarson	assistant trainer
Elín Sigurðardóttir	50 m crawl	27.58 s 51st place
Eydís Konráðsdóttir	100 m butterfly stroke	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 back stroke	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 crawl	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 crawl	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 back stroke	1:49.78 min in 200 m crawl. 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's Discus
* Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson
*# Qualifying - 60.95 m (did not advance)

Men's Decathlon
* Jón Arnar Magnússon
*# 100 m - 10.85
*# Long Jump - NM
*# Shot Put - 15.48 m
*# High Jump - DNS

Women's 400 m Hurdles
* Guðrún Arnardóttir
*# Round 1 - 56.30
*# Semifinal - 54.82
*# Final - 54.63 (7th place)

=Sailing=

Iceland competed in one Sailing event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Men's Laser
* Hafsteinn Geirsson
*# Race 1 - 41
*# Race 2 - 42
*# Race 3 - 21
*# Race 4 - 39
*# Race 5 - 36
*# Race 6 - 42
*# Race 7 - 41
*# Race 8 - 39
*# Race 9 - (44) OCS
*# Race 10 - (44) DNF
*# Race 11 - 44 DNC
*# Final - 355 (42nd place)

=Swimming=

Men's 100 m Freestyle
* Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
*# Preliminary Heat - 52.85 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle
* Örn Arnarson
*# Preliminary Heat - 1:49.78
*# Semi-final - 1:50.41 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
* Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
*# Preliminary Heat - 56.11 (did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
* Hjalti Guðmundsson
*# Preliminary Heat - 01:05.55 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke
* Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
*# Preliminary Heat - 02:17.86 (did not advance)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
* Örn Arnarson
*# Preliminary Heat - 01:59.80
*# Semi-final - 01:58.99
*# Final - 01:59.00 (4th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle
* Elín Sigurðardóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 27.58 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Freestyle
* Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 58.44 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
* Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 02:05.22 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly
* Eydís Konráðsdóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 01:03.27 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
* Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 01:14.07 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke
* Íris Edda Heimisdóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 02:38.52 (did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke
* Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 01:07.28 (did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke
* Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
*# Preliminary Heat - 02:24.33 (did not advance)

External links

* [http://www.isisport.is/isinew/olympic/olympiusidan.asp Ólympíuvefurinn] (Icelandic only)

References

*Wallechinsky, David (2004). "The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)". Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
*International Olympic Committee (2001). [http://www.gamesinfo.com.au/results/results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/12/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v2.pdf Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). [http://www.aafla.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Results.pdf The Results] . Retrieved 11/20/05.
* [http://www.olympic.org International Olympic Committee Web Site]