Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Sporting event delegation

Iceland at the
1972 Summer Olympics

IOC code| ISL
NOC| National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website| www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Munich
Competitors| 25 in 4 sports
Flag bearer | Geir Hallsteinsson
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1908
* 1912
* 1920–1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

## Results by event

[edit]

### Athletics

[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinal  | Final

|
|
|
|
|

Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Bjarni Stefánsson | 100 m | 10.99  | 6  | did not advance
400 m | 46.76  | 5  | 46.92  | 6  | did not advance
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson | 800 m | 1:50.8  | 6  | —  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

|
|
|

Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Erlendur Valdimarsson | discus throw | 55.38  | 23  | did not advance

Women
Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

|
|
|

Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Lára Sveinsdóttir | high jump | 1.60  | 37  | did not advance

### Handball

[edit]

Main article: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Summary

Key:

* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team  | Event  | Preliminary Round  | Classification  | Main Round  | Final / BM
/ Classification

|
|
|
|
|

Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Iceland men's | Men's tournament |  East Germany
L 11-16  |  Czech Republic
D 19-19  |  Tunisia
W 27-16  |  Poland
L 17-20  |  Japan
L 18-19  | 12  | did not advance

* Axel Axelsson
* Ólafur Benediktsson
* Björgvin Björgvinsson
* Hjalti Einarsson
* Sigurður Einarsson
* Birgir Finnbogason
* Stefán Gunnarsson
* Geir Hallsteinsson
* Ólafur Jónsson
* Stefán Jónsson
* Jón Magnússon
* Ágúst Ögmundsson
* Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson
* Viðar Símonarson
* Gunnsteinn Skúlason

### Swimming

[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

|
|
|
|

Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Finnur Garðarsson | 100 m freestyle | 55.97  | 6  | did not advance
200 m freestyle | 2:08.88  | 8  | —  | did not advance
Friðrik Guðmundsson | 400 m freestyle | 4:26.25  | 7  | —  | did not advance
1500 m freestyle | 17:32.47  | 6  | —  | did not advance
Guðjón Guðmundsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.11  | 8  | did not advance
200 m breaststroke | 2:32.40  | 4  | —  | did not advance
Guðmundur Gíslason | 200 m individual medley | 2:20.00  | 5  | —  | did not advance
400 m individual medley | 5:03.54  | 7  | —  | did not advance

### Weightlifting

[edit]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Military press  | Snatch  | Jerk  | Total  | Rank

|
|
|
|
|
|

Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 90 kg | 142.5  |  | 135.0  |  | 177.5  |  | 455.0  | 13
Óskar Sigurpálsson | 110 kg | 177.5  |  | 117.5  |  | 182.5  |  | 477.5  | 19

## References

[edit]

* v
* t
* e

National Olympic Committees at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany

Africa|

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Chad
* Congo
* Dahomey
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Morocco
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Upper Volta
* Zambia

America|

* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Netherlands Antilles
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad-Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* Ceylon
* Republic of China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Israel
* Japan
* Khmer Republic
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Syria
* Thailand
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* East Germany
* West Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* San Marino
* Soviet Union
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

* v
* t
* e

Iceland at the Olympics

| Summer Olympic Games|

* 1908
* 1912
* 1920–1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

|

Winter Olympic Games|

* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

*[BM]: Bronze medal match
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template