Iceland at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Iceland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Results by event

Men's 100 metres

• Bjarni Stefánsson

• First Heat — 10.99s (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Bjarni Stefánsson

• First Heat — 46.76s
• Second Heat — 46.92s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson

• Heat — 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw:

• Erlendur Valdimarsson

• Qualifying Round — 55.38m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Lára Sveinsdóttir

• Qualifying Round — 1.60m (→ did not advance)

Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round

• Lost to East Germany (11-16)
• Drew with Czechoslovakia (19-19)
• Defeated Tunisia (27-16)

• Classification Matches

• 9th/12th place: Lost to Poland (17-20)
• 11th/12th place: Lost to Japan (18-19) → 12th place

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Finnur Garðarson

• Heat — 55.53s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Finnur Garðarson

• Heat — 2:08.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• Guðmundur Gíslason

• Heat — 17:32.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Guðjón Guðmundsson

• Heat — 1:11.11 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley:

• Friðrik Guðmundsson

• Heat — 2:20.00 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

Men's Middle Heavyweight:

• Guðmundur Sigurðsson - 460.0 kg (13th place)

Men's Heavyweight:

• Óskar Sigurpálsson - 477.5 kg (19th place)