Iceland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary in the Olympics, having participated at every games since 1912, except for four occasions.

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent the nation's third largest delegation to the Games, with a total of 28 athletes, 22 men and 6 women, to compete in 6 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir was Iceland's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.

Iceland, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London, after the men's national handball team, silver medalists from Beijing, lost to Hungary in the quarterfinal round. Meanwhile, Hjálmsdóttir, who qualified for the final rounds of the women's javelin throw event, finished farther from the standings.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Icelandic athletes participated in the following events:

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

Kári Steinn Karlsson (left) finished forty-second in men's marathon.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Kári Steinn Karlsson	Marathon	2:18:47	42

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Óðinn Björn Þorsteinsson	Shot put	17.62	36	Did not advance

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir	Javelin throw	62.77 NR	8 Q	59.09	11

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified one athlete in badminton.

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir	Women's singles	Stapušaitytė (LTU) W 21–10, 21–16	Jie Y (NED) L 12–21, 23–25	2	Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

• Men's team event – 1 team of 15 players

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Group play

Quarter-final

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified 1 judoka.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Þormóður Árni Jónsson	Men's +100 kg	Silva (BRA) L 0000–0100	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	10 m air pistol	580	14	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	544	32	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Iceland qualified the following swimmers:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Árni Már Árnason	50 m freestyle	22.81	31	Did not advance
Anton Sveinn McKee	1500 m freestyle	15:29.40	25	—		Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:25.06	31	—		Did not advance
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson	100 m breaststroke	1:02.65	36	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:16.72	31	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sarah Blake Bateman	50 m freestyle	25.28	=16*	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	59.87	32	Did not advance
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir	100 m backstroke	1:02.40	32	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:11.31	20	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:16.81	28	Did not advance
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	100 m breaststroke	DNS		Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:29.60	28	Did not advance
Sarah Blake Bateman Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir Eva Hannesdóttir Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:07.09	15	—		Did not advance

* Lost swim-off

See also

• Iceland at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics