Iceland at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Iceland at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Hákon Svavarsson & Edda Hannesdóttir |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It signified the nation's participation at every single edition of the summer Olympics since the official debut in 1912, except for four occasions as a result of the worldwide Great Depression (1920 to 1932).
Competitors
[edit]| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Athletics
[edit]Icelandic track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024 by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1]
- 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 the 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
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir | Women's shot put | 17.39 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Shooting
[edit]Icelandic shooters achieved one quota places for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semi-final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hákon Svavarsson | Men's skeet | 116 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
Swimming
[edit]Icelandic swimmers achieved entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)) and universality places:[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anton McKee | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.62 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.36 | 9 Q | 2:10.42 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Women's 100 m freestyle | 54.85 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 200 m freestyle | 1:58.32 | 15 Q | 1:58.78 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Triathlon
[edit]Iceland entered one female triathlete, marking the country's debut in the sport. Edda Hannesdóttir qualified for the games after receiving the tripartite commission quota.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Edda Hannesdóttir | Women's | 24:49 | 0:59 | 1:03:25 | 0:38 | 40:55 | 2:10:46 | 51 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.