Iceland at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics, which were held in Barcelona, Spain. This was a special event where athletes from many countries came together to compete in many different sports. Iceland sent a small group of competitors to take part in the games. Even though the team was not very large, their participation showed the spirit of sports and the chance to compete against other nations. The Olympics are an important tradition that brings people together through sport, and Iceland was proud to be part of this exciting event in 1992.

Competitors

This section shows how many athletes from Iceland took part in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland sent athletes to compete in field events during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. These events included various tests of strength and skill.

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland sent athletes to compete in badminton during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The event included various matches where players from many countries took part.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Árni Þór Hallgrímsson	Men's singles	Kriel (RSA) W (15–8, 15–7)	Kim (KOR) L (7–15, 14–18)	Did not advance
Broddi Kristjánsson		Chiangta (THA) L (2–15, 12–15)	Did not advance
Elsa Nielsen	Women's singles	Bisht (IND) L (4–11, 2–11)	Did not advance
Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Broddi Kristjánsson	Men's doubles	—N/a	Chan / Ng (HKG) L (15–12, 6–15, 12–15)	Did not advance

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The Icelandic handball team had a tough time getting to the 1992 Summer Olympics. Because of the Yugoslavian civil war and the Yugoslavian team not being allowed to compete, Iceland got a spot in the Barcelona Games very late. With little time to prepare, the team was not expected to do well, but they made it all the way to the semi-finals. They finished in fourth place. Kristján Arason was part of the Icelandic team.

Men's tournament

• Team roster

• Gunnar Andrésson

• Bergsveinn Bergsveinsson

• Gústaf Bjarnason

• Sigurður Bjarnason

• Héðinn Gilsson

• Valdimar Grímsson

• Gunnar Gunnarsson

• Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson

• Patrekur Jóhannesson

• Júlíus Jónasson

• Konráð Olavsson

• Sigmar Óskarsson

• Birgir Sigurðsson

• Einar Sigurðsson

• Jakob Sigurðsson

• Geir Sveinsson

• Head coach: Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson

Group play

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Team	Event	Group stage						Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Iceland men's	Men's tournament	Brazil W 19–18	Czechoslovakia D 16–16	Hungary W 22–16	South Korea W 26–24	Sweden L 18–25	2 Q	Unified Team L 19–23	France L 20–24	4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	5	0	0	120	86	+34	10	Semifinals
2	Iceland	5	3	1	1	101	99	+2	7
3	South Korea	5	3	0	2	114	117	−3	6	Fifth place game
4	Hungary	5	2	0	3	102	108	−6	4	Seventh place game
5	Czechoslovakia	5	1	1	3	94	92	+2	3	Ninth place game
6	Brazil	5	0	0	5	96	125	−29	0	Eleventh place game

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
							Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Freyr Gauti Sigmundsson	78 kg	Dorjbat (MGL) L Ippon	Did not advance
Bjarni Friðriksson	95 kg	Bye	Traineau (FRA) L Ippon	Did not advance
Sigurður Bergmann	+95 kg	—N/a	Moreno (CUB) L Ippon	Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Iceland had women compete in swimming events at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.