title: Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Vala Flosadóttir | Athletics | Women's pole vault |
  
  ## Delegation
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession |
  | - | - |
  | Stefán Konráðsson | delegation leader |
  | Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir | assistant delegation leader |
  | Ágúst Kárason | physician |
  | Gauti Grétarsson | physiotherapist |
  
  ### Gymnastics
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession |
  | - | - |
  | Árni Þór Árnason | group leader – gymnastics |
  | Mati Kirmes | trainer – gymnastics |
  | Rúnar Alexandersson | gymnastics |
  | Björn Magnús Tómasson | judge |
  
  ### Track & Field
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
  | - | - | - |
  | Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | group leader – track & field | |
  | Gísli Sigurðsson | trainer – track & field | |
  | Stanislav Szczyrba | trainer – track & field | |
  | Paul Doyle | trainer – track & field | |
  | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 400 m hurdle | 54.63 s 7th place |
  | Jón Arnar Magnússon | decathlon | quit because of injury |
  | Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson | discus | 60.95 m 21st place |
  | Martha Ernstdóttir | marathon | quit because of injury |
  | Vala Flosadóttir | pole vault | 4.50 m 3rd place, Bronze |
  | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | pole vault | 4.00 m 22nd place |
  
  ### Sailing
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
  | - | - | - |
  | Birgir Ari Hilmarsson | group leader and trainer | |
  | Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson | sailing | 42nd place |
  
  ### Shooting
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
  | - | - | - |
  | Halldór Axelsson | group leader | |
  | Peter Päkk | trainer | |
  | Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson | marksmanship | 47th place |
  
  ### Swimming
  
  | Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
  | - | - | - |
  | Benedikt Sigurðarson | group leader | |
  | Brian Daniel Marshall | national team trainer | |
  | Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir | assistant trainer | |
  | Ragnar Friðbjarnarson | assistant trainer | |
  | Elín Sigurðardóttir | 50 m crawl | 27.58 s 51st place |
  | Eydís Konráðsdóttir | 100 m butterfly stroke | 1:03.27 min 39th place |
  | Hjalti Guðmundsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.55 min 52nd place |
  | Íris Edda Heimisdóttir | 100 and 200 m breaststroke | 1:14.07 min in 100 m 33rd place. 2:38.52 min. in 200 m 32nd place |
  | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.86 min 25th place – Icelandic record |
  | Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir | 100 and 200 m back stroke | 1:07.28 min in 100 m 43rd place. 2:24.33 mi in 200 m 32nd place |
  | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | 100 and 200 m crawl | 58.44 s in 100 m 36th place. 2:05.22 min in 200 m 27th place |
  | Ríkarður Ríkarðsson | 100 m butterfly stroke and 100 m crawl | 56.11 s in 100 m butterfly. 48th place – Icelandic record. 52.85 s in 100 m crawl. 58th place. |
  | Örn Arnarson | 200 m crawl and 200 m back stroke | 1:49.78 min in 200 m crawl. 10th place – Icelandic record, made it to the semifinals. 1:59.00 min in 200 m back. 4th place (1:58.99 in one round – Icelandic record). |
  
  ## Results by event
  
  ### Athletics
  
  **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
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Discus throw | 60.95 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Track & road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Guðrún Arnardóttir | 400 m hurdles | 56.30 | | 54.82 | | 54.63 | 7 |
  | Martha Ernstdóttir | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Vala Flosadóttir | pole vault | 4.30 | 1 | 4.50 NR | |
  | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | pole vault | 4.00 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Combined events – Decathlon**
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Result | 10.85 | NR | 15.48 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Jón Arnar Magnússon | Points | | | | | | | | | | | DNF | DNF |
  
  ### Gymnastics
  
  Men's artistic individual all-around
  
  * Rúnar Alexandersson (50th place)
  
  ### Sailing
  
  **Open**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
  | Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson | Laser | 41 | 42 | 21 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 39 | OCS (-44) | DNF (-44) | DNF (44) | 355 | 42 |
  
  ### Shooting
  
  Men's Skeet
  
  * Alfred Karl Alfredsson (47th place)
  
  ### Swimming
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ríkarður Ríkarðsson | 100 m freestyle | 52.85 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ríkarður Ríkarðsson | 100 m butterfly | 56.11 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Örn Arnarson | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.78 | | 1:50.41 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Örn Arnarson | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.80 | | 1:58.99 | | 1:59.00 | 4 |
  | Hjalti Guðmundsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.55 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.86 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Elín Sigurðardóttir | 50 m freestyle | 27.58 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | 100 m freestyle | 58.44 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:05.22 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Eydís Konráðsdóttir | 100 m butterfly | 1:03.27 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Íris Edda Heimisdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.07 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Íris Edda Heimisdóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 2:38.52 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir | 100 m backstroke | 1:07.28 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir | 200 m backstroke | 2:24.33 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  