title: Iceland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  
  ## 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
  
  **Track & road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Bjarni Stefánsson | 100 m | 11.28 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Bjarni Stefánsson | 400 m | 48.34 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ágúst Ásgeirsson | 1500 m | 3:45.47 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ágúst Ásgeirsson | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:53.95 | 11 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Hreinn Halldórsson | shot put | 18.93 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Óskar Jakobsson | javelin throw | 72.78 | 21 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Elías Sveinsson | Result | 11.51 | 6.37 | 13.94 | 1.94 | 51.77 | 16.19 | 41.98 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Elías Sveinsson | Points | 685 | 686 | 724 | 804 | 728 | 731 | 724 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  
  **Track & road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Lilja Guðmundsdóttir | 800 m | 2:07.26 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Lilja Guðmundsdóttir | 1500 m | 4:20.27 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Disa Gísladóttir | high jump | NM | | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Judo
  
  * Viðar Guðjohnsen - Men's 80 kg
  * Gísli Þorsteinsson - Men's 93 kg
  
  ### Swimming
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Sigurður Ólafsson | 100 m freestyle | 56.01 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigurður Ólafsson | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.18 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigurður Ólafsson | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.11 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigurður Ólafsson | 1500 m freestyle | 17:25.10 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Vilborg Sverrisdóttir | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.26 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vilborg Sverrisdóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:14.27 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vilborg Sverrisdóttir | 400 m freestyle | 4:48.28 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Þórunn Alfreðsdóttir | 100 m butterfly | 1:09.63 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Þórunn Alfreðsdóttir | 200 m butterfly | 2:29.22 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Weightlifting
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Guðmundur Sigurðsson | 90 kg | 145.0 | 12 | 187.5 | 7 | 332.5 | 8 |
  