title: Iceland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.
  
  ## 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 |
  | Hilmar Þorbjörnsson | 100 m | 10.9 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Hilmar Þorbjörnsson | 200 m | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Svavar Markússon | 800 m | 1:52.88 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Svavar Markússon | 1500 m | 3:47.20 | 7 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Pétur Rögnvaldsson | 110 m hurdles | 15.38 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | 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 |
  | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | long jump | 6.76 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | triple jump | 15.74 | 8 | 16.37 | 5 |
  | Jón Pétursson | high jump | 1.95 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Valbjörn Þorláksson | pole vault | 4.20 | 14 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Björgvin Hólm | Result | 11.8 | 6.93 | 13.58 | 1.75 | 51.8 | 16.2 | 39.50 | 3.30 | 57.45 | 4:40.6 | 6261 | 14 |
  | Björgvin Hólm | Points | 650 | 764 | 728 | 711 | 716 | 557 | 612 | 438 | 676 | 409 | 6261 | 14 |
  
  ### Swimming
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Guðmundur Gíslason | 100 m freestyle | 1:00.8 | 6 | 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 |
  | Ágústa Þorsteinsdóttir | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.5 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  