title: Iceland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The country was represented by 1 man in Art competitions, 11 men in athletics and 5 men and 3 women in swimming.
  
  ## Results by event
  
  ### Art competitions
  
  * Ásgeir Bjarnþórsson (Mixed painting)
  
  ### 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 |
  | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | 100 m | | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Haukur Clausen | 100 m | 11.0 | 2 | | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Haukur Clausen | 200 m | 22.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Örn Clausen | 100 m | | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Reynir Sigurðsson | 400 m | 51.4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Óskar Jónsson | 800 m | 1:55.4 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Óskar Jónsson | 1500 m | 4:03.2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ásmundur Bjarnason Haukur Clausen Trausti Eyjólfsson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | long jump | 6.860 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Torfi Bryngeirsson | pole vault | 3.80 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigfús Sigurðsson | shot put | 14.540 | 11 | 13.66 | 13 |
  | Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson | shot put | 13.990 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jóel Sigurðsson | javelin throw | 55.69 | 17 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Örn Clausen | Result | 11.1 | 6.545 | 12.87 | 1.8 | 54.7 | 16.0 | 36.34 | 3.2 | 44.16 | 5:07.0 | 6444 | 12 |
  | Örn Clausen | Points | 814 | 686 | 703 | 786 | 639 | 776 | 606 | 575 | 484 | 375 | 6444 | 12 |
  
  ### Swimming
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ari Guðmundsson | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.6 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ari Guðmundsson | 400 m freestyle | 5:16.2 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Guðmundur Ingólfsson | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.4 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigurður Jónsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.6 | 14 | 2:52.4 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sigurður Th. Jónsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.4 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Atli Steinarsson | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.3 | 29 | 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 |
  | Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir | 100 m backstroke | 1:25.6 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anna Ólafsdóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 3:19.9 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Þórdís Árnadóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 3:26.1 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  