title: Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. With their silver medal in men's handball. they obtained their fourth olympic medal and their first team medal.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Iceland men's national handball team Sturla ÁsgeirssonArnór AtlasonLogi Eldon GeirssonSnorri Steinn GuðjónssonHreiðar GuðmundssonRóbert GunnarssonBjörgvin Páll GustavssonÁsgeir Örn HallgrímssonIngimundur IngimundarsonSverre Andreas JakobssonAlexander PeterssonGuðjón Valur SigurðssonSigfús SigurðssonÓlafur StefánssonBjarni Fritzson | Handball | Men's tournament |
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Bergur Ingi Pétursson | Hammer throw | 71.63 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Pole vault | 4.15 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Javelin throw | 48.59 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | Women's singles | Hirose (JPN) L 6–21, $7–19^{ret}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Handball
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Roster**
  
  The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  
  Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
  
  * No.
  * Pos.
  * Name
  * Date of birth (age)
  * Height
  * App.
  * Goals
  * Club
  * 1
  * GK
  * Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
  * (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 (aged 23)
  * 1.90 m
  * 25
  * 1
  * TV Bittenfeld
  * 3
  * LB
  * Logi Eldon Geirsson
  * (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 25)
  * 1.91 m
  * 63
  * 171
  * TBV Lemgo
  * 5
  * P
  * Sigfús Sigurðsson
  * (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 33)
  * 1.98 m
  * 142
  * 301
  * Valur
  * 6
  * RB
  * Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
  * (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 24)
  * 1.91 m
  * 83
  * 116
  * GOG Svendborg
  * 7
  * LB
  * Arnór Atlason
  * (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 24)
  * 1.91 m
  * 58
  * 98
  * FCK Handball
  * 9
  * LB
  * Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
  * (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 29)
  * 1.87 m
  * 191
  * 885
  * VfL Gummersbach
  * 10
  * CB
  * Snorri Guðjónsson
  * (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26)
  * 1.87 m
  * 123
  * 401
  * GOG Svendborg
  * 11
  * RB
  * Ólafur Stefánsson
  * (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 35)
  * 1.96 m
  * 263
  * 1250
  * BM Ciudad Real
  * 14
  * LW
  * Sturla Ásgeirsson
  * (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 28)
  * 1.86 m
  * 6
  * 11
  * Aarhus GF Håndbold
  * 15
  * RW
  * Alexander Petersson
  * (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 28)
  * 1.86 m
  * 65
  * 249
  * SG Flensburg-Handewitt
  * 16
  * GK
  * Hreiðar Guðmundsson
  * (1980-11-29)29 November 1980 (aged 27)
  * 1.93 m
  * 57
  * 0
  * IK Sävehof
  * 17
  * P
  * Sverre Andreas Jakobsson
  * (1977-02-08)8 February 1977 (aged 31)
  * 1.96 m
  * 44
  * 12
  * HK Kopavogur
  * 18
  * P
  * Róbert Gunnarsson
  * (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 28)
  * 1.90 m
  * 118
  * 370
  * VfL Gummersbach
  * 19
  * LB
  * Ingimundur Ingimundarson
  * (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 28)
  * 1.93 m
  * 27
  * 34
  * Elverum Håndball
  
  **Group play**
  
  | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | Iceland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
  | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 | |
  | 10 August 2008 10:45 | Russia | 31 – 33 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  | 10 August 2008 10:45 | Igropulo 9 | (16–19) | Guðjónsson 12 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  | 10 August 2008 10:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  | 12 August 2008 20:45 | Iceland | 33 – 29 | Germany | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  | 12 August 2008 20:45 | Guðjónsson 8 | (17–14) | Kraus 13 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  | 12 August 2008 20:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  | 14 August 2008 14:00 | South Korea | 22 – 21 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
  | 14 August 2008 14:00 | Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
  | 14 August 2008 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 4× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
  | 16 August 2008 20:45 | Denmark | 32 – 32 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 16 August 2008 20:45 | Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 16 August 2008 20:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
  | 18 August 2008 09:00 | Iceland | 32 – 32 | Egypt | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  | 18 August 2008 09:00 | Sigurðsson 10 | (14–17) | Zaky 9 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  | 18 August 2008 09:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
  
  **Quarterfinal**
  
  | 20 August 2008 14:15 | Poland | 30 – 32 | Iceland | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 August 2008 14:15 | Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  | 20 August 2008 14:15 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
  
  **Semifinal**
  
  | 22 August 2008 20:15 | Iceland | 36 – 30 | Spain | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 August 2008 20:15 | Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 | (17–15) | Rocas 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  | 22 August 2008 20:15 | 4× 9× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
  
  **Gold medal game**
  
  | 24 August 2008 15:45 | Iceland | 23 – 28 | France | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 24 August 2008 15:45 | Stefánsson 5 | (10–15) | Karabatić 8 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
  | 24 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
  
  **Final rank**
  
  Silver
  
  ## Judo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Þormóður Árni Jónsson | Men's +100 kg | Bye | Figueroa (PUR) W 1000–0001 | Roudaki (IRI) L 0001–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Árni Már Árnason | 50 m freestyle | 22.81 NR | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Örn Arnarson | 100 m freestyle | 50.68 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Örn Arnarson | 100 m backstroke | 56.15 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.50 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.58 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Hjörtur Már Reynisson | 100 m butterfly | 54.17 | 52 | 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 |
  | Sarah Blake Bateman | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.82 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.78 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Erla Dögg Haraldsdóttir | 200 m individual medley | 2:20.53 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 50 m freestyle | 25.82 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 100 m freestyle | 56.35 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sigrún Brá Sverrisdóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:04.82 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  