title: Iceland at the 2020 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Icelandic athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for four occasions as a result of the worldwide Great Depression (1920 to 1932). During the opening ceremony countries marched in the order of traditional Japanese characters using Gojūon script; therefore, Iceland was third in the parade of nations following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928, and Refugee Olympic Team.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Iceland received one universality slot from World Athletics to send one athlete.
  
  ### 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 |
  | Guðni Valur Guðnason | Men's discus throw | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  Iceland received the allocation spot from ISSF to send Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson in the men's pistol shooting to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | Men's 10 m air pistol | 570 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Icelandic swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Anton Sveinn McKee | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:11.64 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Women's 100 m freestyle | 56.15 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:00.20 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  