Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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Greece
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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Icelandic athletes have competed at every
Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since
1912, except for four occasions.
The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent a total of 26 athletes, 21 men and 5 women, to compete in 5 sports, including
men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Seven Icelandic athletes had previously competed in
Sydney, including swimmer
Örn Arnarson
Örn Arnarson (born 31 August 1981 in Reykjavík) is a swimmer from Iceland. He won his first major title in 1998 at the European SC Championships in Sheffield. There he captured the title in the 200 m backstroke.
A year later, at the E ...
, who finished fourth in the men's 200 m backstroke. Handball player
Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson, who competed in his third Olympics since 1988 and helped his team set a remarkable comeback to the Games after an eight-year absence, was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
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Iceland failed to win an Olympic medal for the first time since 1996, although pole vaulter Þórey Edda Elísdóttir achieved a best result for the team at these Games with a fifth-place finish.
]
Athletics
Icelandic athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Ninth Place Final
Sailing
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side
On the course side is an expression used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat was on the wrong side of the starting line when the starting signal was given. According to the Sailing Instructions valid for a specific racing event, being on th ...
of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Swimming
Icelandic swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard
time):
;Men
;Women
See also
* Iceland at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadNational Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
{{Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
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