Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Helsinki
Competitors	9 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Friðrik Guðmundsson
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Iceland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinals		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ásmundur Bjarnason	100 m	11.40	5	did not advance
	200 m	22.51	4	did not advance
Hörður Haraldsson	100 m	11.31	4	did not advance
	200 m	22.56	4	did not advance
Pétur Sigurðsson	100 m	11.55	5	did not advance
Guðmundur Lárusson	400 m	49.81	4	did not advance
	800 m	1:56.5	7	—		did not advance
Kristján Jóhannsson	5000 m	15:23.8	14	—				did not advance
	10000 m	—						32:00.0	26
Ingi Þorsteinsson	110 m hurdles	15.6	4	—		did not advance
	400 m hurdles	56.5	5	did not advance
Ásmundur Bjarnason Hörður Haraldsson Pétur Sigurðsson Ingi Þorsteinsson	4 × 100 m relay	DSQ		—		did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Torfi Bryngeirsson	pole vault	4.00	16	3.95	14
Friðrik Guðmundsson	discus throw	44.73	22	did not advance
Þorsteinn Löve		44.28	24	did not advance

References

• Official Olympic Reports

The Summer Olympic games held in Helsinki, Finland lasted from July 19 until August 3 of 1952. There were 69 countries represented and 4,955 athletes competing in 149 events.[1]

Iceland delegated nine male athletes for eleven contests. It was only the fifth participation in the Olympic Summer Games for Iceland. Listed below are the names of each athlete and their contributions:[2] Ásmundur Bjarnason 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Torfi Bryngeirsson pole vault Fridrik Gudmundsson discus Hörður Haraldsson 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Kristján Jóhannsson 5,000 meter run Guðmundur Lárusson 400 Meter Dash 800 Meter Dash Þorsteinn Löve discus Pétur Sigurðsson 100 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Ingi Þorsteinsson 110 Meter Hurdles 400 Meter Hurdles 4 x 100 -meter sprint

Mr. Ben-G. Waage served for Iceland on the International Olympic Committee.[3]

Notes

1. "Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
2. "Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics". memim.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "Official Report 1952 page 1" (PDF). Retrieved 23 April 2017.