en Iceland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Iceland at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Seoul
Competitors	32 (28 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Bjarni Friðriksson
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920–1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	2	7
Handball	15	0	15
Judo	2	–	2
Sailing	2	0	2
Swimming	4	2	6
Total	28	4	32

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson	Discus throw	58.94		Did not advance
Eggert Bogason	Discus throw	NM		Did not advance
Einar Vilhjálmsson	Javelin throw	78.92		Did not advance
Sigurður Einarsson	Javelin throw	75.52		Did not advance
Pétur Guðmundsson	Shot put	19.21		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Helga Halldórsdóttir	400 m hurdles	58.99		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Íris Grönfeldt	Javelin throw	54.28		Did not advance

Key:

Team	Event	Group stage						5th to 12th places	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Iceland men's	Men's tournament	United States W 22-15	Algeria W 22-16	Sweden L 14-20	Yugoslavia D 19-19	Soviet Union L 19-32	4	East Germany L 29-31	Did not advance	8

Athlete	Event	Race I		Race II		Race III		Race IV		Race V		Race VI		Race VII		Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
Athlete	Event	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Total Points ^[2]	Total -1 ^[3]
Gunnlaugur Jonasson Isleifur Fridriksson	470	21	27.0	17	23.0	20	26.0	15	21.0	DNF	36.0	21	27.0	16	22.0	182.0	146.0

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Magnús Ólafsson	50 m freestyle	24.50	40	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	52.01	31	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	1:53.05	28	Did not advance
Ragnar Guðmundsson	400 m freestyle	4:05.12	37	Did not advance
Ragnar Guðmundsson	1500 m freestyle	15:57.54	31	Did not advance
Eðvarð Eðvarðsson	100 m backstroke	57.70		58.20	16	Did not advance
Eðvarð Eðvarðsson	200 m backstroke	2:05.61	24	Did not advance
Arnþór Ragnarsson	100 m breaststroke	1:07.93	50	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:27.93	43	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:10.18	27	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bryndís Ólafsdóttir	50 m freestyle	28.38	37	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	59.56	40	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:07.11	32	Did not advance
Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir	100 m breaststroke	1:13.01	23	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:39.10	27	Did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:22.65	24	Did not advance