# Iceland at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, 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, 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.
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).

### 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

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Jón Arnar Magnússon | Result | 11.05 | 7.12 | 14.98 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Jón Arnar Magnússon | Points | 850 | 842 | 788 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Pole vault | 4.40 | 10 q | 4.55 | 5 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Rúnar Alexandersson | All-around | 8.700 | 9.737 | 9.162 | 8.887 | 9.312 | 9.000 | 54.798 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rúnar Alexandersson | Pommel horse | — | 9.737 | — | — | — | — | 9.737 | =6 Q | — | 9.725 | — | — | — | — | 9.725 | 7 |

## Handball
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coaches: Gudmundur Gudmundsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Roland Eradze
* (1971-05-07)7 May 1971 (aged 33)
* 1.90 m
* Valur
* 2
* P
* Róbert Sighvatsson
* (1972-11-13)13 November 1972 (aged 31)
* 1.91 m
* HSG Wetzlar
* 3
* CB
* Kristján Andrésson
* (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 23)
* 1.82 m
* Eskilstuna Guif
* 4
* CB
* Einar Örn Jónsson
* (1976-12-28)28 December 1976 (aged 27)
* 1.83 m
* SG Wallau-Massenheim
* 5
* P
* Sigfús Sigurðsson
* (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 29)
* 1.98 m
* SC Magdeburg
* 6
* LB
* Dagur Sigurðsson
* (1973-04-03)3 April 1973 (aged 31)
* 1.93 m
* A1 Bregenz
* 8
* RW
* Gylfi Gylfason
* (1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 26)
* 1.77 m
* Wilhelmshavener HV
* 9
* LW
* Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
* (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 25)
* 1.88 m
* TUSEM Essen
* 10
* CB
* Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson
* (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 22)
* 1.92 m
* TV Grosswallstadt
* 11
* RB
* Ólafur Stefánsson
* (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 31)
* 1.96 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 12
* GK
* Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson
* (1965-01-22)22 January 1965 (aged 39)
* 1.90 m
* SG Kronau/Östringen
* 13
* LB
* Rúnar Sigtryggsson
* (1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 32)
* 1.94 m
* ThSV Eisenach
* 15
* RB
* Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
* (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 20)
* 1.90 m
* Haukar
* 17
* LB
* Jalesky Garcia Padron
* (1975-01-28)28 January 1975 (aged 29)
* 1.94 m
* FA Göppingen
* 18
* P
* Róbert Gunnarsson
* (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 24)
* 1.92 m
* Aarhus GF

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 137 | +17 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 158 | −15 | 2 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 149 | −19 | 2 | |
* 1 2 South Korea 35–32 Russia
* 1 2 Iceland 30–25 Slovenia
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | Croatia | 34 - 30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | Metličić 8 | (16-12) | Stefánsson 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | 3× 9× | | 3× 7× 1× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 16 August 2004 14:30 | Iceland | 23 - 31 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 16 August 2004 14:30 | Stefánsson 6 | (12-13) | Duyshebaev, Romero 5 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 16 August 2004 14:30 | 2× 3× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 18 August 2004 11:30 | Iceland | 30 - 25 | Slovenia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 18 August 2004 11:30 | G. Sigurðsson 7 | (10-10) | Rutenka 10 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 18 August 2004 11:30 | 3× 3× | | 3× 3× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 20 August 2004 09:30 | South Korea | 34 - 30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 20 August 2004 09:30 | Yoon K 12 | (16-13) | Stefánsson 10 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 20 August 2004 09:30 | 3× 4× | | 3× 3× 1× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 22 August 2004 19:30 | Russia | 34 - 30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 22 August 2004 19:30 | Rastvortsev 10 | (17-11) | Stefánsson 10 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 22 August 2004 19:30 | 3× 5× | | 3× 2× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |

#### Ninth Place Final

| 24 August 2004 11:30 | Brazil | 25 – 29 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY) |
| 24 August 2004 11:30 | Tupan, Souza 6 | (11-13) | G. Sigurðsson 8 | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY) |
| 24 August 2004 11:30 | 3× 5× 1× | | 4× 2× | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY) |

## Sailing
### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Hafsteinn Geirsson | Laser | 28 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 35 | DNF | 39 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 344 | 40 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side 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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Örn Arnarson | 50 m freestyle | 23.84 | 54 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hjörtur Már Reynisson | 100 m butterfly | 55.12 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.97 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.60 | 21 | 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 |
| Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | 200 m individual medley | 2:22.00 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Íris Edda Heimisdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.35 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kolbrún Yr Kristjánsdóttir | 100 m butterfly | 1:02.33 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 50 m freestyle | 26.36 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir | 100 m freestyle | 58.47 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |