# Iceland at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| 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 |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### 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 |
| Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | Discus throw | 58.94 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eggert Bogason | Discus throw | NM | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Einar Vilhjálmsson | Javelin throw | 78.92 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sigurður Einarsson | Javelin throw | 75.52 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pétur Guðmundsson | Shot put | 19.21 | | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Track & road events

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

#### Field events

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

### Handball
#### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | 5th to 12th places | Final / BM | 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 |
* Kristján Arason
* Alfreð Gíslason
* Guðmundur Guðmundsson
* Sigurður Gunnarsson
* Atli Hilmarsson
* Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson
* Brynjar Kvaran
* Þorgils Mathiesen
* Páll Ólafsson
* Bjarki Sigurðsson
* Jakob Sigurðsson
* Geir Sveinsson
* Sigurður Sveinsson
* Einar Þorvarðarson
* Karl Þráinsson

### Judo

Men's 95 kg
* Bjarni Friðriksson
Men's +95 kg
* Sigurður Bergmann

### Sailing
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race I | Race I | Race II | Race II | Race III | Race III | Race IV | Race IV | Race V | Race V | Race VI | Race VI | Race VII | Race VII | Total Points | Total -1 |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total Points | Total -1 |
| 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 |

### Swimming
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Magnús Ólafsson | 50 m freestyle | 24.50 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Magnús Ólafsson | 100 m freestyle | 52.01 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Magnús Ólafsson | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.05 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnar Guðmundsson | 400 m freestyle | 4:05.12 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnar Guðmundsson | 1500 m freestyle | 15:57.54 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eðvarð Eðvarðsson | 100 m backstroke | 57.70 | | 58.20 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eðvarð Eðvarðsson | 200 m backstroke | 2:05.61 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnþór Ragnarsson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.93 | 50 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnþór Ragnarsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.93 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnþór Ragnarsson | 200 m individual medley | 2:10.18 | 27 | 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 |
| Bryndís Ólafsdóttir | 50 m freestyle | 28.38 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bryndís Ólafsdóttir | 100 m freestyle | 59.56 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bryndís Ólafsdóttir | 200 m freestyle | 2:07.11 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir | 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.01 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 2:39.10 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ragnheiður Runólfsdóttir | 200 m individual medley | 2:22.65 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |