Iceland at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games

The Flag of Denmark flew over Iceland before independence in 1918 – Flag bearers
IOC code  ISL
NOC The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.olympic.is (Icelandic)
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
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Iceland competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Olympic historians treat Iceland's results separate from those of Denmark despite Iceland's lack of independence at the time.

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Athletics

A single athlete represented Iceland in athletics in the nation's debut at the sport and the Olympics. Halldórsson ran in the 100 metres, finishing fourth in his first round heat and not advancing to the semifinals.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jón Halldórsson 100 m 12.4 4 Did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Iceland's Olympic debut also included a wrestler. Pétursson advanced to the fifth round of the light heavyweight competition on the strength of a 3-2 record (making Iceland one of a very few countries to have a winning record in wrestling). He did so despite facing four wrestlers from the dominant Finland team. Pétursson remains the only wrestler to represent Iceland at the Olympics.

Wrestler Class First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Final
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Match A
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Match B
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Match C
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sigurjón Pétursson Light heavyweight  Lind (FIN)
W
 Salila (FIN)
W
 Wiklund (FIN)
L
 Rajala (FIN)
W
 Varga (HUN)
L
Did not advance N/A Did not advance 6

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