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Iceland at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Iceland at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in London
Competitors	20 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Hermann Stefánsson
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;

Iceland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. The country was represented by 1 man in Art competitions, 11 men in athletics and 5 men and 3 women in swimming.^[1]

Results by event

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	Heat		Quarterfinals		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	100 m			did not advance
Haukur Clausen	100 m	11.0	2		6	did not advance
Haukur Clausen	200 m	22.2	3	did not advance
Örn Clausen	100 m		4	did not advance
Reynir Sigurðsson	400 m	51.4	3	did not advance
Óskar Jónsson	800 m	1:55.4	4	—		did not advance
Óskar Jónsson	1500 m	4:03.2	6	—				did not advance
Ásmundur Bjarnason Haukur Clausen Trausti Eyjólfsson Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	4 × 100 m relay	42.9	4	—				did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	long jump	6.860	14	did not advance
Torfi Bryngeirsson	pole vault	3.80	14	did not advance
Sigfús Sigurðsson	shot put	14.540	11	13.66	13
Vilhjálmur Vilmundarson	shot put	13.990	17	did not advance
Jóel Sigurðsson	javelin throw	55.69	17	did not advance

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Örn Clausen	Result	11.1	6.545	12.87	1.8	54.7	16.0	36.34	3.2	44.16	5:07.0	6444	12
Örn Clausen	Points	814	686	703	786	639	776	606	575	484	375	6444	12

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ari Guðmundsson	100 m freestyle	1:01.6	22	did not advance
Ari Guðmundsson	400 m freestyle	5:16.2	29	did not advance
Guðmundur Ingólfsson	100 m backstroke	1:19.4		did not advance
Sigurður Jónsson	200 m breaststroke	2:50.6	14	2:52.4	14	did not advance
Sigurður Th. Jónsson		2:56.4	20	did not advance
Atli Steinarsson		3:02.3	29	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir	100 m backstroke	1:25.6	21	did not advance
Anna Ólafsdóttir	200 m breaststroke	3:19.9		did not advance
Þórdís Árnadóttir	200 m breaststroke	3:26.1		did not advance

^ The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad (PDF). London: Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, London, 1948. 1951. p. 546. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2008-08-23.