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Iceland
Iceland
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competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

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, West Germany

West Germany

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Results by event

Men's 100 metres

Bjarni Stefánsson
First Heat — 10.99s (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

Bjarni Stefánsson
First Heat — 46.76s
Second Heat — 46.92s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
Heat — 1:50.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw:

Erlendur Valdimarsson
Qualifying Round — 55.38m (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

Lára Sveinsdóttir
Qualifying Round — 1.60m (→ did not advance)

Men's Team Competition

Preliminary Round
Lost to East Germany (11-16)
Drew with Czechoslovakia (19-19)
Defeated Tunisia (27-16)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Lost to Poland (17-20)
11th/12th place: Lost to Japan (18-19) → 12th place

Swimming
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Finnur Garðarson
Heat — 55.53s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Finnur Garðarson
Heat — 2:08.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Guðmundur Gíslason
Heat — 17:32.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Guðjón Guðmundsson
Heat — 1:11.11 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley:

Friðrik Guðmundsson
Heat — 2:20.00 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...

Men's Middle Heavyweight:

Guðmundur Sigurðsson - 460.0 kg (13th place)

Men's Heavyweight:

Óskar Sigurpálsson - 477.5 kg (19th place)

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Results by event

Men's Team Competition

SwimmingSwimming at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....

WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...

Swimming
Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Munich, West Germany, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 532 participants from 52 countries competing....

Weightlifting
Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...