• Source: Iceland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

      • Iceland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation celebrated its centennial anniversary in the Olympics, having participated at every games since 1912, except for four occasions.
      The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland sent the nation's third largest delegation to the Games, with a total of 28 athletes, 22 men and 6 women, to compete in 6 sports, including men's handball, the nation's only team-based sport at these Olympic games. Javelin thrower and Olympic hopeful Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir was Iceland's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000.
      Iceland, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in London, after the men's national handball team, silver medalists from Beijing, lost to Hungary in the quarterfinal round. Meanwhile, Hjálmsdóttir, who qualified for the final rounds of the women's javelin throw event, finished farther from the standings.


      Athletics



      Icelandic athletes participated in the following events:

      Men
      Track & road events

      Field events

      Women
      Field events


      Badminton



      Iceland qualified one athlete in badminton.


      Handball



      Men's team event – 1 team of 15 players


      = Men's tournament

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      The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
      Head coaches: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

      Group play

      Quarter-final


      Judo



      Iceland qualified 1 judoka.


      Shooting



      Men


      Swimming



      Iceland qualified the following swimmers:

      Men

      Women

      * Lost swim-off


      See also


      Iceland at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics


      References

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