Iceland at the 1948 Summer Olympics
# Iceland at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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.

## Results by event

### Art competitions

* Ásgeir Bjarnþórsson (Mixed painting)

### 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

**Track & road events**

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

**Field events**

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

**Combined events – Decathlon**

| 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 |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ari Guðmundsson | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.6 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ari Guðmundsson | 400 m freestyle | 5:16.2 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guðmundur Ingólfsson | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.4 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sigurður Jónsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:50.6 | 14 | 2:52.4 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sigurður Th. Jónsson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.4 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Atli Steinarsson | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.3 | 29 | 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 |
| Kolbrún Ólafsdóttir | 100 m backstroke | 1:25.6 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Ólafsdóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 3:19.9 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Þórdís Árnadóttir | 200 m breaststroke | 3:26.1 | | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
