Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics
# Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

## Results by event

### 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 |
| Ásmundur Bjarnason | 100 m | 11.40 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ásmundur Bjarnason | 200 m | 22.51 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hörður Haraldsson | 100 m | 11.31 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hörður Haraldsson | 200 m | 22.56 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pétur Sigurðsson | 100 m | 11.55 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guðmundur Lárusson | 400 m | 49.81 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Guðmundur Lárusson | 800 m | 1:56.5 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kristján Jóhannsson | 5000 m | 15:23.8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kristján Jóhannsson | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:00.0 | 26 |
| Ingi Þorsteinsson | 110 m hurdles | 15.6 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ingi Þorsteinsson | 400 m hurdles | 56.5 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ásmundur Bjarnason Hörður Haraldsson Pétur Sigurðsson Ingi Þorsteinsson | 4 × 100 m relay | DSQ | DSQ | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Field events**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Torfi Bryngeirsson | pole vault | 4.00 | 16 | 3.95 | 14 |
| Friðrik Guðmundsson | discus throw | 44.73 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Þorsteinn Löve | discus throw | 44.28 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
