Iceland at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Iceland competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. It was the 17th time Iceland participated in the Games.
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The Icelandic Delegation
| Name | Sport/Profession | Achievements |
| Stefán Konráðsson | delegation leader | |
| Líney Rut Halldórsdóttir | assistant delegation leader | |
| Ágúst Kárason | physician | |
| Gauti Grétarsson | physiotherapist |
Gymnastics
| Árni Þór Árnason | group leader – gymnastics | |
| Mati Kirmes | trainer – gymnastics | |
| Rúnar Alexanderson | gymnastics | |
| Björn Magnús Tómasson | judge |
Track & Field
| Vésteinn Hafsteinsson | group leader – track & field | |
| Gísli Sigurðsson | trainer – track & field | |
| Stanislav Szczyrba | trainer – track & field | |
| Paul Doyle | trainer – track & field | |
| Guðrún Arnardóttir | 400 m. hurdle | 54.63 sec. 7th place |
| Jón Arnar Magnússon | decathlon | quit because of injury |
| Magnús Aron Hallgrímsson | discus | 60.95 m. 21st place |
| Martha Ernstdóttir | marathon | quit because of injury |
| Vala Flosadóttir | pole vault | 4.50 m. 3rd place, bronze medal |
| Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | pole vault | 4.00 m. 22nd place |
Sailing
| Birgir Ari Hilmarsson | group leader and trainer | |
| Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson | sailing | 42nd place |
Marksmanship
| Halldór Axelsson | group leader | |
| Peter Päkk | trainer | |
| Alfreð Karl Alfreðsson | marksmanship | 47th place |
Swimming
| Benedikt Sigurðarson | group leader | |
| Brian Daniel Marshall | national team trainer | |
| Sigurlín Þóra Þorbergsdóttir | assistant trainer | |
| Ragnar Friðbjarnarson | assistant trainer | |
| Elín Sigurðardóttir | 50 m. crawl | 27.58 sec. 51st place |
| Eydís Konráðsdóttir | 100 m. butterfly stroke | 1:03.27 min. 39th place |
| Hjalti Guðmundsson | 100 m. breaststroke | 1:05.55 min. 52nd place |
| Íris Edda Heimisdóttir | 100 and 200 m. breaststroke | 1:14.07 min. in 100 m. 33rd place. 2:38.52 min. in 200 m. 32nd place |
| Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson | 200 m. breaststroke | 2:17.86 min. 25th place – Icelandic record |
| Kolbrún Ýr Kristjánsdóttir | 100 and 200 m. back stroke | 1:07.28min. in 100 m. 43rd place. 2:24.33 min. in 200 m. 32nd place |
| Lára Hrund Bjargardóttir | 100 and 200 m. crawl | 58.44 sec. in 100 m. 36th place. 2:05.22 min. in 200 m. 27th place |
| Ríkarður Ríkarðsson | 100 m. butterfly stroke and 100 m. crawl | 56.11 sec. in 100 m. butterfly. 48th place – Icelandic record. 52.85 sec. in 100 m. crawl. 58th place. |
| Örn Arnarson | 200 m. crawl and 200 m. back stroke | 1:49.78 min. in 200 m. crawl. 10th place – Icelandic record, made it to the semifinals. 1:59.00 min. in 200 m. back. 4th place (1:58.99 in one round – Icelandic record). |
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Ólympíuvefurinn (Icelandic only)
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