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Sporting event delegation
Iceland at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeISL
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Iceland
Websitewww.ifsport.is
in Beijing
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Jón Oddur Halldórsson (opening)
Eyþór Þrastarson (closing)
Medals
Ranked -th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Iceland sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. According to official records, the country was represented by five athletes in athletics, powerlifting and swimming. Their performance was considered satisfactory as two of them improved on their personal records.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2 competitors:

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Points Rank
Baldur Baldursson F37-38
(F37) 		Long jump N/A 5.42 942 7
Jón Oddur Halldórsson T35 100 m N/A 13.40 - 5

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

1 competitor:

Men

Athlete Class Event Result Rank
Steini Sölvason - -75 kg 115.0 12

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2 competitors:

Men
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Eyþór Þrastarson S11 400 m freestyle 5:11.54 8 Q 5:15.63 8
100 m backstroke 1:20.12 12 did not advance
Women
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Sonja Sigurðardóttir S5 50 m backstroke 57.90 10 did not advance

See also

References

  1. "Athletes & Teams" Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website of the 2008 Paralympic Games
  2. "Icelanders Satisfied with Results of Paralympics", Iceland Review Online, September 17, 2008

External links

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