Iceland at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Iceland competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Olympic historians treat Iceland's results separate from those of Denmark despite Iceland's lack of independence at the time.

Iceland at the 1912 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Stockholm
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1912 1920–1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Athletics

A single athlete represented Iceland in athletics in the nation's debut at the sport and the Olympics. Halldórsson ran in the 100 metres, finishing fourth in his first round heat and not advancing to the semifinals.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jón Halldórsson	100 m	12.4	4	Did not advance

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Iceland's Olympic debut also included a wrestler. Pétursson advanced to the fifth round of the light heavyweight competition on the strength of a 3–2 record (making Iceland one of a very few countries to have a winning record in wrestling). He did so despite facing four wrestlers from the dominant Finland team. Pétursson remains the only wrestler to represent Iceland at the Olympics.

Wrestler	Class	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Match A Opposition Result	Match B Opposition Result	Match C Opposition Result	Rank
Sigurjón Pétursson	Light heavyweight	Lind (FIN) W	Salila (FIN) W	Wiklund (FIN) L	Rajala (FIN) W	Varga (HUN) L	Did not advance	N/A	Did not advance			6

References

• Official Olympic Reports