Iceland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Iceland competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2] They did not win any medals but had several top 10 placements. Their best placement was by Már Gunnarsson who finished fifth in men's 100 m backstroke S11.

Iceland at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeISL
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Iceland
Websitewww.ifsport.is
in Tokyo
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Patrekur Axelsson
Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics112
Cycling101
Swimming123
Total336

Athletics

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Patrekur Axelsson Men's 400m T11 56.73 3 Did not advance 7
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Bergrún Ósk Aðalsteinsdóttir Women's long jump T37 4.04 8
Women's shot put F37 9.57 7

Cycling

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Arna Albertsdóttir Women's road race H1–4 1:22:04 15
Women's road time trial H1–3 48:22.33 11

Swimming

Two Icelandic swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[3][4]

Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir 400 m freestyle S6 6:31.67 13 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB5 1:54.02 8 Q 1:54.88 8
Már Gunnarsson 50 m freestyle S11 29.30 13 Did not advance
100 m backstroke S11 1:10.90 3 Q 1:10.36 5
100 m butterfly S11 1:14.86 11 Did not advance
200 m individual medley SM11 2:39.63 8 Q 2:37.43 8
Róbert Ísak Jónsson 100 m breaststroke SB14 1:10.12 10 Did not advance
100 m butterfly S14 58.34 7 Q 58.06 6
200 m individual medley SM14 2:15.37 7 Q 2:12.89 6

Legend: Q=Qualified; ER=European record; NR=National record

See also

References

  1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
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