Iceland at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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

Results by event

Athletics

References

• Official Olympic Reports

The Summer Olympic games held in Helsinki, Finland lasted from July 19 until August 3 of 1952. There were 69 countries represented and 4,955 athletes competing in 149 events.

Iceland delegated nine male athletes for eleven contests. It was only the fifth participation in the Olympic Summer Games for Iceland. Listed below are the names of each athlete and their contributions: Ásmundur Bjarnason 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Torfi Bryngeirsson pole vault Fridrik Gudmundsson discus Hörður Haraldsson 100 Meter Dash 200 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Kristján Jóhannsson 5,000 meter run Guðmundur Lárusson 400 Meter Dash 800 Meter Dash Þorsteinn Löve discus Pétur Sigurðsson 100 Meter Dash 4 x 100 -meter sprint Ingi Þorsteinsson 110 Meter Hurdles 400 Meter Hurdles 4 x 100 -meter sprint

Mr. Ben-G. Waage served for Iceland on the International Olympic Committee.

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