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 code	ISL
NPC	National Paralympic Committee of Iceland
Website	www.ifsport.is
in Tokyo
Competitors	6 in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Patrekur Axelsson Thelma Björg Björnsdóttir
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Swimming	1	2	3
Total	3	3	6

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Men's track

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Patrekur Axelsson	Men's 400m T11	56.73 PB	3	Did not advance

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

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

• Iceland at the Paralympics
• Iceland at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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.