Iceland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games

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IOC code	ISL
NOC	The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.olympic.is (Icelandic)

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm

Competitors

Medals
Rank: 31

Gold
0

Silver
1

Bronze
0

Total
1

Olympic history (summary)

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Winter Games

Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.

Medalists

Silver

Vilhjálmur Einarsson — athletics, men's triple jump

References

Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden

Africa	(Egypt)* Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria South Africa Uganda

America	Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Brazil British Guiana Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad United States Uruguay Venezuela

Asia	Afghanistan Burma (Cambodia)* Ceylon Republic of China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Israel Japan South Korea Malaya North Borneo Pakistan Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam

Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg (Netherlands)* Norway Poland Portugal Romania Soviet Union (Spain)* Sweden (Switzerland)* Turkey Yugoslavia

Oceania	Australia Fiji New Zealand

(*)(competed at the Equestrian games in Stockholm only)

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