Iceland at the Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Iceland IOC code  ISL NOC The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Website www.olympic.is (Icelandic)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.^[1]

The National Olympic Committee was created in 1921 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1935. After 1936, Iceland has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since. Iceland has also participated in all but one edition of the Winter Olympic Games since 1948, missing only the 1972 Winter Games.

Icelandic athletes have won a total of four medals, two in athletics, one in judo and one in handball.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1956 Melbourne		0	1	0	1	31
1984 Los Angeles	32	0	0	1	1	43
2000 Sydney	18	0	0	1	1	71
2008 Beijing	29	0	1	0	1	70
Total		0	2	2	4

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	1	1	2
Handball	0	1	0	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Total	0	2	2	4

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men's triple jump
Bronze	Bjarni Friðriksson	1984 Los Angeles	Judo	Men's half heavyweight
Bronze	Vala Flosadóttir	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's pole vault
Silver	National team Sturla Ásgeirsson, Arnór Atlason, Logi Eldon Geirsson, Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Björgvin Páll Gustavsson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, Alexander Petersson, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Sigfús Sigurðsson, Ólafur Stefánsson	2008 Beijing	Handball	Men's competition

References

1. Iceland at the 1908 London Summer Games

External links

• "Iceland". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Iceland". Sports-Reference.com.