Iceland at the Olympics
Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.[1]
Iceland at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISL |
NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
Website | www |
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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 (known in American English as track & field), one in judo and one in handball.
Medal tables
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | 1956 Melbourne | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
Bronze | Bjarni Friðriksson | 1984 Los Angeles | Judo | Men's 95 kg |
Bronze | Vala Flosadóttir | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's pole vault |
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2008 Beijing | Handball | Men's competition |
References
- Iceland at the 1908 London Summer Games Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "Iceland". International Olympic Committee.
- "Iceland". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/ISL". olympanalyt.com.
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