Iceland at the Olympics

Iceland at the Olympics is a history which began in 1912.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Iceland was ICE.  It is now ISL."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

History 
Iceland was first at the Olympic Games in 1912. Then they missed the next four Games. After returning in 1936, the nation has been in every Summer Olympic Games since.

Iceland has also been in all but one Winter Olympic Games since 1948.  They were not at the 1972 Winter Games.

Icelandic athletes have won a total of four medals. The National Olympic Committee for Iceland was formed in 1921 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1935.

Medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   Vilhjálmur Einarsson  1956 Melbourne  Athletics  Men's triple jump   Bjarni Friðriksson  1984 Los Angeles  Judo  Men's half heavyweight   Vala Flosadóttir  2000 Sydney  Athletics  Women's pole vault   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

 Medals by sport 
 Athletics  0 1  1 2 Handball  0  1  0  1 Judo  0  0  1  1 Total  0  2  2  4

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 
 National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
 Iceland profile at London2012.com 

Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:Sport in Iceland