Iceland at the Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympics Iceland Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.

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.

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

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

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

Athletics	0	1	1	2
Handball	0	1	0	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Total	0	2	2	4

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
• "The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-20.