Iceland (ISL)

Overview

NOCÍþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands
Flagbearers87

Participants

Olympic Games 306
Youth Olympic Games 45
Other competitors with ISL nationality 8

Description

The first sporting organisation in Iceland was founded on 28 January 1912 with the Icelandic Sports Federation (Íþróttasamband Íslands). The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Iceland was first formed on 29 September 1921, but this was replaced by a new one in 1934. This organisation was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 11 January 1935, at the IOC session in Oslo. The Íþróttasamband Íslands and the NOC of Iceland merged in 1997 to become the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.

Iceland sent one athlete to the 1908 Olympics, Jóhannes Jósefsson, a wrestler, although he marched with the Danish team at the Opening Ceremony. The country also sent two athletes to the 1912 Olympics, but did not again appear until 1936. Since that time it has never failed to be present at an Olympic Games.

Iceland has won four medals in the Olympic Games: a silver in triple jump (track & field athletics) by Vilhjálmur Einarsson in 1956, a bronze in half-heavyweight judo by Bjarni Friðriksson in 1984, a bronze by Vala Flosadóttir in women’s pole vault in 2000, and a silver by the men’s handball team in 2008.

Iceland has competed at all the Olympic Winter Games since 1948 (except for 1972), for 19 appearances. Their athletes have only competed in skiing disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games, participating in Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and ski jumping, with their best result being an 11th place in the 1952 men’s cross-country relay. Their best individual result, and the best result by a woman, was a 16th place in the 1976 slalom, by Steinunn Sæmundsdóttir.

It could be argued that Icelanders have won a gold medal. In 1920, Canada won a gold medal in ice hockey at Antwerpen, represented by the club team, the Winnipeg Falcons. Of the eight Canadians on that team, seven were of Icelandic origin and had dual citizenship.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1908 Summer Olympics Iceland 1 0 1 Results
1912 Summer Olympics Iceland 2 0 2 Results
1936 Summer Olympics Iceland 12 0 12 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Iceland 18 3 21 Results
1948 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 0 4 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Iceland 9 0 9 Results
1952 Winter Olympics Iceland 11 0 11 Results
1956 Summer Olympics Iceland 2 0 2 Results
1956 Winter Olympics Iceland 6 1 7 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Iceland 8 1 9 Results
1960 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 0 4 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Iceland 3 1 4 Results
1964 Winter Olympics Iceland 5 0 5 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Iceland 6 2 8 Results
1968 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 0 4 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Iceland 24 1 25 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Iceland 9 4 13 Results
1976 Winter Olympics Iceland 6 2 8 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Iceland 9 0 9 Results
1980 Winter Olympics Iceland 5 1 6 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Iceland 27 3 30 Results
1984 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 1 5 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Iceland 28 4 32 Results
1988 Winter Olympics Iceland 2 1 3 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Iceland 24 3 27 Results
1992 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 1 5 Results
1994 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 1 5 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Iceland 5 4 9 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 3 7 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Iceland 9 9 18 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 2 6 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Iceland 21 5 26 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Iceland 4 1 5 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Iceland 20 7 27 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Iceland 3 1 4 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Iceland 21 6 27 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Iceland 3 2 5 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Iceland 3 5 8 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Iceland 3 2 5 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Iceland 3 1 4 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Iceland 3 2 5 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Iceland 2 4 6 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Iceland 2 1 3 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Iceland 19 1 20 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Iceland 2 1 3 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Iceland 4 5 9 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Iceland 2 2 4 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 40 16 56 Results
Art Competitions 1 0 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Athletics 54 11 65 Results
Badminton 2 2 4 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 21 2 23 Results
Handball 71 0 71 Results
Judo 9 0 9 Results
Sailing 4 0 4 Results
Shooting 3 0 3 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 3 0 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 26 25 51 Results
Water Polo (Aquatics) 8 0 8 Results
Weightlifting 5 0 5 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 3 3 6 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 0 1 Results
Athletics 1 2 3 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 3 1 4 Results
Football (Football) 18 0 18 Results
Golf 1 1 2 Results
Mixed Sports 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 4 7 11 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1984 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

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

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 0 0 1
Football 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Vilhjálmur Einarsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Snorri Guðjónsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Róbert Gunnarsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Sigfús Sigurðsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Ólafur Stefánsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Sverre Jakobsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Logi Geirsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Ingimundur Ingimundarson ISL 0 1 0 1
Sturla Ásgeirsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Alexander Petersson ISL 0 1 0 1
Björgvin Gústavsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Hreiðar Guðmundsson ISL 0 1 0 1
Arnór Atlason ISL 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Guðbjörg Bjarnadóttir ISL 1 0 0 1
Aron Kári Aðalsteinsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Atli Hrafn Andrason ISL 0 0 1 1
Sigurbergur Bjarnason ISL 0 0 1 1
Sölvi Björnsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Helgi Guðjónsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Torfi Tímoteus Gunnarsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Alex Þór Hauksson ISL 0 0 1 1
Jónatan Ingi Jónsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Ísak Atli Kristjánsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Karl Viðar Magnússon ISL 0 0 1 1
Hilmar McShane ISL 0 0 1 1
Kristinn Pétursson ISL 0 0 1 1
Aron Birkir Stefánsson ISL 0 0 1 1
Óliver Dagur Thorlacius ISL 0 0 1 1
Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason ISL 0 0 1 1

IOC Members

Benedikt Waage 1946—1966