Iceland at the Olympics facts for kids

ISL

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.

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
2 Silver	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	1956 Melbourne	Athletics	Men's triple jump
3 Bronze	Bjarni Friðriksson	1984 Los Angeles	Judo	Men's half heavyweight
3 Bronze	Vala Flosadóttir	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's pole vault
2 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 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

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes