| Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Valdimar Örnólfsson [1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This was the first time Iceland sent a woman to compete in the Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Steinþór Jakobsson | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Stefán Kristjánsson | 3:59.1 | 62 | |||||
| Einar Kristjánsson | 3:53.4 | 60 | |||||
| Eysteinn Þórðarson | 3:49.4 | 56 | |||||
| Stefán Kristjánsson | Slalom | DSQ | – | – | – | DSQ | – |
| Einar Kristjánsson | 1:50.0 | 36 | 2:28.6 | 40 | 4:18.6 | 37 | |
| Eysteinn Þórðarson | 1:44.7 | 30 | 2:15.6 | 29 | 4:00.3 | 26 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jakobína Jakobsdóttir | Downhill | 1:57.2 | 31 | ||||
| Jakobína Jakobsdóttir | Giant Slalom | 2:39.4 | 41 | ||||
| Jakobína Jakobsdóttir | Slalom | 1:06.4 | 23 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Oddur Pétursson | 1'02:36 | 61 |
| Jón Kristjánsson | 58:23 | 55 | |
| 30 km | Oddur Pétursson | 2'10:16 | 48 |
| Jón Kristjánsson | 2'00:52 | 39 | |
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Finland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Iceland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They did not win any medals.
Iceland competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Iceland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Iceland competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Out of 5 participants, no medals were won.
Iceland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Iceland competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Iceland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Iceland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Iceland competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Iceland competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.
Iceland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Iceland competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Athletes from Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908.
Steinþór Jakobsson was an Icelandic alpine skier. He competed in the men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Haukur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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