Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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Iceland at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Valdimar Örnólfsson [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Steinþór Jakobsson Giant SlalomDSQ
Stefán Kristjánsson 3:59.162
Einar Kristjánsson 3:53.460
Eysteinn Þórðarson 3:49.456
Stefán Kristjánsson SlalomDSQDSQ
Einar Kristjánsson 1:50.0362:28.6404:18.637
Eysteinn Þórðarson 1:44.7302:15.6294:00.326
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jakobína Jakobsdóttir Downhill1:57.231
Jakobína Jakobsdóttir Giant Slalom2:39.441
Jakobína Jakobsdóttir Slalom1:06.423DSQDSQ

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Oddur Pétursson 1'02:3661
Jón Kristjánsson 58:2355
30 km Oddur Pétursson 2'10:1648
Jón Kristjánsson 2'00:5239

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References

  1. "Valdimar Örnólfsson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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