| Iceland at the 1960 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| in Squaw Valley | |
| Competitors | 4 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kristinn Benediktsson [1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eysteinn Þórðarson | Downhill | 2:26.2 | 37 | ||||
| Kristinn Benediktsson | 2:26.0 | 36 | |||||
| Jóhann Vilbergsson | 2:24.6 | 33 | |||||
| Jóhann Vilbergsson | Giant Slalom | DSQ | – | ||||
| Kristinn Benediktsson | 2:06.1 | 34 | |||||
| Eysteinn Þórðarson | 1:59.1 | 27 | |||||
| Jóhann Vilbergsson | Slalom | 1:25.7 | 40 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Kristinn Benediktsson | 1:24.1 | 37 | 1:13.0 | 23 | 2:37.1 | 23 | |
| Eysteinn Þórðarson | 1:17.0 | 20 | 1:07.9 | 17 | 2:24.9 | 17 | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson | Normal hill | 64.0 | 73.0 | 43 | 64.0 | 82.7 | 41 | 155.7 | 43 |
The 1960 Winter Olympics were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort in Squaw Valley, California, United States. The resort was chosen to host the Games at the 1956 meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Squaw Valley was an undeveloped resort in 1955, so the infrastructure and all of the venues were built between 1956 and 1960 at a cost of US$80,000,000. The layout was designed to be intimate, allowing spectators and competitors to reach most of the venues on foot.
Norway competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Austria competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Switzerland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Hungary competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
New Zealand competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. The country was represented by its Alpine skiing team of Bill Hunt, Cecelia Womersley, Patricia Prain, and Sam Chaffey. No medals were earned.
Poland competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Belgium competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, returning to the Winter Games after missing the 1960 Winter Olympics.
South Africa competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. These were the first Winter Olympic games South Africa competed in since the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, California.
Argentina competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1956 Winter Olympics. Argentina got to lead the Parade of Nations in Greece's absence.
Spain competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Bulgaria competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Chile competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Liechtenstein competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Lebanon competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Senegal has sent athletes to all Summer Olympic Games held since 1964. Unlike most surrounding nations, Senegal has never missed any Summer Olympics since its independence. Only once has the country won an Olympic medal: Amadou Dia Ba, who won a silver medal in the men's 400 metre hurdles in 1988. However, Abdoulaye Seye, representing France, won a bronze medal in the 200 metres in 1960, just two months after the short lived Mali Federation gained independence and a few days after Senegal seceded from the federation.
Barbados first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968, and has participated in each Games since, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics when Barbados joined the American-led boycott and has never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Iraq first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948. Iraqis missed the 1952 and boycotted the 1956 games over opposition to the Suez Crisis. Following this absence, Iraq returned to win a Bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. They participated in the next three games but once again did not appear in the 1972 and 1976 games to boycott apartheid South Africa. In joining the 1976 Boycott, Iraq became only the second non-African state to participate in the boycott. Since 1980, Iraq has appeared in every game despite the Iraq Wars. On April 9, 2003, the National Olympic Committee of Iraq building in Baghdad was damaged in looting and fires from looters. Iraq's Olympic program recovered in time to compete in the Athens Olympics the following year, and the Iraq football team almost won a bronze medal but were defeated by Italy in the bronze medal match. Iraq has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games.
Suriname first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation missed the 1964 Games, and also participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Suriname has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Surinamese athletes have won two medals at the summer Olympic games.
Sudan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation did not attend the 1964 Games, boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics along with most African nations, and participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
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