Iceland at the 1964 Winter Olympics

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Iceland at the
1964 Winter Olympics
Flag of Iceland.svg
IOC code ISL
NOC National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website www.isi.is  (in Icelandic)
in Innsbruck
Competitors5 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 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace
TimeRank
Jóhann Vilbergsson Giant SlalomDNF
Kristinn Benediktsson 2:17.8661
Árni Sigurðsson 2:14.9056
Men's slalom
AthleteQualifyingFinal
Time 1RankTime 2RankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Kristinn Benediktsson DSQ1:00.5727did not advance
Árni Sigurðsson 1:09.036559.6725 QF1:25.34401:13.78392:39.1239
Jóhann Vilbergsson 1:00.39461:02.2334did not advance

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Birgir Guðlaugsson 1'04:53.967
Þórhallur Sveinsson 1'00:14.955
30 km Birgir Guðlaugsson 1'54:00.364
Þórhallur Sveinsson 1'51:34.461

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References

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