List of flag bearers for Iceland at the Olympics

Iceland at the Olympics
IOC code	ISL
NOC	National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Website	www.olympic.is  (in Icelandic)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer appearances
1908 1912 1920–1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Iceland at the Olympics. ^[1] Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1936	Summer	Kristján Vattnes	Athletics	[2]
2	1948	Winter	Hermann Stefánsson	Coach
3	1948	Summer	Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	Athletics
4	1952	Winter	Gisli B. Kristjánsson	Team leader
5	1952	Summer	Friðrik Guðmundsson	Athletics
6	1956	Winter	Valdimar Örnólfsson	Alpine skiing (did not compete)
7	1956	Summer	Vilhjálmur Einarsson	Athletics
8	1960	Winter	Kristinn Benediktsson	Alpine skiing
9	1960	Summer	Pétur Rögnvaldsson	Athletics
10	1964	Winter	Valdimar Örnólfsson	Official
11	1964	Summer	Valbjörn Þorláksson	Athletics
12	1968	Winter	Kristinn Benediktsson	Alpine skiing
13	1968	Summer	Guðmundur Hermannsson	Athletics
14	1972	Summer	Geir Hallsteinsson	Handball
15	1976	Winter	Árni Óðinsson	Alpine skiing
16	1976	Summer	Óskar Jakobsson	Athletics
17	1980	Winter	Haukur Sigurðsson	Cross-country skiing
18	1980	Summer	Birgir Borgþórsson	Weightlifting
19	1984	Winter	Nanna Leifsdóttir	Alpine skiing
20	1984	Summer	Einar Vilhjálmsson	Athletics
21	1988	Winter	Einar Ólafsson	Cross-country skiing
22	1988	Summer	Bjarni Friðriksson	Judo
23	1992	Winter	Ásta Halldórsdóttir	Alpine skiing
24	1992	Summer	Bjarni Friðriksson	Judo
25	1994	Winter	Ásta Halldórsdóttir	Alpine skiing
26	1996	Summer	Jón Arnar Magnússon	Athletics
27	1998	Winter	Theódóra Mathiesen	Alpine skiing
28	2000	Summer	Guðrún Arnardóttir	Athletics
29	2002	Winter	Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir	Alpine skiing
30	2004	Summer	Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson	Handball
31	2006	Winter	Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir	Alpine skiing
32	2008	Summer	Örn Arnarson	Swimming
33	2010	Winter	Björgvin Björgvinsson	Alpine skiing
34	2012	Summer	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir	Athletics
35	2014	Winter	Sævar Birgisson	Cross-country skiing
36	2016	Summer	Þormóður Árni Jónsson	Judo
37	2018	Winter	Freydís Halla Einarsdóttir	Alpine skiing	[3]
38	2020	Summer	Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir	Swimming	[4]
			Anton McKee
39	2022	Winter	Kristrún Guðnadóttir	Cross-country skiing	[5]
			Sturla Snær Snorrason	Alpine skiing
40	2024	Summer	Edda Hannesdóttir	Swimming	[6]
			Hákon Þór Svavarsson	Shooting

See also

• Iceland at the Olympics

References

1. Iceland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Flagbearers for Iceland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 21 May 2023.
3. "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
4. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
5. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. "Guðlaug Edda og Hákon fánaberar í París". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.