Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Iceland at the
1956 Winter Olympics
IOC codeISL
NOCNational Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Websitewww.isi.is (in Icelandic)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearerValdimar 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.

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
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
Women
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 –

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
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

References

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

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