Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | ISL |
NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
Website | www |
in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
Competitors | 7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Valdimar Örnólfsson[1] |
Medals |
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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
- Men
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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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 | |||
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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
- Men
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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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
- ^ "Valdimar Örnólfsson". olympedia.org. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
Sources