Iceland first participated in the Summer Olympic games in 1908 and 1912. After that they returned in 1936 and have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then. They have won a total of four medals; 2 silver and 2 bronze.
Vilhjálmur Einarsson won silver in
men's triple jump in 1956,
Bjarni Friðriksson won bronze in
men's 95 kg Judo in 1984,
Vala Flosadóttir won bronze in
women's pole vault in 2000 and the
Iceland men's national handball team won silver in
men's handball competition in 2008.
Aquatics For the swimming discipline, follow these links:
Swimming and
Water polo. Iceland has yet to participate in
Artistic swimming and
Diving. ===
Athletics=== Athletics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Iceland first participated in the sport 1912. They returned to the sport in 1936 and have participated in it every Summer Olympic Games since then. They have won two medals in the sport.
Vilhjálmur Einarsson won silver i
men's triple jump in 1956 and
Vala Flosadóttir won bronze in
women's pole vault in 2000. ===
Badminton=== Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Iceland has participated in the sport four times. The best placements were 17th, which Iceland has accomplished three times. First by
Árni Þór Hallgrímson alone in
men's singles and together with
Broddi Kristjánsson in
men's doubles in 1992 and finally by
Ragna Ingólfsdóttir in
women's singles in 2012. ===
Gymnastics=== Iceland has yet to participate in the disciplines Rhythmic gymnastics and Trampoline. ====
Artistic gymnastics==== Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Iceland has participated four times, first in 1996. Their best placement is 7th by
Rúnar Alexandersson in
men's pommel horse in 2004. The highest placed in a women's event was 40th by
Irina Sazonova in
women's artistic individual all-around in 2016. ===
Handball=== Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Iceland first participated in 1972 and has participated in the sport many times since then.
Iceland men's national handball team managed to win silver in the
men's tournament in 2008. ===
Judo=== Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games. Iceland first participated in 1976 and has participated most times since then.
Bjarni Friðriksson won bronze in
men's 95 kg in 1984. ===
Sailing=== Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Iceland has participated four times, first in 1984. Their best placement in the sport was 22nd, by
Ísleifur Friðriksson and
Gunnlaugur Jónasson in
men's 470 in 1988. ===
Shooting=== Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1904 and 1928. Iceland has participated four times, first in 1992.
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson accomplished their best placement in the sport so far when he finished 14th in
men's 10m air pistol in 2012. ===
Swimming=== ====
Long course swimming==== Iceland first competed in swimming in 1948 and has competed in the sport most Games since then.
Örn Arnarson has achieved the best Icelandic placement in the sport, finishing 4th in
men's 200m backstroke in 2000.
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir has the highest placement in a women's event, she placed 6th in
women's 100m breaststroke in 2016. ====
Marathon swimming==== Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Iceland has yet to participate in the discipline. ===
Water polo=== Water polo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Iceland has participated once, in
1936 when they finished 15th. ===
Weightlifting=== Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time. Iceland has participated in the sport four times, from 1968 to 1980. Their best placement was 8th by
Guðmundur Sigurðsson in
men's 90 kg in 1976. ===
Wrestling=== Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1904. Iceland has participated in the sport twice, in 1908 and 1912. Their best placement in the sport was 4th by
Jóhannes Jósefsson in
men's Greco-Roman middleweight in 1908. ==Summary by Winter sport==