Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Iceland at the Olympic Games
Flag of Iceland IOC code  ISL NOC The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Website www.olympic.is (Icelandic)
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	7 (6 men, 1 woman) in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Iceland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1956, full results by sports-reference.com