1956 Winter Olympics / Participant (Iceland)

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Iceland took part in the VII Winter Olympics in 1956 in the Italian municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo with a delegation of seven athletes in two disciplines, including six men and one woman.

Participants by sport

Alpine skiing

Men

• Steinþór Jakobsson

  Giant slalom: disqualified

• Einar Kristjánsson

  Giant slalom: 60th place (3: 53.4 min)

  Slalom: 37th place (4: 18.6 min)

• Stefán Kristjánsson

  Giant Slalom: 62nd place (3: 59.1 min)

  Slalom: disqualified

• Eysteinn Þórðarson

  Giant Slalom: 56th place (3: 49.4 min)

  Slalom: 26th place (4:00, 3 min)

Women

• Jakobína Jakobsdóttir

  Downhill: 31st place (1: 57.2 min)

  Giant Slalom: 41st place (2: 39.4 min)

  Slalom: disqualified

Cross-country skiing

Men

• Jón Kristjánsson

  15 km: 55th place (58:23 min)

  30 km: 39th place (2:00:52 h)

• Oddur Petursson

  15 km: 61st place (1:02:36 h)

  30 km: 48th place (2:10:16 h)

Web links

• Iceland at the 1956 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )