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| Iceland at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISL |
| NOC | National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland |
| Website | www |
| inMelbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Vilhjálmur Einarsson |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iceland competed at the1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne,Australia. As a partial support to theDutch-led boycott, Icelandic athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag.Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Silver | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 27 November |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hilmar Þorbjörnsson | 100 m | 11.12 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Distance | Position | ||
| Vilhjálmur Einarsson | Men's triple jump | 16.26 m | |
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