Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. As a partial support to the Dutch-led boycott, Icelandic athletes under the Olympic flag instead of the national flag. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Vilhjálmur Einarsson Athletics Men's triple jump
Results by event Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankHilmar Þorbjörnsson100 m11.123did not advance
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionVilhjálmur EinarssonMen's triple jump16.26 m
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database