Iceland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and it has competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since Berlin 1936 and almost every edition of the Winter Olympic Games since St. Moritz 1948.
Iceland has won a total of 4 medals at the Summer Olympic Games in athletics, handball, and judo.
The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland was created in 1921 and recognized in 1935.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London 1908 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stockholm 1912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Antwerp 1920 | Did not participate | |||||
| Paris 1924 | ||||||
| Amsterdam 1928 | ||||||
| Los Angeles 1932 | ||||||
| Berlin 1936 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| London 1948 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Helsinki 1952 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne 1956 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Rome 1960 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tokyo 1964 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mexico City 1968 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Munich 1972 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Montreal 1976 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Moscow 1980 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Seoul 1988 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Barcelona 1992 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Atlanta 1996 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney 2000 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Athens 2004 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Beijing 2008 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| London 2012 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tokyo 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz 1948 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oslo 1952 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Squaw Valley 1960 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Innsbruck 1964 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Grenoble 1968 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sapporo 1972 | Did not participate | |||||
| Innsbruck 1976 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Lake Placid 1980 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sarajevo 1984 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Calgary 1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Albertville 1992 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Lillehammer 1994 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nagano 1998 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Salt Lake City 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Torino 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Vancouver 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sochi 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Pyeongchang 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Beijing 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Medal winners[]
| Games | Medal | Athlete | Sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne 1956 | 
|
Vilhjalmur Einarsson | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 
|
Bjarni Fridriksson | Judo | Men's 95 kg |
| Sydney 2000 |
|
Vala Flosadottir | Athletics | Women's Pole Vault |
| Beijing 2008 |
|
Sturla Asgeirsson Arnor Atlason Logi Eldon Geirsson Snorri Steinn Gudjonsson Hreidar Gudmundsson Robert Gunnarsson Bjorgvin Pall Gustavsson Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson Ingimundur Ingumundarson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Alexander Petersson Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson Sigfus Sigurdsson Olafur Stefansson |
Handball | Men's Handball |