Medals by Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1908 London	1	0	0	0	0	–
1912 Stockholm	2	0	0	0	0	–
1936 Berlin	12	0	0	0	0	–
1948 London	20	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Helsinki	9	0	0	0	0	–
1956 Melbourne	2	0	1	0	1	31
1960 Rome	9	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	4	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Mexico City	7	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	25	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	13	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	9	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	32	0	0	1	1	43
1988 Seoul	32	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	27	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	9	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	18	0	0	1	1	71
2004 Athens	26	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	29	0	1	0	1	70
2012 London	28	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	4	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total		0	2	2	4	118

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1948 St. Moritz	4	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Oslo	11	0	0	0	0	–
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	7	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Squaw Valley	4	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Innsbruck	5	0	0	0	0	–
1968 Grenoble	4	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Innsbruck	8	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Lake Placid	6	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Sarajevo	5	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Calgary	3	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	5	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	5	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	7	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	6	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	5	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	4	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	5	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	5	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	5	0	0	0	0	–
2026 Milan–Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	0	1	1	2
Handball	0	1	0	1
Judo	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)	0	2	2	4

Aquatics

For the swimming discipline, follow these links: Swimming and Water polo.

Iceland has yet to participate in Artistic swimming and Diving.

Athletics

Athletics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games. Iceland first participated in the sport 1912. They returned to the sport in 1936 and have participated in it every Summer Olympic Games since then.

They have won two medals in the sport. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won silver i men's triple jump in 1956 and Vala Flosadóttir won bronze in women's pole vault in 2000.

Badminton

Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Iceland has participated in the sport four times.

The best placements were 17th, which Iceland has accomplished three times. First by Árni Þór Hallgrímson alone in men's singles and together with Broddi Kristjánsson in men's doubles in 1992 and finally by Ragna Ingólfsdóttir in women's singles in 2012.

Gymnastics

Iceland has yet to participate in the disciplines Rhythmic gymnastics and Trampoline.

Handball

Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Iceland first participated in 1972 and has participated in the sport many times since then.

Iceland men's national handball team managed to win silver in the men's tournament in 2008.

Judo

Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games. Iceland first participated in 1976 and has participated most times since then.

Bjarni Friðriksson won bronze in men's 95 kg in 1984.

Sailing

Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Iceland has participated four times, first in 1984.

Their best placement in the sport was 22th, by Ísleifur Friðriksson and Gunnlaugur Jónasson in men's 470 in 1988.

Shooting

Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1904 and 1928. Iceland has participated four times, first in 1992.

Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson accomplished their best placement in the sport so far when he finished 14th in men's 10m air pistol in 2012.

Swimming

Water polo

Water polo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of the 1904 Games. Iceland has participated once, in 1936 when they finished 15th.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time. Iceland has participated in the sport four times, from 1968 to 1980.

Their best placement was 8th by Guðmundur Sigurðsson in men's 90 kg in 1976.

Wrestling

Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games since then except for 1904. Iceland has participated in the sport twice, in 1908 and 1912.

Their best placement in the sport was 4th by Jóhannes Jósefsson in men's Greco-Roman middleweight in 1908.

Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Iceland first participated in the sport in 1948 and has continued to do so every Olympic Games since then except for 1972.

Their best placement is 16th by Steinunn Sæmundsdóttir in women's slalom in 1976.

Their best placement in a men's event is 17th by Eysteinn Þórðarson in men's slalom in 1960.

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. Iceland first participated in the sport in 1952 and has participated in the sport most times since then.

Their best placement in the sport was by Jón Kristjánsson, Gunnar Pétursson, Ívar Stefánsson and Ebenezer Thorarinsson who finished 11th in men's relay in 1952.

Their best placement in a women's event was by Kristrún Guðnadóttir who finished 74th in women's sprint in 2022.

Ski jumping

Ski jumping has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Games. Iceland has participated three times. Their best placement was 35th by Ari Guðmundsson in the individual event in 1952.