Iceland at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Iceland at the Olympic Games
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At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors
Medals Rank: 31	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
Olympic history (summary)
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Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

• Vilhjálmur Einarsson — athletics, men's triple jump

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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