List of flag bearers for Iceland at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Iceland at the Olympics.[1] Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Iceland at the
Olympics
IOC codeISL
NOCNational Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Websitewww.olympic.is (in Icelandic)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1936 Summer Kristján Vattnes Athletics [2]
2 1948 Winter Hermann Stefánsson Coach
3 1948 Summer Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson Athletics
4 1952 Winter Gisli B. Kristjánsson Team leader
5 1952 Summer Friðrik Guðmundsson Athletics
6 1956 Winter Valdimar Örnólfsson Alpine skiing (did not compete)
7 1956 Summer Vilhjálmur Einarsson Athletics
8 1960 Winter Kristinn Benediktsson Alpine skiing
9 1960 Summer Pétur Rögnvaldsson Athletics
10 1964 Winter Valdimar Örnólfsson Official
11 1964 Summer Valbjörn Þorláksson Athletics
12 1968 Winter Kristinn Benediktsson Alpine skiing
13 1968 Summer Guðmundur Hermannsson Athletics
14 1972 Summer Geir Hallsteinsson Handball
15 1976 Winter Árni Óðinsson Alpine skiing
16 1976 Summer Óskar Jakobsson Athletics
17 1980 Winter Haukur Sigurðsson Cross-country skiing
18 1980 Summer Birgir Borgþórsson Weightlifting
19 1984 Winter Nanna Leifsdóttir Alpine skiing
20 1984 Summer Einar Vilhjálmsson Athletics
21 1988 Winter Einar Ólafsson Cross-country skiing
22 1988 Summer Bjarni Friðriksson Judo
23 1992 Winter Ásta Halldórsdóttir Alpine skiing
24 1992 Summer Bjarni Friðriksson Judo
25 1994 Winter Ásta Halldórsdóttir Alpine skiing
26 1996 Summer Jón Arnar Magnússon Athletics
27 1998 Winter Theódóra Mathiesen Alpine skiing
28 2000 Summer Guðrún Arnardóttir Athletics
29 2002 Winter Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir Alpine skiing
30 2004 Summer Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson Handball
31 2006 Winter Dagný Linda Kristjánsdóttir Alpine skiing
32 2008 Summer Örn Arnarson Swimming
33 2010 Winter Björgvin Björgvinsson Alpine skiing
34 2012 Summer Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir Athletics
35 2014 Winter Sævar Birgisson Cross-country skiing
36 2016 Summer Þormóður Árni Jónsson Judo
37 2018 Winter Freydís Halla Einarsdóttir Alpine skiing [3]
38 2020 Summer Snæfríður Jórunnardóttir Swimming [4]
Anton McKee
39 2022 Winter Kristrún Guðnadóttir Cross-country skiing [5]
Sturla Snær Snorrason Alpine skiing
40 2024 Summer Edda Hannesdóttir Swimming [6]
Hákon Þór Svavarsson Shooting

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Iceland. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Flagbearers for Iceland". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Guðlaug Edda og Hákon fánaberar í París". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.