Iceland participated at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States, held between 18 and 28 February 1960. The country's participation in the Games marked its fourth appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the 1948 Games.
The Icelandic team consisted of four athletes (all men) who competed in two sports. Skier Kristinn Benediktsson was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. The country did not win any medal in the Games, and as of the event, had not won any medal in the Winter Olympic Games.
Background The Icelandic Sports Federation of Íþróttasamband Íslands was established on 28 January 1912 and a National Olympic Committee (NOC) was first formed on 29 September 1921. It was replaced by a new NOC which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 11 January 1935. The Íþróttasamband Íslands federation and the NOC of Iceland merged later in 1997 to become the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. The nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the 1948 held in St.Moritz, Switzerland. This edition of the Games marked the nation's fourth appearance at the Winter Games.
The 1960 Winter Olympics were held in Squaw Valley, United States between 18 and 28 February 1960. The Icelandic delegation consisted of four athletes competing across two sports. Skier Kristinn Benediktsson was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. The country did not win any medal in the Games, and as of the event, had not won any medal in the Winter Olympic Games.
Competitors There were four athletes (all men) who took part in the medal events across two sports. SportMenWomenAthletesAlpine skiing303Ski jumping101Total404
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics took place at Squaw Valley Ski Resort and consisted of six events. Iceland entered three competitors all of whom competed across all three men's events. Of all the competitors, Eysteinn Þórðarson achieved the best result in the men's slalom event, finishing in 17th place overall.
Men AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEysteinn ÞórðarsonDownhillrowspan="6" colspan="4" 2:26.237Jóhann Vilbergsson2:24.633Kristinn Benediktsson2:26.036Eysteinn ÞórðarsonGiant Slalom1:59.127Jóhann Vilbergsson–Kristinn Benediktsson2:06.134Eysteinn ÞórðarsonSlalom1:17.0201:07.9172:24.917Jóhann Vilbergsson1:25.740––Kristinn Benediktsson1:24.1371:13.0232:37.123
Ski jumping
Ski jumping event was held on 21 February at Olympic Jumping Hill. Austria had four entrants to the competition. The lone competitor Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson finished third to last in the overall classification amongst the 45 competitors. AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankSkarphéðinn GuðmundssonNormal hill64.073.04364.082.741155.743
References
Sources Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com