title: Iceland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
text: # Iceland at the 1956 Summer Olympics
  
  Iceland competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur Einarsson won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 27 November |
  
  ## Results by event
  
  ### Athletics
  
  **Key**
  
  * Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  * Q = Qualified for the next round
  * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  * NR = National record
  * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  
  **Track & road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Hilmar Þorbjörnsson | 100 m | 11.12 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
  | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | Men's triple jump | 16.26 m | |
  