Council of Europe

Iceland

Chief of State : Mr Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Head of Government : Ms Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports :Ms Katrin Jakobsdottir minister of education science and culture
Chairman of the National Olympic and sports association of Iceland :Ólafur Rafnsson

Land surface : 103 000 km²
Population : 0,32 million
Capital : Reykjavik
Language : icelandic
Currency : icelandic króna
GDP per capita ($PPP) :

Budget of State (2011):509,8 milliard ISK/3,2 milliard Euros
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: 57,1 milliard ISK/359,1 million Euros
Principal financing source for sport:The state,The icelandic lotterie, municipalities and comercial sektor
National sports federations : The state,The icelandic lotterie, municipalities and comercial sektor
Sports people member of a club :Municipalities, comercial sektor

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2011)
Reform of the anti doping system in Iceland
Work on sportpolicy
Work through the financial crisis

Organisation of sport in the country (2011)

Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals: 1
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0 ; Silver: 1 ; Bronze: 0
Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals :
Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold:  ; Silver: ; Bronze:

World champion in 2011 (including non olympic sport):

European champion (in 2011):

Links :
Ministry: www.menntamalaraduneyti.is

National Olympic Committee: www.isi.is

Sports director :
Óskar Thor Ármannsson
Adress:Sölvhólsgata 4, 150 Reykjavík
Tel: +3545459500
Fax:5628280
E-mail: oskar.thor.armannsson@mrn.is

EPAS contact:
Name: Líney Rut Halldorsdóttir
Title: Secretary general
Address: Engjavegur 6, 104 Reykjavík
Tel. :+354-5144000
Fax:+354-5144001
E-mail : liney@isi.is