Meet Team Iceland for Rio 2016!
The Olympic Stadium for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP
With less than a month to go to the opening ceremony of 2016 of the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil, eight Icelanders have secured the right to represent their country.
Meet Team Iceland!
Aníta Hinriksdóttir (Atletics)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Eggert
Anton Sveinn Mckee (Swimming)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Ómar
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (Atletics)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Kristinn
Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir (Swimming)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Ómar Óskarsson
Guðni Valur Guðnason (Atletics)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Eggert Jóhannesson
Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir (Swimming)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Árni Sæberg
Irina Sazonova (Gymnastics)
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Golli
Þormóður Árni Jónsson (Judo)
Photo: Brynjar Gauti
The games will be held on 5-12 August. Since the country’s first Olympic participation back in 1908, Icelandic athletes have won a total of four medals – two silver and two bronze – in athletics (2), judo, and handball.
