National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
Country/Region | Iceland |
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Code | ISL |
Created | 1912 |
Recognized | 1935 |
Continental Association | EOC |
Headquarters | Reykjavik, Iceland |
President | |
Secretary General | |
Website | www.isi.is |
The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands) (abbreviated ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The main tasks of the ÍSÍ are to promote, coordinate and organize sporting activities in Iceland, as well as to promote the development of sport, as well as public sport events. The ÍSÍ has organized many popular public annual sporting events such as marathons and cycle to work schemes.
History[]
ÍSÍ was founded on 28 January 1912 under the name Íþróttasamband Íslands (English: Sports Association of Iceland). In 1997 it merged with the Olympic Committee of Iceland (est. 1921) and was renamed as the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[1]
List of presidents[]
President | Term |
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Axel V. Tulinius | 1912–1926 |
Benedikt G. Waage | 1926–1962 |
Gísli Halldórsson | 1962–1980 |
Sveinn Björnsson | 1980–1991 |
Ellert Schram | 1991–2006 |
Ólafur Rafnsson | 2006–2013 |
Lárus L. Blöndal | 2013–present |
Member federations[]
The Icelandic National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 21 Olympic Summer and three Winter Sport Federations and four Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Iceland.
Olympic Sport federations[]
National Federation | Summer or Winter | Headquarters |
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Icelandic Athletic Federation | Summer | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Icelandic Basketball Association | Summer | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Football Association of Iceland | Summer | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Icelandic Handball Association | Summer | Reykjavik |
Icelandic Ice Hockey Federation | Winter | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Icelandic Sailing Association | Summer | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Icelandic Skating Association | Winter | Reykjavik |
Winter | Akureyri | |
Icelandic Swimming Association | Summer | Reykjavik |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer | Reykjavik | |
Summer/Winter | Reykjavík |
Non-Olympic Sport federations[]
National Federation | Headquarters |
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Reykjavik | |
Reykjavik | |
Reykjavik | |
Reykjavik |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands". forseti.is (in Icelandic). Office of the President of Iceland. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links[]
- National Olympic Committees
- Sports governing bodies in Iceland
- Iceland at the Olympics
- 1921 establishments in Iceland
- Olympic organization stubs
- Icelandic sport stubs