FACTOID # 1: Finns are perhaps the world's greatest athletes, ranking first in medals per capita for Summer Olympics, and third for Winter Olympics.
 
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Arctic Region > Iceland > Sports

ICELANDIC SPORTS STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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1992 Summer Paralympics > Total 17 [20th of 53]
2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita > Total 1 [73rd of 79]
2000 Summer Paralympics > Total 4 [46th of 66]
2003 World Men's Handball Championship > Standings > GA 116 [16th of 18]
2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships > Group A > GA 80 [1st of 11]
2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group B > GP 5 [7th of 12]
Chess > GrandMasters 9 [27th of 135]
Chess > International Masters 11 [46th of 135]
Chess > World Chess Rankings 2,494 [36th of 135]
EHF Champions League > By Country > Finalist 1 [14th of 16]
EHF Champions League > By Country > Finals Total 1 [17th of 18]
FIFA World Ranking > Men 477 [93rd of 198]
FIFA World Ranking > Women 1,804 [18th of 117]
ICCF national member federations > ICCF Email Contact Jón A. Pálsson
ICCF national member federations > Official ICCF Delegate Thórhallur B. Ólafsson
Mt Everest ascents > Duration 1953-2001 3 [42nd of 59]
Olympic medals > Bronze > Sydney 2000 1 [54th of 64]
Olympic medals > Total > Sydney 2000 1 [66th of 75]
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 1 [74th of 79]
Summer olympic medals > All time 3 [82nd of 116]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: 1992 Summer Paralympics ; Wikipedia: 2000 Summer Olympics medals per capita ; Wikipedia: 2000 Summer Paralympics ; Wikipedia: 2003 World Men's Handball Championship ; Wikipedia: 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships ; Wikipedia: 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships ; World Chess Federation, 2006; Wikipedia: EHF Champions League ; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Wikipedia: ICCF national member federations ; Everest yearly ascents by nationalities, adventurestats; International Olympic Committee; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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