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Iceland
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Sport is an important part of the Icelandic culture. The main traditional sport in Iceland is Glíma, a form of wrestling, thought to have originated in medieval times.
Children and teenagers participate in various leisure activities. Popular sports are football, track and field, handball and basketball. Others are golf, tennis, swimming, chess and horseback riding on Icelandic horses. Team handball is often referred to as a national sport, Iceland's team is one of the top-ranked teams in the world, and Icelandic women are surprisingly good at football compared to the size of the country, the national team ranked the 18th best by FIFA. Iceland has excellent conditions for ice and rock climbing, although mountain climbing and hiking is preferred by the general public. Iceland also has the most Strongman competition wins.
The oldest sport association in Iceland is the Reykjavik Shooting Association, founded 1867. Rifle shooting became very popular in the 19th century and was heavily encouraged by politicians and others pushing for Icelandic independence. Shooting remains popular and all types of shooting with small arms is practised in the country. [40]
See also
- Main lists: List of basic Iceland topics and List of Iceland-related articles
References
- ^ a b c d e CIA - The World Fact book -- Iceland. Government. United States Government (July 20, 2006). Retrieved on August 6, 2006.
- ^ History of Medieval Greenland
- ^ Iceland: One of the world´s most free economies, Invest in Iceland Agency
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- ^ Human Development Report 2007/2008 - Inequality measures, ratio of richest 10% to poorest 10%
- ^ Report for Selected Countries and Subjects
- ^ National Land Survey of Iceland. www.statice.is (Unknown Publish Date). Retrieved on 6 August 2006.
- ^ a b CIA - The World Factbook -- Iceland. Geography. United States Government (July 20, 2006). Retrieved on August 6, 2006.
- ^ Late Holocene climate
- ^ Climate, History and the Modern World; Lamb H., 1995, Longman Publ.
- ^ Icelandic Climatic Data (English introduction), Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office)
- ^ Reykjavík weather station (#1) climatic means chart from above site
- ^ Akureyri weather station (#422) climatic means chart from above site
- ^ 6th-10th century AD
- ^ Iceland: Milestones in Icelandic History
- ^ The History of Iceland (Gunnar Karlsson)
- ^ Id. at p.48
- ^ Population by citizenship 1981-2006. www.statice.is.
- ^ Helgason, Agnar et al. (2000). Estimating Scandinavian and Gaelic Ancestry in the Male Settlers of Iceland. American Journal of Human Genetics, 67:697–717, 2000. Institute of Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford.
- ^ Iceland Export Directory[http://www.icelandexport.is/english/about_iceland/icelandic_language/
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Iceland. Demographics. United States Government (July 20, 2006). Retrieved on August 6, 2006.
- ^ Hagstofa Íslands
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Iceland. Demographics. United States Government (July 20, 2006). Retrieved on July 20, 2007.
- ^ Spongenberg, Helena. "Slovenia celebrates full entry into euro club", 2007-01-15. Retrieved on 2007-01-16.
- ^ "Euro support in Iceland hits five-year high", Reuters, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ a b c Index of Economic Freedom 2008 - Iceland
- ^ Economic survey of Iceland 2008
- ^ Avant.is
- ^ Gross energy consumption by source 1987–2005, Statistics Iceland, accessed 2007-05-14
- ^ Gross energy consumption by source 1987–2005, Statistics Iceland, accessed 2007-05-14
- ^ Vísindavefurinn: Hversu almenn er tölvueign Íslendinga?
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook -- Iceland. Demographics. United States Government (November 15, 2007). Retrieved on November 29, 2007.
- ^ European Commission Eurobarometer Social values, Science and Technology analysis June 2005 p.35.
- ^ www.nytimes.com/2005/07/13/international/europe/13elves.html?ex=1278907200&en=5e99759b563f81fe&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss.
- ^ www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061113093726.htm.
- ^ The Icelandic National Anthem. musik og saga. Retrieved on November 11, 2005.
- ^ Cronshaw, pgs. 168-169
- ^ [1], accessed 2007-11-29
- ^ entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article2055496.ece.
- ^ Skotfélag Reykjavíkur. Retrieved on September 2, 2007.
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