Ólafur Ólafsson
No. 14 – Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
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Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Grindavík, Iceland | November 28, 1990||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | St. Clement | ||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||||
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Ólafur Ólafsson (born 28 November 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, and a member of the Icelandic national team. He won back-to-back national championships with Grindavík in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Cup in 2014.[1]
Playing career[]
Ólafur came up through the junior ranks of Grindavík and played his first senior game during the . He soon became known for his jumping ability and won the Icelandic All-star game dunk contest in 2008.[2] He spent the 2008-2009 season in Germany[3] with Eisbären Bremerhaven before returning to Grindavík in 2009.[4] He helped Grindavík win the national championship in 2012 and 2013, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014.[1]
Ólafur joined St. Clement in the French NM2 in 2015[5] where he averaged 14 points per game. He rejoined Grindavík in June 2016.[1]
Ólafur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team in 2017.[6]
He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan despite Ólafur's 20 points.[7]
On 2 May 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer from behind the half-court line against KR.[8]
National team[]
Ólafur has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2011.[9] He was a member of the team that won bronze at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.[10]
Awards, titles and accomplishments[]
Individual awards[]
Titles[]
- Icelandic champion (2): ,
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2014
- Icelandic Supercup (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
- Icelandic Company Cup (2): 2009, 2011
Accomplishments[]
- Icelandic All-Star Game dunk contest winner: 2008, 2010
References[]
- ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 June 2016). "Ólafur Ólafsson heim í Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur hefur skráð sig í troðslukeppnina". Grindavik.is (in Icelandic). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur til Þýskalands". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (22 October 2010). "Helgi tók okkur í gegn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ætla mér að nýta þetta tækifæri til fulls". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Hans Steinar Bjarnason (5 May 2017). "Jón Arnór og Thelma Dís eru leikmenn ársins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 May 2021). "Sjáðu ótrúlega flautukörfu Ólafs sem tryggði Grindavík sigur gegn KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "A-landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 May 2017). "Níu af tólf leikmönnum í karlalandsliðinu á Smáþjóðaleikunum í San Marínó eru nýliðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links[]
- Úrvalsdeild profile
- Profile at realgm.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Grindavík men's basketball players
- Forwards (basketball)
- Icelandic expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Icelandic men's basketball players
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players