Erla Þorsteinsdóttir (born 8 March 1978) is an Icelandic former
basketball
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player. She was a key player on the
Keflavík team that won six
Icelandic championships and seven
Icelandic basketball cups during her stay there. In 2001 she was voted as one of the twelve players on the
team of the 20th century. She was named the
Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2000.
Early life
Erla was born in
Keflavík in 1978. She started practicing basketball with Keflavík at the age of 11. She was a promising
golfer in her youth and was a member of the Icelandic junior national golf teams. Following her retirement from basketball due to injuries, she returned to practicing golf.
National team career
Between 1995 and 2004, Erla played 34 games for the
Icelandic national basketball team
The Iceland men's national basketball team ( is, Íslenska karlalandsliðið í körfubolta) represents Iceland in international basketball tournaments. The team is controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.
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.
References
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1978 births
Living people
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