Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir (born 7 August 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the
Icelandic national basketball team. During her career, she won the
Icelandic championship and the
Icelandic Cup twice each. In 2016, she was named the
Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year.
Career
Gunnhildur played with
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...
from 2010 to 2014 and helped the club to the Úrvalsdeild finals twice, in 2012 when it lost to
NjarðvÃk
NjarðvÃk () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.
History
In 1995 it merged with the town of KeflavÃk and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...
and in 2014 when it lost to her hometown team of
Snæfell.
She helped Snæfell to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild finals, her third finals trip in four years. After the season she was named as the
Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year and to the
Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.
Gunnhildur helped Snæfell win the
Icelandic Supercup on October 11, 2015. On November 25, she injured her shoulder in a national game against
Slovakia
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and missed eight weeks.
In May 2016, she signed a contract extension with Snæfell for the 2016–2017 season. In December 2016, Gunnhildur was named the
Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year, ending
Helena Sverrisdóttir
Helena Sverrisdóttir (born 11 March 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player. Generally considered the greatest Icelandic female basketball player of all time, she was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year, Icelandic Women's Ba ...
's eleven-year reign.
After the 2017 finals, Gunnhildur revealed that she was pregnant and as a result would miss most of the coming season.
Gunnhildur averaged 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds during
2018–19 season and was named to the
Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team for the third time.
She announced her retirement from basketball in April 2020 but returned to the court with Snæfell in October 2021, posting 16 points and 10 rebounds in a victory against
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...
on 12 October.
Icelandic national team
Gunnhildur was first selected to the
Icelandic national basketball team in 2012. In total she played 36 games for the team.
Personal life
Gunnhildur's sister is basketball player
Berglind Gunnarsdóttir
Berglind Lára Gunnarsdóttir (born 17 February 1993) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player who played 26 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. She spent her entire playing career with Snæfell where she won three stra ...
, who played for Snæfell and the Icelandic national team.
Awards, titles and accomplishments
Individual awards
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Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year: 2016
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Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (3): 2015, 2016, 2019
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Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (2): 2015, 2016
Titles
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Icelandic champion (2): 2015, 2016
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Icelandic Basketball Cup (2): 2014, 2016
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Icelandic Supercup (3): 2014, 2015, 2016
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Icelandic Company Cup : 2011
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Icelandic Division I: 2008
Accomplishments
*Icelandic All-Star game (2): 2010, 2011
References
External links
Icelandic statistics from 2008at kki.is
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1990 births
Living people
Gunnhildur Gunnarsdottir
Gunnhildur Gunnarsdottir
Haukar women's basketball players
Snæfell women's basketball players
Guards (basketball)