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Ólafur Þór Thorlacius
Ólafur Þór Thorlacius (born 21 October 1936) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. He played several seasons in the Icelandic basketball and handball tournaments and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Basketball Club career Ólafur started his career with Gosi in the 1950s. In 1963, he was in the unusual position of being the coach of KR while playing for KFR. On 26 February 1963, he scored 21 points for KFR in a 66–52 victory against KR. In December 1965, he helped the team win the Reykjavík Basketball Tournament. He retired from playing following the 1971 season. National team career From 1959 to 1966, Ólafur played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. He was a member of Iceland's first national team on 16 May 1959, where he scored 6 points in a 38–41 loss against Denmark. Coaching career Ólafur was the head coach of KR from 1962 to 1963. He later coached Valur and the Icelandic men's national basketball team . Ha ...
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Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ...
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FH Men's Handball
The FH (men's handball) team, commonly referred to as FH, is the men's handball department of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (English: Hafnarfjörður Gymnastics Club), club from Hafnarfjörður, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Crest, colours, supporters Kit manufacturers Kits Team Current squad :''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' Technical staff * Head coach: Sigursteinn Arndal * Assistant coach: Einar Andri Einarsson * Coach: Omar Fridriksson * Physiotherapist: Alexander Pétur Kristjánsson Transfers :''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Aron Pálmarsson (CB) from Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ... * Daníel Freyr Andrésson (GK) from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold ;Leaving Accomplishmen ...
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Valur Men's Basketball Players
Valur may refer to: People * Birkir Valur Jónsson (born 1998), Icelandic football player * Björn Valur Gíslason (born 1959), Icelandic politician * Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (born 1979), Icelandic handball player * Guðni Valur Guðnason (born 1995), Icelandic discus thrower * Kristján Valur Ingólfsson (born 1947), Icelandic priest * Valur Gíslason (born 1977), Icelandic football player * Valur Ingimundarson (born 1962), Icelandic basketball player and coach * Valur Orri Valsson (born 1994), Icelandic basketball player * Valur Valsson (born 1961), Icelandic football player Places * Válur, Faroe Islands Sports * Valur (club), an Icelandic multi-sport club ** Valur (men's football) ** Valur (women's football) ** Valur (men's handball) ** Valur (women's handball) ** Valur (men's basketball) ** Valur (women's basketball) * Valur Reyðarfirði, a defunct club that merged into Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar (, ), abbreviated as KFF, was ...
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Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball) Players
Úrvalsdeild karla is a name given to top-tier men's competitions in Iceland and may refer to: * Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland * Úrvalsdeild karla (football), the top tier men's football league in Iceland * Úrvalsdeild karla (handball), the top tier men's handball league in Iceland See also * Úrvalsdeild kvenna (other) Úrvalsdeild kvenna is a name given to top-tier women's competitions in Iceland and may refer to: * Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland * Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), the top tier women's football l ...
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KR Men's Basketball Coaches
KR is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code for South Korea. KR or Kr may also refer to: Sports * KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur * Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club * Kickoff returner, in American and Canadian football Transportation * Comores Aviation International (IATA airline designator KR) * Kenya Railways * Konkan Railway, India * Korea National Railway, formerly Korea Rail Network Authority * Krasnodar International Airport (IATA airport code KR), serving the southern Russian city of Krasnodar * Province of Crotone, Italy, vehicle registration Other * Kr., German for Kreis, a district akin to a county * .kr, country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of South Korea * KR (ANSI), an ANSI X3.64 escape sequence * K. R. Market, Bangalore, India * Kamen Rider, a tokusatsu multimedia franchise created by Shotaro Ishinomori. * Kanuri language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Kayser-Roth, clothing manufacturer in North Ca ...
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Icelandic Male Handball Players
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic orthography *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide variety of colours and marki ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funeral of George V, State funeral of George V of the United Kingdom. After a procession through London, he is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, ...
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Úrvalsdeild Karla (handball)
Úrvalsdeild karla (), also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 23 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion, while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second (of 11 in total so far) in 2000. FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki. 2024/25 Season participants The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2023–24 season. Úrvalsdeild karla past champio ...
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