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Þór Akureyri (women's Basketball)
The Þór Akureyri women's basketball team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the women's basketball department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland. It has won the national championship three times. During the 2023–2024 season, Þór participated in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in 45 years. Honors * Úrvalsdeild (3): :1969, 1971, 1976 * Icelandic Basketball Cup (1): :1975 * Icelandic Basketball Super Cup (1): :2024 * Division I (1): :2017 Individual awards * 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team **Erna Rún Magnúsdóttir - 2010 **Fanney Lind Thomas - 2016 **Heiða Hlín Björnsdóttir - 2018 **Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir - 2019 **Rut Herner Konráðsdóttir - 2017, 2019 **Unnur Lára Ásgeirsdóttir - 2017, 2018 Notable players * Eva Wium Elíasdóttir * Fanney Lind Thomas * Friðný Jóhannesdóttir * Guðný Jónsdóttir * Maddie Sutton * María Guðnadóttir * Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akureyri
Akureyri (, ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous Municipalities of Iceland, municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær , 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. The municipality includes the town's neighbourhood at the head of Eyjafjörður and two farther islands: Hrísey at the mouth of Eyjafjörður and Grímsey off the coast. Nicknamed the "Capital of North Iceland", Akureyri is an important port and fishing centre. The area where Akureyri is located was settled in the 9th century, but did not receive a municipal charter until 1786. Allies of World War II, Allied units were based in the town during World War II. Further growth occurred after the war as the Icelandic population increasingly moved to urban areas. The area has a relatively mild climate because of geographical factors, and the town's ice-free harbour has played a significant role in its history. History The Norsemen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir (born 20 September 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Playing career Sylvía Rún came up through the junior ranks of Haukar and broke into the senior team in 2012. She played with Haukar until 2016, winning the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014 and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2015. After starting the 2016-2017 season with Stjarnan, she stepped away from basketball after three games for personal reasons but returned to the team the following season where she went on to average 11.0 points and 7.6 rebounds in 12 games. In September 2018, Sylvía Rún joined 1. deild kvenna club Þór Akureyri. On 5 January 2019, Sylvía posted a quadruple-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a victory against Njarðvík. On 16 March 2019, she scored a career high 40 points in a 70-67 victory against Hamar. For the season she averaged 21.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic daily newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. It is currently the country's only daily printed newspaper and the newspaper of record. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president, Sveinn Björnsson. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedikt Guðmundsson
Benedikt Rúnar Guðmundsson (born 19 August 1972) is an Icelandic basketball coach. He has been named Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year twice: in the 2006–07 season and in the 2008–09 season,. In both seasons, he won the Icelandic men's championship KR. He has been named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the year twice; in 2010, when he also won the Icelandic women's championship with KR, and in 2019. Coaching career After coaching Þór Þorlákshöfn from 2010, Benedikt took over Þór Akureyri men's and women's teams in 2015. He led the men's team to victory in Division I in 2016 and a promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. He led the women's team to victory in Division I in 2017 but the team failed to achieve promotion til the Úrvalsdeild kvenna after losing to Breiðablik in the promotion playoffs. In May 2017, Benedikt was hired as the head coach of KR women's team. After guiding KR to the Úrvalsdeild playoffs in 2019, Benedikt was named the Úrvalsd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldur Ingi Jónasson
Baldur Ingi Jónasson (born 15 July 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player. He formerly coached Úrvalsdeild clubs Stjarnan and KFÍ. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with KFÍ and Þór Akureyri, scoring 1,616 points in 192 games. Over his career, he has played over 30 season in the Icelandic basketball league system. Playing career After starting his career with Bolungarvík and splitting two seasons with ÍKÍ and Laugdælir, Baldur transferred to KFÍ in 1994. In 1996, he helped KFÍ achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in the club's history, scoring 20 points in the third and deciding game of the 1. deild karla finals against Þór Þorlákshöfn. During his first Úrvalsdeild season, Baldur averaged 10.2 points while shooting 48.5% from the three-point range, good for third best in the league, behind Eiríkur Önundarson and Kristinn Friðriksson. He was selected to participate i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Bollason
Einar Gunnar Bollason (born 6 November 1943) is an Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst. As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times with KR. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century and the coach of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association. In 2020, he received the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon from the president of Iceland. Early life Einar was born in Vesturbær in Reykjavík. Playing career Club career Einar came up through the junior ranks of ÍR and played his first senior games at the age of 15. He later moved to KR where he spent the bulk of his career. Icelandic national team Between 1964 and 1978, Einar played 35 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. Coaching career Einar coached the men's national team in 1974–1976, 1977, 1979–1982 and 1984–1987. During his tenures the team played 133 games, winning 57. Team of the 20th century In 2001 Einar was vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maddie Sutton
Madison Anne Sutton (born 13 December 1998) is an American professional basketball player the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West in Australia. She played college basketball for Tusculum University before embarking on a professional career in Iceland. She played for Þór Akureyri of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna between 2022 and 2025. Early life Sutton was born in Champaign, Illinois, in the United States to Stephen and Lori Sutton. She is one of nine siblings. She attended Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee. College career In 2017, Sutton joined Tusculum University where she played college basketball for four years. During her senior year, she averaged 17.3 points and 14.6 rebounds per game while receiving D2CCA First-Team All-American honors. Professional career After graduation, Sutton signed with Tindastóll in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna where she went on to lead the league in rebounds for the 2021–22 season. Sutton joined Þór Akureyri for the 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Wium Elíasdóttir
Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * Eva (''Metal Gear''), in the ''Metal Gear'' video games series * Eva Mapendo, in 2018 romantic drama series '' Ngayon at Kailanman'', portrayed by Julia Barretto * Evangelion (mecha), in the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise Films * ''Eva'' (1948 film), a Swedish film * ''Eva'' (1953 film), a Greek drama film * ''Eva'' (1958 film), an Austrian film * ''Eva'' (1962 film), a French-Italian film in English * ''Eva'' (2010 film), an English-language Romanian film * ''Eva'' (2011 film), a Spanish film * ''Eva'' (2018 film), a French film * ''Eva'' (2023 film), a Malaysian film Music Artists * Eva (singer), German pop singer (1943-2020) * Eva Narcissus Boyd (Little Eva), American singer (1943–2003) * Banda Eva, a Brazilian ax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanney Lind Thomas
Fanney Lind Guðmundsdóttir Thomas (born 13 December 1989) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Career Fanney came up through the junior ranks of Hamar, playing her first senior match during the 2007–2008 season. She was a key player on the Hamar team that advanced to the 2010 Úrvalsdeild kvenna finals where it lost to KR in five games. In 2011, she joined French club Union Sportive de La Glacerie. She spent the next three seasons with Fjölnir, Hamar and Valur before signing with Þór Akureyri in 1. deild kvenna prior to the 2015-2016 season. She was named to the Domestic All-First Team after averaging 13.4 and 7.9 rebounds per game for the season. In November, 2016, Fanney left Þór Akureyri and joined newly promoted Skallagrímur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She helped Skallagrímur to the Icelandic Cup finals in 2017, scoring 11 points in a losing effort against Keflavík. In the playoffs, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Women's Basketball Supercup
The Icelandic Women's Basketball Supercup () is a basketball super cup competition that opposes the latest winners of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna – the top-tier Icelandic national women's domestic league – and the winners of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, the top-tier national women's cup competition in Iceland. Created in 1995, it is organised by the Icelandic Basketball Federation – who run the Úrvalsdeild and the Icelandic Cup, and it traditionally opens the season. Title holders Keflavík are the record-holders with 11 cups. * 1995 Breiðablik * 1996 Keflavík * 1997 Grindavík * 1998 ÍS * 1999 KR * 2000 Keflavík * 2001 Keflavík * 2002 Njarðvík * 2003 Keflavík * 2004 Keflavík * 2005 Keflavík * 2006 Haukar * 2007 Keflavík * 2008 Keflavík * 2009 KR * 2010 KR * 2011 KR * 2012 Snæfell * 2013 Keflavík * 2014 Snæfell * 2015 Snæfell * 2016 Snæfell * 2017 Keflavík * 2018 Keflavík * 2019 Valur * 2020 Skallagrímur * 2021 Hauk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
