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Hannes S. Jónsson
Hannes Sigurbjörn Jónsson (born 25 April 1975) is the former chairman and current CEO of the Icelandic Basketball Association and Vice-President of FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations. .... History Icelandic Basketball Association Hannes joined the board of the Icelandic Basketball Association in 1999. In 2001 he was voted the vice chairman and in 2006 he was voted as the chairman. In March 2023, he stepped down as chairman but remained as executive director of the Association. FIBA Europe Hannes was voted into the board of FIBA Europe in 2014 and again in 2023. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Hannes S. 1975 births Living people Hannes S. Jonsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Basketball Association
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women. It was founded on January 29, 1961 and its first chairman was Bogi Þorsteinsson, but current chairman is Kristinn Albertsson. Competitions *Men's ** Domino's deild karla ** Division I () ** Division II () **Division III () *Women's ** Domino's deild kvenna ** Division I () **Division II () National teams Iceland men *Iceland men's national basketball team * Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team * Iceland men's national under-19 basketball team * Iceland men's national under-17 basketball team Iceland Women * Iceland women's national basketball team * Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð Elíasdóttir (born 8 April 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the former chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Federation. As a player, she was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 1999 and was a seven-time selection to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team. Guðbjörg won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Cup four times. She was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team from 1990 to 2002. In 2001, Guðbjörg was voted as one of the twelve players on the Icelandic team of the 20th century. Playing career Club career Guðbjörg started her career with Haukar where she won the Icelandic Cup in 1992. Despite being reigning cup champions, lack of funds and interest from the Haukar basketball department resulted in the team folding before the start of the 1992–93 season, forcing Guðbjörg to transfer to KR. In 1999, she helped KR go undefeated through the league and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Rafnsson
Ólafur Eðvarð Rafnsson (7 April 1963 – 19 June 2013) was the president of FIBA Europe from 2010 until 2013. He also served president of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 1996 until 2006 when he was voted as the president of the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland where he served until 2013. Basketball career Club Ólafur played 109 games in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Úrvalsdeild karla from 1983 until 1989, averaging 9.7 points per game. He won the Icelandic championship with Haukar men's basketball, Haukar in 1988 and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic cup in 1985 and 1986. National team Ólafur played 7 games for the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national team between 1985 and 1986. Personal life Ólafur is the father of Iceland women's national basketball team, Icelandic women's national basketball team players Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir and Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir. Death Ólafur died, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations. Structure FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 members. The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Executive Officer
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in various organizations, including public and private corporations, Nonprofit organization, nonprofit organizations, and even some government organizations (notably state-owned enterprises). The governor and CEO of a corporation or company typically reports to the board of directors and is charged with maximizing the value of the business, which may include maximizing the profitability, market share, revenue, or another financial metric. In the nonprofit and government sector, CEOs typically aim at achieving outcomes related to the organization's mission, usually provided by legislation. CEOs are also frequently assigned the role of the main manager of the organization and the highest-ranking officer in the C-suite. Origins The term "chief executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson (newspaper editor), Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir. References 1910 establishments in Iceland Newspapers established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment, equipment and facilities required, organizes international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international Official (basketball), referees. A total of 212 national federations are members, organized since 1989 in basketball, 1989 into five zones: FIBA Africa, Africa, FIBA Americas, Americas, FIBA Asia, Asia, FIBA Europe, Europe, and FIBA Oceania, Oceania. FIBA organizes both the men's and women's FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament, which are sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, IOC. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is a world tournament for men's National basketball sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public broadcasting, public-service broadcasting organization. Founded in 1930, it operates from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country. RÚV operates an Online newspaper, online news service, which is the fourth most visited website in Iceland. In 2016, 88% of Icelanders consumed RÚV content every week. The service broadcasts an assortment of general programming to a wide national audience via two broadcast radio stations: Rás 1 and Rás 2; and one full-time RÚV (TV channel), television channel of the same name, RÚV. A supplementary, part-time TV channel, RÚV 2 is also broadcast for special events. It also distributes online-only channels and content for children and the elderly. RÚV is funded by a flat Earmark (politics), earmarked government tax collected from every income tax payer, as well as from on-air Television advertisement, advertising. All of RÚV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Births
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
