Ólafur Ólafsson
 Ólafur in 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 – Grindavík | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 28, 1990 Grindavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2008 | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | St. Clement | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
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Ólafur Ólafsson (born 28 November 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, and a member of the Icelandic national team. Known for his high energy, explosiveness and strength,[1] he won back-to-back national championships with Grindavík in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Cup in 2014.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Ólafur came up through the junior ranks of Grindavík and played his first senior game during the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild karla season. He soon became known for his jumping ability and won the Icelandic All-star game dunk contest in 2008.[3] He spent the 2008-2009 season in Germany[4] with Eisbären Bremerhaven before returning to Grindavík in 2009.[5] He helped Grindavík win the national championship in 2012 and 2013, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014.[2]
Ólafur joined St. Clement in the French NM2 in 2015[6] where he averaged 14 points per game. He rejoined Grindavík in June 2016.[2]
Ólafur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team in 2017.[7]
He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan despite Ólafur's 20 points.[8]
On 2 May 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer from behind the half-court line against KR.[9] On 5 November 2022, he had 9 steals in a victory against Njarðvík.[1]
On 16 December 2022, Ólafur scored 32 points, including career high 8 three pointers, in a 78-81 victory against Haukar.[10][11]
National team
[edit]Ólafur has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2011.[12] He was a member of the team that won bronze at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.[13]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]Titles
[edit]- Icelandic champion (2): 2012, 2013
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2014
- Icelandic Supercup (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
- Icelandic Company Cup (2): 2009, 2011
Accomplishments
[edit]- Icelandic All-Star Game dunk contest winner: 2008, 2010
References
[edit]- ^ a b Smári Jökull Jónsson (5 November 2022). "Eins og veggur ef þú lendir á honum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 June 2016). "Ólafur Ólafsson heim í Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur hefur skráð sig í troðslukeppnina". Grindavik.is (in Icelandic). 8 December 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur til Þýskalands". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (22 October 2010). "Helgi tók okkur í gegn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Ætla mér að nýta þetta tækifæri til fulls". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Hans Steinar Bjarnason (5 May 2017). "Jón Arnór og Thelma Dís eru leikmenn ársins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 May 2021). "Sjáðu ótrúlega flautukörfu Ólafs sem tryggði Grindavík sigur gegn KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Sæbjörn Þór Steinke (16 December 2022). "Þetta er auðvelt sport". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 December 2022). "Þetta er algjör einhyrningur í þessari deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "A-landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 May 2017). "Níu af tólf leikmönnum í karlalandsliðinu á Smáþjóðaleikunum í San Marínó eru nýliðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Úrvalsdeild profile
- Profile at realgm.com