Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson

Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
Personal information
Born	30 April 1957 (age 67); Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Career information
Playing career	1973–1991
Career history
As player:
1973	Snæfell
1974–1983	Valur
1983–1991	Snæfell
As coach:
1991–1994	Snæfell (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2× Icelandic champion (1980, 1983); 3× Icelandic Cup winner (1980, 1981, 1983); 1. deild karla winner (1990);

Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson (born 30 April 1957) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He won two national championships and three Icelandic Cups with Valur in the 1980s.^[1]

Early life

Ríkharður grew up in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. He played his first games with Snæfell at the age of 16^[1] before moving to Reykjavík and joining Valur.^[2]

Ríkharður played 69 games for the Icelandic national team from 1976 to 1983.^[3]

Ríkharður was the chairman of the Golfklúbburinn Mostri in Stykkishólmur for 25 years.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Eiríkur S. Eiríksson (1 June 1986). "Strákurinn frá Stykkishólmi". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 26–30. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Höfum ekki æft nógu vel". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 1982. p. 24. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ Gunnlaugur Auðun Árnason (2 May 2009). "Hefur setið á formannsstóli í 25 ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 27. Retrieved 22 January 2022.