Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir

Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir (born 19 June 2001) is an Icelandic basketball player for University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Icelandic national team. She started her career with Haukar in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna where she won the national championship in 2018.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigrún Björg.
Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir
Chattanooga
PositionGuard
LeagueSoCon
Personal information
Born (2001-06-19) 19 June 2001
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
CollegeChattanooga (2020–present)
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Haukar
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

First seasons

After coming up through Haukar junior teams, Sigrún played her first games in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2016–2017 season. She helped Haukar to the national championship in 2018, scoring 11 points, including three 3-pointers, in the fifth and deciding game of the best-of-five finals series against Valur.[2]

College career

In May 2020, Sigrún agreed to join the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for the 2020–2021 season.[3]

National team career

Sigrún was first selected to the Icelandic national team training camp in November 2018.[4] She debuted with the team in May 2019.[5][6]

Personal life

Sigrún is the daughter of Ólafur Rafnsson, the former president of FIBA Europe.[7] Her older sister, Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir, was a member of the Icelandic national team.[8]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2020). "Landsliðskona í körfubolta í 1. deild bandaríska háskólakörfuboltans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. Hjörvar Ólafsson (30 April 2018). "Finnst að félagið eigi þetta skilið". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. "Women's Basketball Adds Olafsdottir to 2020-21 Roster". gomocs.com. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 November 2018). "Ívar valdi tvo nýliða fyrir nóvemberleiki stelpnanna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 May 2019). "Benedikt fer með tvo nýliða á Smáþjóðaleikana í Svartfjallalandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (1 June 2015). "Auður Íris inn fyrir Ingunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  8. Anton Ingi Leifsson (5 July 2019). "Vilja vinna Íslandsmeistaratitilinn í húsi nefndu eftir föður þeirra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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