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.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur.
Ólafur Rafnsson
2nd President of FIBA Europe
In office
2010–2013
Preceded byGeorge Vassilakopoulos
Succeeded byCyriel Coomas
6th President of ÍSÍ
In office
2006–2013
DeputyLárus L. Blöndal
Preceded byEllert Schram
Succeeded byLárus L. Blöndal
13th Chairman of KKÍ
In office
1996–2006
Preceded byKolbeinn Pálsson
Succeeded byHannes S. Jónsson
Personal details
Born(1963-04-07)April 7, 1963
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
DiedJune 19, 2013(2013-06-19) (aged 50)
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalityIcelandic
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1980–1989
Number6
Coaching career1991–1992
Career history
As player:
1983–1989Haukar
As coach:
1991–1992Haukar
Career highlights and awards
As a player:

Basketball career

Club

Ólafur played 109 games in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla from 1983 until 1989, averaging 9.7 points per game.[3] He won the Icelandic championship with Haukar in 1988 and the Icelandic cup in 1985 and 1986.[4]

National team

Ólafur played 7 games for the Icelandic national team between 1985 and 1986.[5]

Personal life

Ólafur is the father of Icelandic women's national basketball team players Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir and Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir.[6][7]

Death

Ólafur died, at the age of 50, during a visit to Geneva, Switzerland, where he had been attending the official opening of FIBA's new headquarters.[8][9]

References
  1. "Verða Haukar alls staðar í úrslitum?". Vísir (in Icelandic). March 26, 1981. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. Board of Icelandic Olympic and Sports Association Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ólafur Rafnsson Stats
  4. Icelandic Champions
  5. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
  6. Anton Ingi Leifsson (5 July 2019). "Vilja vinna Íslandsmeistaratitilinn í húsi nefndu eftir föður þeirra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. Ólafur E. Rafnsson
  8. An Obituary: Olafur Rafnsson
  9. Ólafur Rafnsson látinn


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