Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir

Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir (born 30 March 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays the point guard position for Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and the Icelandic national basketball team.[1] She won the Icelandic championship with Haukar in 2018 while also being named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team and finishing third in the selection of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þóra Kristín.
Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir
Þóra Kristín in 2015.
No. 12 – Haukar
PositionPoint guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Career information
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–presentHaukar
2016→ Skallagrímur
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2019 BarTeam

Career

Þóra came up through the junior programs of Haukar and played her first senior game in 2012. On 22 February 2014 she won the Icelandic Basketball Cup after Haukar defeated Snæfell in the Cup finals.[2] On 3 October 2015, she helped Haukar win the Icelandic Company Cup, defeating Keflavík in the final.[3]

In 2016, she was loaned to Skallagrímur where she went on to win 1. deild kvenna.[4] In 9 regular season and playoffs games for Skallagrímur, Þóra averaged 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

On 30 April 2018, Þóra won the national championship after Haukar defeated Valur 3–2 in Úrvalsdeild finals.[5][6] She was instrumental to Haukar's victory in game 3 of the series, scoring 22 points and shooting 4 of 7 from three-point range.[7]

On 28 November 2018, Þóra posted a triple-double with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a victory against Breiðablik.[8]

In December 2018, she finished third in the selection of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year, behind Helena Sverrisdóttir and winner Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir.[9]

On 17 December 2018, she went down with an injury in a game against Grindavík in the Icelandic Basketball Cup which was initially feared to be a ruptured achilles tendon.[10] Later tests revealed that the tendon had not ruptured.[11] She returned to action on 6 January 2019, posting a triple-double of 13 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in a victory against Skallagrímur.[12] Þóra Kristín averaged 13.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists during 2018–19 season and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team for the second straight year.[13]

Icelandic national team

Þóra was first selected to the Icelandic national basketball team in 2017 and was selected for its games in the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification.[14]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

References
  1. "Betur fór en á horfðist hjá Þóru". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. Daníel Rúnarsson (22 February 2014). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Snæfell - Haukar 70-78 - Haukar bikarmeistarar í sjötta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. "Haukakonur unnu Lengjubikarinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 April 2016). "Skallagrímur aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir 40 ára bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (1 May 2018). "Geggjaðasta tilfinning sem ég hef fundið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. Hjörvar Ólafsson (30 April 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir gríðarlega spennu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (24 April 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Valur 96-85 - Haukar í kjörstöðu eftir öruggan sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (28 November 2018). "Þóra Kristín með þrefalda tvennu í mikilvægum sigri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. Jón Björn Ólafsson (17 December 2018). "Hildur og Martin körfuknattleiksfólk ársins annað árið í röð". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  10. Anton Ingi Leifsson (17 December 2018). "Þóra Kristín borin af velli: Óttast um slitna hásin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  11. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 December 2018). "Þakka Grindvíkingum fyrir fagmennsku og samhug þegar Þóra Kristín meiddist". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. "FIBA LiveStats". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 May 2019). "Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2017). "Hildur aðstoðar Ívar og hann er búinn að velja landsliðið fyrir nóvember-leikina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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