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]
Ólafur Rafnsson | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of FIBA Europe | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Preceded by | George Vassilakopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Cyriel Coomas |
| 6th President of ÍSÍ | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Deputy | Lárus L. Blöndal |
| Preceded by | Ellert Schram |
| Succeeded by | Lárus L. Blöndal |
| 13th Chairman of KKÍ | |
| In office 1996–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kolbeinn Pálsson |
| Succeeded by | Hannes S. Jónsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1963 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Died | 19 June 2013 (aged 50) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Basketball career | |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1980–1989 |
| Number | 6 |
| Coaching career | 1991–1992 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1989 | Haukar |
| As coach: | |
| 1991–1992 | Haukar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As a player:
| |
| Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics | |
| Points | 1,061 (9.7 ppg) |
| Games | 109 |
| Career coaching record | |
| Úrvalsdeild karla | 12–14 (.462) |
Basketball career
editClub
editÓlafur 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
editÓlafur played 7 games for the Icelandic national team between 1985 and 1986.[5]
Personal life
editÓlafur is the father of Icelandic women's national basketball team players Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir and Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir.[6][7]
Death
editÓlafur 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
edit- ^ "Verða Haukar alls staðar í úrslitum?". Vísir (in Icelandic). March 26, 1981. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Board of Icelandic Olympic and Sports Association Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ólafur Rafnsson Stats
- ^ Icelandic Champions
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (5 July 2019). "Vilja vinna Íslandsmeistaratitilinn í húsi nefndu eftir föður þeirra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Ólafur E. Rafnsson
- ^ An Obituary: Olafur Rafnsson
- ^ Ólafur Rafnsson látinn
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