Ólafur Eðvarð Rafnsson (7 April 1963 - 19 June 2013) was the president of
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Eur ...
from 2010 until 2013. He also served president of the
Icelandic Basketball Association
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...
from 1996 until 2006 when he was voted as the president of the
National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland
The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland ( is, Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands) (abbreviated ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The ...
where he served until 2013.
Basketball career
Club
Ólafur played 109 games in the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild karla from 1983 until 1989, averaging 9.7 points per game. He won the Icelandic championship with
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The club was found ...
in 1988 and the
Icelandic cup in 1985 and 1986.
National team
Ólafur played 7 games for the
Icelandic national team between 1985 and 1986.
Personal life
Ólafur is the father of
Icelandic women's national basketball team players
Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir
Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir (born 29 August 1992) is an Icelandic basketball coach and player who is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2019, she was named Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year.
Playing career Clu ...
and
Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir.
Death
Ólafur died, at the age of 50, during a visit to
Geneva
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,
Switzerland, where he had been attending the official opening of
FIBA's new headquarters.
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References
1963 births
2013 deaths
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