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 FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations.
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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 (, ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The main tasks of the ÍSÍ are to promote, coordinate and org ...
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 (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The clu ...
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 and
Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir.
Death
Ólafur died, at the age of 50, during a visit to
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
, where he had been attending the official opening of
FIBA's new headquarters.
Ólafur Rafnsson látinn
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References
1963 births
2013 deaths
Basketball executives
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
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 Natio ...
20th-century Icelandic sportsmen
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