Ólafur Þór Thorlacius (born 21 October 1936) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. He played several seasons in the Icelandic basketball and handball tournaments and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1936 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1952–1971 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1952–1957 | Gosi |
| 1957–1970 | KFR |
| 1970–1971 | Valur |
| As coach: | |
| 1962–1963 | KR |
| 1970–1974 | Valur |
| 1972–1973 | Iceland |
| 1978–1979 | Valur (assistant) |
Basketball edit
Club career edit
Ólafur started his career with Gosi in the 1950s.[2] In 1963, he was in the unusual position of being the coach of KR while playing for KFR. On 26 February 1963, he scored 21 points for KFR in a 66–52 victory against KR.[3] In December 1965, he helped the team win the Reykjavík Basketball Tournament.[4] He retired from playing following the 1971 season.[5]
National team career edit
From 1959 to 1966, Ólafur played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6] He was a member of Iceland's first national team on 16 May 1959, where he scored 6 points in a 38–41 loss against Denmark.[7][8]
Coaching career edit
Ólafur was the head coach of KR from 1962 to 1963.[9] He later coached Valur and the Icelandic men's national basketball team .[10]
Handball edit
Ólafur played handball for several years. In 1955, when he was a member of Fram, he was selected to an All-Star game where a team selected by the Icelandic media faced off against a team consisting of members of the Icelandic national handball team.[11] Ólafur played 107 games with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and won seven national championships with the team.
References edit
- ^ "Kortlögð strönd og mið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 October 2016. p. 76. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 April 1955. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Hallur Símonarson (28 February 1963). "Þjálfari KR skoraði flest stig fyrir KFR". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "KFR Reykjavíkurmeistari í körfuknattleik 1965". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 8 December 1965. pp. 11, 10. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Frímann Helgason (11 May 1972). "Ólafur Thorlacius, þjálfari í körfuknattleik". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "A landslið". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2019). "Sextíu ár síðan Ísland spilaði fyrsta landsleik sinn í körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Frásögn Íþróttablaðsins af fyrsta körfuknattleikslandsleik Íslendinga". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1980. p. 47. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Leikur dæmdur af, landsliðsþjálfari segir af sér". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 February 1973. p. 35. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Landslið og Pressuliðið keppa í handknattleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 April 1955. p. 6.