Fimleikafélagið Björk, also known as Björk for short, is a multi-sports club from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1951 as a gymnastics club but soon started departments in various other sports.[1][2]
| Full name | Fimleikafélagið Björk |
|---|---|
| Short name | Björk |
| Sports | Basketball (formerly) Climbing Gymnastics Taekwondo |
| Founded | 1 July 1951 |
| Based in | Hafnarfjörður |
| Home ground | Bjarkarhús |
| Website | fbjork.is |
Arena edit
In April 2001, ground was broken for the club's new arena, Bjarkarhús.[3]
Sports edit
Basketball edit
During the winter of 1958–1959, the club started a basketball department. The following winter, basketball was the main sport at the club, with the gymnastic department folding. In 1963, the club won a junior women's national championship in 2. flokkur kvenna.[4][5] The club competed in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball tournament for the first and only time in 1964, finishing third.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Góður grunnur fyrir lífið". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 21 May 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Aukin fjölbreytni í fimleikum". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). 19 August 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Leigukostnaður bæjarins um 53 milljónir á ári". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 April 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Ingvar Kristinsson (12 May 2011). "Fimleikafélagið Björk 60 ára". Fjarðarpósturinn (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Í góðum jarðvegi fæðast stjörnur". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 October 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Umf. Skallagrímur Íslandsmeistari í kvennaflokki". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 3 March 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Stúlkur úr Borgarfirði fyrstu Íslandsmeistararnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 March 1964. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 20 February 2022.