Ólafur Ólafsson
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 November 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2008 | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Eisbären Bremerhaven | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | St. Clement | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Grindavík | |||||||||||||||||
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Ólafur Ólafsson (born 28 November 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, and a member of the Icelandic national team. Known for his high energy, explosiveness and strength,[1] he won back-to-back national championships with Grindavík in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Cup in 2014.[2]
Ólafur came up through the junior ranks of Grindavík and played his first senior game during the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild karla season. He soon became known for his jumping ability and won the Icelandic All-star game dunk contest in 2008.[3] He spent the 2008–2009 season in Germany[4] with Eisbären Bremerhaven before returning to Grindavík in 2009.[5] He helped Grindavík win the national championship in 2012 and 2013, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014.[2]
Ólafur joined St. Clement in the French NM2 in 2015[6] where he averaged 14 points per game. He rejoined Grindavík in June 2016.[2]
Ólafur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team in 2017.[7]
He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan despite Ólafur's 20 points.[8]
On 2 May 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer from behind the half-court line against KR.[9] On 5 November 2022, he had 9 steals in a victory against Njarðvík.[1]
On 16 December 2022, Ólafur scored 32 points, including career high 8 three pointers, in a 78–81 victory against Haukar.[10][11]
National team
Ólafur has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2011.[12] He was a member of the team that won bronze at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.[13]
Personal life
Ólafur's father was Ólafur Þór Jóhannsson, former vice-chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association.[14]