Einar Ólafsson (basketball)

Einar Ólafsson
Personal information
Born	13 January 1928; Reykjavík, Iceland
Died	12 March 2024 (aged 96); Reykjavík, Iceland
Career history
As player:
195?–19??	ÍR
As coach:
1959–1964	ÍR (women's)
196?–19??	ÍR (men's)
19??–1975	ÍR (women's)
1979–1980	ÍR (men's)
1980–1981	ÍR (women's)
1983	Iceland (assistant)
1993–1994	ÍR (women's)

Einar Ólafsson (13 January 1928 – 12 March 2024) was an Icelandic basketball player and coach.^[1] Called "the father of basketball",^[2]^[3] he was one of the main pioneers of modern basketball in Iceland and was one of the inaugural members of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur's basketball department.^[4] He played for ÍR in the 1950s before turning to coaching. He coached at ÍR for almost 50 years, including its men's and women's senior teams, winning several national championships.^[5]^[3]

Personal life

Einar was married to Guðfinna Kristín Kristjánsdóttir with whom he had three sons.^[2]

Einar died at a nursing home in Reykjavík on 12 March 2024, aged 96.^[2]

References

^ Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 568–569.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Andlát: Einar Ólafsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Hann er faðir körfuboltans". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 May 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
^ Rafn Marteinsson (28 November 1994). "Ný gullöld í vændum". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via Tímarit.is.
^ "Ég er á móti því að lið "kaupi" sér Íslandsmeistaratitil". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1981. pp. 5, 27–32, 73. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[heil-old-til-heilla-1] Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 568–569.

[andlat-mbl-2] "Andlát: Einar Ólafsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

[dagur-3] "Hann er faðir körfuboltans". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 May 1997. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

[4] Rafn Marteinsson (28 November 1994). "Ný gullöld í vændum". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2019 – via Tímarit.is.

[5] "Ég er á móti því að lið "kaupi" sér Íslandsmeistaratitil". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1981. pp. 5, 27–32, 73. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Tímarit.is.

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