Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1989 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2006–2017 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 7, 8 |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2011 | KR |
| 2012–2013 | KR |
| 2013–2014 | Snæfell |
| 2015–2017 | KR |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 21 January 1989) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former power lifter.[1] She won the Icelandic basketball championship two times, in 2010 and 2014, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup once. She was one of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna premier defenders during her career,[2][3][4] being named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year four times.
Playing career
[edit]Guðrún started her senior career with KR in 2006 and was a key player in the team's 2010 championship run.[5] She left KR after the 2010-2011 season to focus on her powerlifting career.[6][7] After one season away, Guðrún returned to KR in September 2012.[8]
In June 2013, Guðrún left KR and joined Snæfell.[9] For the season she averaged 10.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists, and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. She left Snæfell after the season, moving to Denmark.[2]
Guðrún returned from Denmark in 2015 and signed with KR in 1. deild. She was named 1. deild's I Player of the Year and to the leagues Domestic All-First Team in 2016 after averaging 15.4 points and 13.3 rebounds for the season.[10][11]
In April 2017, Guðrún signed with Valur[12][13] but did not participate in any games during the 2017–2018 season. In 2019 she played for Kormákur in 2. deild kvenna.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Guðrún is the sister of track and field athlete Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir.[1][15]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team : 2014
- Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year (4): 2009-2011, 2014
- 1. deild Player of the Year : 2016
- 1. deild Domestic All-First Team : 2016
Titles
[edit]- Icelandic champion (2): 2010, 2014
- Icelandic Basketball Cup : 2009
- Icelandic Supercup (2): 2009, 2010
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2009
Accomplishments
[edit]- Icelandic All-star game: 2010
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Guðrún Gróa fékk silfur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Guðrún Gróa ekki með meisturunum í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (15 March 2011). "Ekki til eftirbreytni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 March 2009). "Guðrún Gróa byrjaði lokaúrslitin á persónulegu stigameti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (6 March 2010). "KR Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 June 2011). "Guðrún Gróa skiptir körfunni út fyrir kraftlyftingar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (23 June 2011). "Snýr sér alfarið að lóðunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Guðrún Gróa spilar með KR í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 11 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (2 June 2013). "Finnur Atli og Guðrún Gróa í Snæfell". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2006). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir - 2015-2016 statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
- ^ "Guðrún Gróa til Vals". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Haukur Harðarson (11 April 2017). "Guðrún Gróa til liðs við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2. deild kvenna fór af stað á helginni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. "Guðrún Gróa nálægt því að vinna systur sína í kúluvarpi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.