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Þór Akureyri women's basketball
The Þór Akureyri women's basketball team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the women's basketball department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.[1] It has won the national championship three times.[2] During the 2023–2024 season, Þór participated in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in 45 years.[3]
| Þór Akureyri | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Founded | 1966 |
| History | Þór Akureyri 1966–present |
| Arena | Höllin |
| Location | Akureyri, Iceland |
| Team colors | Red, White |
| Head coach | Daníel Andri Halldórsson |
| Championships | 3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Website | thorsport.is |
Honors edit
- Úrvalsdeild (3):
- 1969, 1971, 1976[4]
- 1975[5]
- Division I (1):
- 2017[6]
Individual awards edit
- 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
- Erna Rún Magnúsdóttir - 2010
- Fanney Lind Thomas - 2016
- Heiða Hlín Björnsdóttir - 2018
- Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir - 2019
- Rut Herner Konráðsdóttir - 2017, 2019
- Unnur Lára Ásgeirsdóttir - 2017, 2018
Notable players edit
- Eva Wium Elíasdóttir
- Fanney Lind Thomas
- Friðný Jóhannesdóttir
- Guðný Jónsdóttir
- María Guðnadóttir
- Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
- Þóra Þóroddsdóttir
Coaches edit
- Einar Bollason 1968–1969
- Guttormur Ólafsson
- Anton Sölvason
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2015–2017
- Helgi Rúnar Bragason 2017–2019[7]
- Daníel Andri Halldórsson 2021–present
Notes edit
- ^ Félög - Þór Akureyri
- ^ Meistaratitlar kvenna
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (25 September 2023). "Spá Vísis í Subway kvenna (6.-10.): Leynist spútniklið deildarinnar hér?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ - Meistaratitlar kvenna
- ^ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur kvenna
- ^ - 1. deild kvenna
- ^ Páll Jóhannesson (2 April 2019). "Helgi Rúnar hættir með kvennalið Þórs". thorsport.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
References edit
- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: Þór Akureyri – kki.is (in Icelandic)