Fannar Ólafsson

Fannar Ólafsson (born November 20, 1978) is an Icelandic basketball analyst on Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) and a former basketball player.[1] He went five times to the Úrvalsdeild finals, as a member of Keflavík and KR, and won the national championships each time.[2][3] He won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2004 and 2011.[4][5]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Fannar.
Fannar Ólafsson
Personal information
Born (1978-11-20) November 20, 1978
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
CollegeSouth Carolina (2000–2001)
Indiana (PA) (2001–2004)
Playing career1996–2018
PositionCenter
Career history
1996–1997Laugdælir
1997–2000Keflavík
2001Keflavík
2003–2004Keflavík
2004–2005Doukas B.C.
2005Ratiopharm Ulm
2005–2011KR
2011–2018KR-b
Career highlights and awards

During the 2004–2005 season, Fannar played with Doukas B.C.[6] and Ratiopharm Ulm.[7] He has the second best all-time field goal percentage in Ratiopharm Ulm's history.[8]

Icelandic national team

Between 1998 and 2009, Fannar played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[9]

Personal life

His father, Ólafur Einarsson, was a member of the Icelandic national handball team.[10] His sister, Björt Ólafsdóttir, is a former MP for Bright Future and served as the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in 2017.[11] Fannar's brother, Eldur Ólafsson, played 6 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild.[12][13][14][15]

On February 7, 2004, while celebrating Keflavík's victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup in Reykjanesbær, Fannar was assaulted by a 22-year-old man from Njarðvík. The man hit him in the head with a glass, resulting in Fannar receiving multiple deep cuts in his face and losing consciousness from blood loss. He lost 2.5 litres (0.66 US gal) of blood and required a three-hour operation to close the eleven deep cuts he suffered.[16][17][18]

References
  1. Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (March 27, 2017). "Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (April 11, 2011). "Fannar þekkir ekkert annað en að vinna úrslitaeinvígi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (March 8, 2016). "Pabbi Gunnars Nelson skammaði litblindan Fannar Ólafsson". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (February 19, 2011). "Fannar: Eini titillinn sem ég á eftir að vinna með KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (February 19, 2011). "KR bikarmeistari eftir 20 ára bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ""Var svolítið smeykur að taka boði Dukas"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 24, 2004.
  7. "Olafsson bleibt bis zum Saisonende". schwaebische.de (in German). February 26, 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. "All-time leaders". basketball-ulm.com (in German). Ratiopharm Ulm. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  10. "Fannar í fyrsta sinn á landsleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). May 12, 1998. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  11. Lilja Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Þau eru systkini: Með hæfileikana í blóðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. "Fannar Ólafsson til liðs við KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). May 17, 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  13. "Fannar Ólafsson, fyrirliði, situr fyrir svörum". KR.is (in Icelandic). KR. October 20, 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. "Eldur Ólafsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  15. "Eldur Ólafsson - Profile". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  16. "Sigurqleðin breyttist í blóðbað". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). February 9, 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  17. "Bikarhátíð Keflvíkinga endaði illa". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). February 8, 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  18. "Fannar Ólafsson: Illa skorinn og á þriðju klukkustund í aðgerð". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). February 8, 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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