Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir

Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir (born 6 October 1984) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. During her career she won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Cup as a member of Haukar.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Telma Björk.
Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir
Telma Björk in 2009
Personal information
Born (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career2004–2011
PositionCenter
Career history
2004–2006KR
2006–2007Breiðablik
2007–2011Haukar
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

After starting her career with KR, Telma played for Breiðablik during the 2006–07 season where she averaged 11.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. The following season she signed with Haukar.[1] During her first season with Haukar, she averaged 7.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.[2] In 2009, she helped Haukar reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where they beat KR 3–2.[3][4] She was the captain of the Haukar team when it won the Icelandic Cup in 2010, posting 10 points and 11 rebounds in the 83–77 Cup Finals win against Keflavík.[5][6] The following season, she missed all but 6 games, mostly due to an ankle injury.[7]

In May 2011, Telma signed with Valur[8] but did not appear in any games for the team. She again attempted a comeback in 2015 with Stjarnan[9] without appearing in any games.

Icelandic national team

In 2009, Telma played 5 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[10]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (31 May 2007). "Yngvi þjálfar og Telma spilar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "Haukar 2007-08 statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. Kristján Jónsson (2 April 2009). "Þetta eru bara töffarar". Morgunblaðið. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. "Dimovska tryggði titilinn". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 2009. pp. 1, 48. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 February 2010). "Telma, fyrirliði Hauka: Þetta var alveg geggjað". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. Kristján Jónsson (20 November 2010). "Þetta er hörkupúl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. "Fyrirliði Hauka ekki meira með". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 January 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. "Telma Björk til Vals". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 May 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 August 2015). "Ragna Margrét og Telma spila með Stjörnunni í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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