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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 (age 45)
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

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]

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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