Ólafur Þór Thorlacius

Ólafur Þór Thorlacius (born 21 October 1936) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. He played several seasons in the Icelandic basketball and handball tournaments and was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur Þór.
Ólafur Þór Thorlacius
Personal information
Born (1936-10-21) 21 October 1936
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
Playing career1952–1971
Career history
As player:
1952–1957Gosi
1957–1970KFR
1970–1971Valur
As coach:
1962–1963KR
1970–1974Valur
1972–1973Iceland
1978–1979Valur (assistant)

Basketball

Club career

Ólafur started his career with Gosi in the 1950s.[2] In 1963, he was in the unusual position of being the coach of KR while playing for KFR. On 26 February 1963, he scored 21 points for KFR in a 66–52 victory against KR.[3] In December 1965, he helped the team win the Reykjavík Basketball Tournament.[4] He retired from playing following the 1971 season.[5]

National team career

From 1959 to 1966, Ólafur played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[6] He was a member of Iceland's first national team on 16 May 1959, where he scored 6 points in a 38–41 loss against Denmark.[7][8]

Coaching career

Ólafur was the head coach of KR from 1962 to 1963.[9] He later coached Valur and the Icelandic men's national basketball team .[10]

Handball

Ólafur played handball for several years. In 1955, when he was a member of Fram, he was selected to an All-Star game where a team selected by the Icelandic media faced off against a team consisting of members of the Icelandic national handball team.[11] Ólafur played 107 games with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar and won seven national championships with the team.

References
  1. "Kortlögð strönd og mið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 October 2016. p. 76. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 April 1955. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. Hallur Símonarson (28 February 1963). "Þjálfari KR skoraði flest stig fyrir KFR". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. "KFR Reykjavíkurmeistari í körfuknattleik 1965". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 8 December 1965. pp. 11, 10. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. Frímann Helgason (11 May 1972). "Ólafur Thorlacius, þjálfari í körfuknattleik". Valsblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 26. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. "A landslið". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2019). "Sextíu ár síðan Ísland spilaði fyrsta landsleik sinn í körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. "Frásögn Íþróttablaðsins af fyrsta körfuknattleikslandsleik Íslendinga". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 April 1980. p. 47. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. "Leikur dæmdur af, landsliðsþjálfari segir af sér". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 February 1973. p. 35. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  11. "Landslið og Pressuliðið keppa í handknattleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 April 1955. p. 6.
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