Birna Valgarðsdóttir

Birna Ingibjörg Valgardsdóttir (born 19 January 1976) is an Icelandic former basketball player who won eight Icelandic championships, in a record twelve trips to the national finals,[1] and five Icelandic Cups. She was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004.[2]

Birna Valgarðsdóttir

Birna with Keflavík in February 2015.
Personal information
Born	(1976-01-19) 19 January 1976 Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career	1992–2015
Position	Small forward
Number	5
Career history
1992–1994	Tindastóll
1994–1996	Breiðablik
1996–1997	Keflavík
1997–1998	Grindavík
1998–2015	Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
2× Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year (2002, 2004) 9× Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1997, 2002–2006, 2009–2011) 8× Icelandic champion (1995, 2000, 2003–2005, 2008, 2011, 2013) 5× Icelandic Cup (1997, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2013) 10× Icelandic Super Cup (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003-2005, 2007, 2008, 2013) Icelandic Cup Finals MVP (2011) Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time career scoring leader
Career Úrvalsdeild kvenna statistics
Points	5,325 (14.2 ppg)
Games	375
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2003 Malta Team 2005 Andorra Team FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 1996 Malta National Team 2002 Andorra National Team 2004 Wales National Team

Birna was the second player to break the 5000 points barrier in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is its all-time leading scorer.[3][4] In December 2014, she broke the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time record for games played[5] and held that record until March 2023, when it was broken by Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir.[6]

After difficult injuries during the later part of her career,[7] Birna retired following the 2014-2015 season.[8][9]