Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir

Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 21 January 1989) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former power lifter.[1] She won the Icelandic basketball championship two times, in 2010 and 2014, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup once. She was one of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna premier defenders during her career,[2][3][4] being named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year four times.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðrún.
Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2006–2017
PositionForward
Number7, 8
Career history
2006–2011KR
2012–2013KR
2013–2014Snæfell
2015–2017KR
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Guðrún started her senior career with KR in 2006 and was a key player in the team's 2010 championship run.[5] She left KR after the 2010-2011 season to focus on her powerlifting career.[6][7] After one season away, Guðrún returned to KR in September 2012.[8]

In June 2013, Guðrún left KR and joined Snæfell.[9] For the season she averaged 10.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists, and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. She left Snæfell after the season, moving to Denmark.[2]

Guðrún returned from Denmark in 2015 and signed with KR in 1. deild. She was named 1. deild's I Player of the Year and to the leagues Domestic All-First Team in 2016 after averaging 15.4 points and 13.3 rebounds for the season.[10][11]

In April 2017, Guðrún signed with Valur[12][13] but did not participate in any games during the 2017–2018 season. In 2019 she played for Kormákur in 2. deild kvenna.[14]

Personal life

Guðrún is the sister of track and field athlete Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir.[1][15]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

Accomplishments
  • Icelandic All-star game: 2010

References
  1. "Guðrún Gróa fékk silfur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Guðrún Gróa ekki með meisturunum í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. Kristján Jónsson (15 March 2011). "Ekki til eftirbreytni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 March 2009). "Guðrún Gróa byrjaði lokaúrslitin á persónulegu stigameti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. Kristján Jónsson (6 March 2010). "KR Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 June 2011). "Guðrún Gróa skiptir körfunni út fyrir kraftlyftingar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. Kristján Jónsson (23 June 2011). "Snýr sér alfarið að lóðunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. "Guðrún Gróa spilar með KR í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 11 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (2 June 2013). "Finnur Atli og Guðrún Gróa í Snæfell". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2006). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  11. "Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir - 2015-2016 statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
  12. "Guðrún Gróa til Vals". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  13. Haukur Harðarson (11 April 2017). "Guðrún Gróa til liðs við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. "2. deild kvenna fór af stað á helginni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. "Guðrún Gróa nálægt því að vinna systur sína í kúluvarpi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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