The Þór Akureyri women's basketball team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the women's basketball department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.[1] It has won the national championship three times.[2] During the 2023–2024 season, Þór participated in the top tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in 45 years.[3]
| Þór Akureyri | |||
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| Founded | 1966 | ||
| History | Þór Akureyri 1966–present | ||
| Arena | Höllin | ||
| Location | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | Red, White | ||
| Championships | 3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
| Website | thorsport.is | ||
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Honors
edit- Úrvalsdeild (3):
- 1969, 1971, 1976[4]
- 1975[5]
- 2024
- Division I (1):
- 2017[6]
Individual awards
edit- 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
- Erna Rún Magnúsdóttir - 2010
- Fanney Lind Thomas - 2016
- Heiða Hlín Björnsdóttir - 2018
- Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir - 2019
- Rut Herner Konráðsdóttir - 2017, 2019
- Unnur Lára Ásgeirsdóttir - 2017, 2018
Notable players
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Eva Wium Elíasdóttir- Fanney Lind Thomas
- Friðný Jóhannesdóttir
- Guðný Jónsdóttir
Maddie Sutton- María Guðnadóttir
- Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
- Þóra Þóroddsdóttir
Coaches
edit- Einar Bollason 1968–1969
- Guttormur Ólafsson 1970-1971
- Anton Sölvason 1975-1976
- Tómas Hermannsson 2006-2007
- Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 2007–2009
- Baldur Ingi Jónasson 2009–2010
Konrad Tota 2010-2011
Nebojsa Vidic 2011-2012 (u20 team)- Mark Jones 2012-2013
- Ólafur Aron Ingvason 2013-2014
- Jón Ágúst Eyjólfsson 2014-2015
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2015–2017
- Helgi Rúnar Bragason 2017–2019[7]
- Daníel Andri Halldórsson 2021–2025[8]
Lidia Mirchandani 2025–present
Notes
edit- ↑ Félög - Þór Akureyri
- ↑ Meistaratitlar kvenna
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (25 September 2023). "Spá Vísis í Subway kvenna (6.-10.): Leynist spútniklið deildarinnar hér?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ↑ - Meistaratitlar kvenna
- ↑ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur kvenna
- ↑ - 1. deild kvenna
- ↑ Páll Jóhannesson (2 April 2019). "Helgi Rúnar hættir með kvennalið Þórs". thorsport.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ Bjarni Helgason (14 April 2025). "Gæti tekið við þjálfun Keflavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
References
edit- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: Þór Akureyri – kki.is (in Icelandic)