Ólafur Þór Thorlacius

Ólafur Þór Thorlacius
Personal information
Born	21 October 1936 (age 88); Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
Playing career	1952–1971
Career history
As player:
1952–1957	Gosi
1957–1970	KFR
1970–1971	Valur
As coach:
1962–1963	KR
1970–1974	Valur
1972–1973	Iceland
1978–1979	Valur (assistant)

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]

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

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

[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.

[landslid-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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