| Ólafur Ólafsson | |
| Birth Date: | 28 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Grindavík, Iceland |
| Height Cm: | 196 |
| Weight Kg: | 88 |
| Position: | Forward |
| League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Team: | Grindavík |
| Number: | 14 |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Career Start: | 2005 |
| Years1: | 2005–2008 |
| Team1: | Grindavík |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Team2: | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| Years3: | 2009–2015 |
| Team3: | Grindavík |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Team4: | St. Clement |
| Years5: | 2016–present |
| Team5: | Grindavík |
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Ólafur Ólafsson (born 28 November 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindavík, and a member of the Icelandic national team. Known for his high energy, explosiveness and strength, he won back-to-back national championships with Grindavík in 2012 and 2013 and the Icelandic Cup in 2014.[1]
Ólafur came up through the junior ranks of Grindavík and played his first senior game during the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild karla season. He soon became known for his jumping ability and won the Icelandic All-star game dunk contest in 2008.[2] He spent the 2008-2009 season in Germany[3] with Eisbären Bremerhaven before returning to Grindavík in 2009.[4] He helped Grindavík win the national championship in 2012 and 2013, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2014.[1]
Ólafur joined St. Clement in the French NM2 in 2015[5] where he averaged 14 points per game. He rejoined Grindavík in June 2016.[1]
Ólafur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team in 2017.[6]
He helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals in February 2020 where it lost to Stjarnan despite Ólafur's 20 points.[7]
On 2 May 2021, he scored a game winning three pointer at the buzzer from behind the half-court line against KR.[8] On 5 November 2022, he had 9 steals in a victory against Njarðvík.[9]
On 16 December 2022, Ólafur scored 32 points, including career high 8 three pointers, in a 78-81 victory against Haukar.[10] [11]
Ólafur has been a member of the Icelandic national team since 2011.[12] He was a member of the team that won bronze at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.[13]
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