| Bogi Þorsteinsson | |
| Office: | 1st Chairman of KKÍ |
| Term Start: | 29 January 1961 |
| Term End: | 1 November 1969 |
| Successor: | Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson |
| Office1: | 1st Chairman of ÍKF |
| Term Start1: | 1951 |
| Term End1: | 1969 |
| Office2: | Chairman of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur |
| Term Start2: | 1970 |
| Term End2: | 1978 |
| Birth Date: | 1918 8, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Icelandic |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon |
Bogi Þorsteinsson (2 August 1918 – 17 December 1998) was the first chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association,[1] [2] serving for eight years.[3] [4] For his work toward basketball in Iceland he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon.[5]
Bogi graduated as a radio operator in 1941. On 21 February 1945 he survived the sinking of SS Dettifoss by in the Irish Sea.[6] [7] Off the 45 crew and passengers on board, 3 passengers and 12 crew members perished.[8]