Fannar Ólafsson Explained

Fannar Ólafsson
Position:Center
Height Cm:203
College:South Carolina (2000–2001)
Indiana (PA) (2001–2004)
Birth Date:1978 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:1996
Career End:2018
Years1:1996–1997
Team1:Laugdælir
Years2:1997–2000
Team2:Keflavík
Years3:2001
Team3:Keflavík
Years4:2003–2004
Team4:Keflavík
Years5:2004–2005
Team5:Doukas B.C.
Years6:2005
Team6:Ratiopharm Ulm
Years7:2005–2011
Team7:KR
Years8:2011–2018
Team8:KR-b
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Fannar Ólafsson (born November 20, 1978) is an Icelandic basketball analyst on Stöð 2 Sport's Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) and a former basketball player.[1] He went five times to the Úrvalsdeild finals, as a member of Keflavík and KR, and won the national championships each time.[2] [3] He won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2004 and 2011.[4] [5]

During the 2004–2005 season, Fannar played with Doukas B.C.[6] and Ratiopharm Ulm.[7] He has the second best all-time field goal percentage in Ratiopharm Ulm's history.[8]

Icelandic national team

Between 1998 and 2009, Fannar played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[9]

Personal life

His father, Ólafur Einarsson, was a member of the Icelandic national handball team.[10] His sister, Björt Ólafsdóttir, is a former MP for Bright Future and served as the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in 2017.[11] Fannar's brother, Eldur Ólafsson, played 6 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild.[12] [13] [14] [15]

On February 7, 2004, while celebrating Keflavík's victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup in Reykjanesbær, Fannar was assaulted by a 22-year-old man from Njarðvík. The man hit him in the head with a glass, resulting in Fannar receiving multiple deep cuts in his face and losing consciousness from blood loss. He lost 2.5L of blood and required a three-hour operation to close the eleven deep cuts he suffered.[16] [17] [18]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sæmundsson. Ingvi Þór. Sjáðu upphitunarþátt fyrir úrslitakeppni Domino's deildar kvenna. 22 August 2017. Vísir.is. March 27, 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Jónsson. Óskar Ófeigur. Fannar þekkir ekkert annað en að vinna úrslitaeinvígi. 27 August 2017. Vísir.is. April 11, 2011. Icelandic.
  3. News: Þórðarson. Tómas Þór. Pabbi Gunnars Nelson skammaði litblindan Fannar Ólafsson. 27 August 2017. Vísir.is. March 8, 2016. Icelandic.
  4. News: Jónsson. Óskar Ófeigur. Fannar: Eini titillinn sem ég á eftir að vinna með KR. 27 August 2017. Vísir.is. February 19, 2011. Icelandic.
  5. News: Ásgeirsson. Eiríkur Stefán. KR bikarmeistari eftir 20 ára bið. 27 August 2017. Vísir.is. February 19, 2011. Icelandic.
  6. News: "Var svolítið smeykur að taka boði Dukas". Morgunblaðið. August 24, 2004. Icelandic.
  7. News: Olafsson bleibt bis zum Saisonende. 27 August 2017. schwaebische.de. February 26, 2005. German.
  8. Web site: All-time leaders. basketball-ulm.com. Ratiopharm Ulm. 27 August 2017. German.
  9. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 2017-08-27.
  10. News: Fannar í fyrsta sinn á landsleik. 27 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. May 12, 1998. Icelandic.
  11. News: Lilja Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. Þau eru systkini: Með hæfileikana í blóðinu. 11 November 2017. Vísir.is. 9 November 2017. Icelandic.
  12. News: Fannar Ólafsson til liðs við KR. 27 August 2017. Vísir.is. May 17, 2005. Icelandic.
  13. News: Fannar Ólafsson, fyrirliði, situr fyrir svörum. 27 August 2017. KR.is. KR. October 20, 2006. Icelandic.
  14. Web site: Eldur Ólafsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild. KKI.is. 27 August 2017. Icelandic.
  15. Web site: Eldur Ólafsson - Profile. KKI.is. 27 August 2017. Icelandic.
  16. News: Sigurqleðin breyttist í blóðbað. 27 August 2017. Dagblaðið Vísir. February 9, 2004. Icelandic.
  17. News: Bikarhátíð Keflvíkinga endaði illa. 27 August 2017. Mbl.is. February 8, 2004. Icelandic.
  18. News: Fannar Ólafsson: Illa skorinn og á þriðju klukkustund í aðgerð. 27 August 2017. Víkurfréttir. February 8, 2004. Icelandic.

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