The Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1973 to recognize the best Icelandic basketball player of the year. The winners are basketball players who have Icelandic citizenship, and whose performances with its sports club and/or national team throughout the year has reached the highest level of excellence. All players with Icelandic citizenship, regardless of where they play in the world, qualify for the award. The winners are selected by the Icelandic Basketball Association. From 1973 to 1997 there was one award for both men and women. In 1998 the Icelandic Basketball Association decided to select both the men's and women's player of the year.[1]
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Local name | Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins |
| Country | Iceland |
| Presented by | Icelandic Basketball Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1973 |
| Editions | 47 |
| First winner | Kristinn Jörundsson |
| Most wins | (M) Jón A. Stefánsson (12x) (W) Helena Sverrisdóttir (12x) |
| Most recent | (M) Elvar Már Friðriksson (W) Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir |
| Website | kki.is |
All-time award winners
edit1973-1997
edit| Year | Players of the Year | Club(s) |
|---|---|---|
1973 |
Kristinn Jörundsson |  ÍR
|
1974 |
Kristinn Stefánsson[2] | KR
|
1975 |
Kristinn Jörundsson (2x) | ÍR
|
1976 |
Jón Sigurðsson | Ármann
|
1977 |
Kristinn Jörundsson (3x) | ÍR
|
1978 |
Jón Sigurðsson (2x) | KR
|
1979 |
Guðsteinn Ingimarsson | Njarðvík
|
1980 |
Torfi Magnússon | Valur
|
1981 |
Símon Ólafsson | Fram
|
1982 |
Linda Jónsdóttir | KR
|
1983 |
Kristján Ágústsson | Valur
|
1984 |
Valur Ingimundarson | Njarðvík
|
1985 |
Pálmar Sigurðsson | Haukar
|
1986 |
Guðni Ólafur Guðnason | KR
|
1987 |
Jón Kr. Gíslason | Keflavík
|
1988 |
Valur Ingimundarson (2x) | Njarðvík
|
1989 |
Jón Kr. Gíslason (2x) | Keflavík
|
1990 |
Páll Kolbeinsson | KR
|
1991 |
Guðmundur Bragason | Grindavík
|
1992 |
Jón Kr. Gíslason (3x) | Keflavík
|
1993 |
Jón Kr. Gíslason (4x) | Keflavík
|
1994 |
Anna María Sveinsdóttir | Keflavík
|
1995 |
Teitur Örlygsson | Njarðvík
|
1996 |
Guðmundur Bragason (2x) | Grindavík
|
1997 |
Guðjón Skúlason | Keflavík
|
1998–present
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References
edit- ^ "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2016 · Gunnhildur og Martin". Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Kristinn - einn úr hinum ósigrandi KR-kjarna". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2017). "Hildur Björg og Martin eru Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2017". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Jón Björn Ólafsson (17 December 2018). "Hildur og Martin körfuknattleiksfólk ársins annað árið í röð". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2019 - Helena og Martin". Icelandic Basketball Federation (in Icelandic). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 December 2020). "Sara Rún og Martin valin körfuboltafólk ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Aron Guðmundsson (16 December 2021). "Sara Rún og Elvar Már eru körfuknattleiksfólk ársins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Sara og Elvar körfuknattleiksfólk ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Sara Rún og Elvar Már valin körfuknattleiksfólk ársins". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links
edit- Icelandic Basketball Association Official Website (in Icelandic)