Birna Valgarðsdóttir
Birna with Keflavík in February 2015.
Personal information
Born (1976-01-19) 19 January 1976
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career1992–2015
PositionSmall forward
Number5
Career history
1992–1994Tindastóll
1994–1996Breiðablik
1996–1997Keflavík
1997–1998Grindavík
1998–2015Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild kvenna statistics
Points5,325 (14.2 ppg)
Games375
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place2003 MaltaTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 AndorraTeam
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Gold medal – first place 1996 Malta National Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Andorra National Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Wales National Team

Birna Ingibjörg Valgardsdóttir (born 19 January 1976) is an Icelandic former basketball player who won eight Icelandic championships, in a record twelve trips to the national finals,[1] and five Icelandic Cups. She was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004.[2]

Birna was the second player to break the 5000 points barrier in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is its all-time leading scorer.[3][4] In December 2014, she broke the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time record for games played[5] and held that record until March 2023, when it was broken by Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir.[6]

After difficult injuries during the later part of her career,[7] Birna retired following the 2014-2015 season.[8][9]

Icelandic national team

Between 1995 and 2009, Birna played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[10]

Awards and honours

References

  1. "Tólftu lokaúrslitin hjá Birnu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). April 22, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2016 · Gunnhildur og Martin". KKÍ.is. 13 December 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  3. "Birna bætti stigametið". Fréttablaðið. 28 March 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 March 2013). "Stelpur, nú þurfið þið að hjálpa mér". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved July 27, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  5. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (December 12, 2014). "Ég er alveg kölluð mamma en rosalega oft bara gamla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Allt um leikjamet Sigrúnar: „Geggjað að vera með henni í liði"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. Daðason, Kolbeinn Tumi (December 17, 2013). "Birna: Þegar ég hætti þá verð ég alveg hætt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. "Birna Valgarðs heiðruð í Höllinni". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). November 26, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. "Keflavík heiðrar Birnu Valgarðsdóttur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). October 20, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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