Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir
Personal information
Born(1931-08-30)30 August 1931
Hnífsdalur, Kingdom of Iceland
Died26 September 2005(2005-09-26) (aged 74)
Kópavogur, Iceland
Career history
As coach:
1950–1959ÍR
Career highlights and awards

Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir (30 August 1931 – 26 September 2005) was an Icelandic athletic coach, trainer and educator.[1] She was a pioneer in women's basketball in Iceland in the 1950s and the first coach of the ÍR women's basketball team[2] which she led to three national championships.[3][4]

Early life

Hrefna was born in Hnífsdalur and graduated from Gagnfræðskóli Ísafjarðar and then from the Íþróttakennaraskólanum at Laugarvatn[1] where she learned basketball from Sigríður Valgeirsdóttir.[3]

Personal life

Hrefna was married to Ingi Þór Stefánsson, himself a basketball player, from 1957 until his death in 1966.[1]

Titles

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 October 2005. p. 30. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Stutt ágrip af sögu ÍR". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 12 November 1978. p. 39. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. pp. 562, 590–591.
  4. ↑ Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands. p. 56. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
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