This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ríkharður.
Personal information | |
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Born | (1957-04-30) 30 April 1957 (age 67) Stykkishólmur, Iceland |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1973–1991 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1973 | Snæfell |
1974–1983 | Valur |
1983–1991 | Snæfell |
As coach: | |
1991–1994 | Snæfell (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson (born 30 April 1957) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He won two national championships and three Icelandic Cups with Valur in the 1980s.
Early life
Ríkharður grew up in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. He played his first games with Snæfell at the age of 16 before moving to Reykjavík and joining Valur.
Icelandic national team
Ríkharður played 69 games for the Icelandic national team from 1976 to 1983.
Awards and accomplishments
Titles
- Icelandic champion: 1980, 1983
- Icelandic Cup (3): 1979, 1981, 1986
- 1. deild karla (1): 1990
Golf
Ríkharður was the chairman of the Golfklúbburinn Mostri in Stykkishólmur for 25 years.
References
- ^ Eiríkur S. Eiríksson (1 June 1986). "Strákurinn frá Stykkishólmi". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 26–30. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Höfum ekki æft nógu vel". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 1982. p. 24. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Gunnlaugur Auðun Árnason (2 May 2009). "Hefur setið á formannsstóli í 25 ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 27. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Úrvalsdeild statistics 1978–1991 at kki.is