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Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson

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Icelandic basketball player

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ríkharður.
Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
Personal information
Born (1957-04-30) 30 April 1957 (age 67)
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
Playing career1973–1991
Career history
As player:
1973Snæfell
1974–1983Valur
1983–1991Snæfell
As coach:
1991–1994Snæfell (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

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

Golf

Ríkharður was the chairman of the Golfklúbburinn Mostri in Stykkishólmur for 25 years.

References

  1. ^ Eiríkur S. Eiríksson (1 June 1986). "Strákurinn frá Stykkishólmi". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 26–30. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. "Höfum ekki æft nógu vel". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 January 1982. p. 24. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. Gunnlaugur Auðun Árnason (2 May 2009). "Hefur setið á formannsstóli í 25 ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 27. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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