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Iceland women's national basketball team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, seeIceland men's national basketball team.

Iceland
FIBA ranking67Decrease3 (26 August 2024)[1]
JoinedFIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKKÍ
CoachBenedikt Guðmundsson
Nickname(s)Stelpurnar okkar(Our Girls)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
First international
Iceland15–112Sweden
(Bærum,Norway;6 April 1973)
Biggest win
Iceland120–30Gibraltar
(St. Pölten,Austria;15 July 2014)
Biggest defeat
Iceland15–134Sweden
(Uppsala,Sweden;24 April 1986)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Championship for Small Countries 2 2 0
Games of the Small States 0 5 1
Total 2 7 1

TheIceland women's national basketball teamrepresentsIcelandin internationalwomen's basketballtournaments. They are controlled by theIcelandic Basketball Association.

Competitive record

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Team

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Current rosters

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The following is the squad in theEuroBasket Women 2019 qualification.[2][3]

Iceland women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club
SG 22 Berglind Gunnarsdóttir 24 –(1993-02-17)17 February 1993 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Snæfell Iceland
PF 15 Birna Benónýsdóttir 17 –(2000-09-23)23 September 2000 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Keflavík Iceland
F Elín Hrafnkelsdóttir 19 –(1998-09-16)16 September 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Valur Iceland
PG Embla Kristínardóttir 22 –(1995-10-27)27 October 1995 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Grindavík Iceland
F 11 Emelía Gunnarsdóttir 19 –(1998-06-25)25 June 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Keflavík Iceland
SG 24 Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir 25 –(1992-10-10)10 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Valur Iceland
SG 6 Hallveig Jónsdóttir 22 –(1995-07-09)9 July 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Valur Iceland
PG 4 Helena Sverrisdóttir 28 –(1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Haukar Iceland
PF 5 Hildur Kjartansdóttir 28 –(1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Club Baloncesto Leganés Spain
C Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir 27 –(1990-03-30)30 March 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Stjarnan Iceland
C 7 Ragnheiður Benónísdóttir 24 –(1993-01-28)28 January 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Valur Iceland
C 12 Sandra Þrastardóttir 24 –(1993-01-28)28 January 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hørsholm 79ers Denmark
PF 9 Sigrún Ámundadóttir 28 –(1988-11-23)23 November 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Skallagrímur Iceland
SF 10 Thelma Ágústsdóttir 19 –(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Keflavík Iceland
PG 13 Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir 20 –(1997-03-30)30 March 1997 Haukar Iceland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club– describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age– describes age
    on 23 October 2017

Individual records

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Players with the most caps (games played)

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  • Players inbold,are players that are still active.
Rank Player Years Caps
1. Hildur Sigurðardóttir 1999-2014 79
2. Helena Sverrisdóttir 2002-2023 77
3. Birna Valgarðsdóttir 1995-2009 76
4. Signý Hermannsdóttir 1999-2009 61
5. Anna María Sveinsdóttir 1986-2004 60
6. Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir 2007-2023 57
7. Guðbjörg Norðfjörð 1990-2002 53
8. Helga Þorvaldsdóttir 1993-2005 53
9. Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 1996-2005 52
10. Erla Þorsteinsdóttir 1995-2004 48
11. Kristín Blöndal 1988-2003 45
12. Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir 2004-2018 44
13. Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir 2008-2017 43
14. María Ben Erlingsdóttir 2004-2014 43

References

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  1. ^"FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike".FIBA.26 August 2024.Retrieved26 August2024.
  2. ^Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2017)."Hildur aðstoðar Ívar og hann er búinn að velja landsliðið fyrir nóvember-leikina".Vísir.is(in Icelandic).Retrieved27 December2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^"FIBA Women's Eurobasket - 2019 Qualifiers - Iceland".FIBA.basketball.FIBA.Retrieved27 December2017.
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