Iceland women's national basketball team

The Iceland women's national basketball team represents Iceland in international women's basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.

Iceland
FIBA ranking64 Increase 1 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKKÍ
CoachBenedikt Guðmundsson
Nickname(s)Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
AppearancesNone
First international
 Iceland 15–112 Sweden 
(Bærum, Norway; 6 April 1973)
Biggest win
 Iceland 120–30 Gibraltar 
(St. Pölten, Austria; 15 July 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Iceland 15–134 Sweden 
(Uppsala, Sweden; 24 April 1986)
Medal record

Competitive record

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Team

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Current rosters

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

Iceland women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SG22Berglind Gunnarsdóttir24 – (1993-02-17)17 February 19931.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Snæfell
PF15Birna Benónýsdóttir17 – (2000-09-23)23 September 20001.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Keflavík
FElín Hrafnkelsdóttir19 – (1998-09-16)16 September 19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Valur
PGEmbla Kristínardóttir22 – (1995-10-27)27 October 19951.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Grindavík
F11Emelía Gunnarsdóttir19 – (1998-06-25)25 June 19981.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Keflavík
SG24Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir25 – (1992-10-10)10 October 19921.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Valur
SG6Hallveig Jónsdóttir22 – (1995-07-09)9 July 19951.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Valur
PG4Helena Sverrisdóttir28 – (1988-11-01)1 November 19881.84 m (6 ft 0 in)Haukar
PF5Hildur Kjartansdóttir28 – (1988-11-01)1 November 19881.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Club Baloncesto Leganés
CRagna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir27 – (1990-03-30)30 March 19901.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Stjarnan
C7Ragnheiður Benónísdóttir24 – (1993-01-28)28 January 19931.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Valur
C12Sandra Þrastardóttir24 – (1993-01-28)28 January 19931.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Hørsholm 79ers
PF9Sigrún Ámundadóttir28 – (1988-11-23)23 November 19881.81 m (5 ft 11 in)Skallagrímur
SF10Thelma Ágústsdóttir19 – (1998-09-30)30 September 19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Keflavík
PG13Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir20 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997Haukar
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 in bold, are players that are still active.
RankPlayerYearsCaps
1.Hildur Sigurðardóttir1999-201479
2.Helena Sverrisdóttir2002-present77
3.Birna Valgarðsdóttir1995-200976
4.Signý Hermannsdóttir1999-200961
5.Anna María Sveinsdóttir1986-200460
6.Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir2007-present57
7.Guðbjörg Norðfjörð1990-200253
8.Helga Þorvaldsdóttir1993-200553
9.Alda Leif Jónsdóttir1996-200552
10.Erla Þorsteinsdóttir1995-200448
11.Kristín Blöndal1988-200345
12.Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir2004-201844
13.Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir2008-201743
14.María Ben Erlingsdóttir2004-201443

References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2017). "Hildur aðstoðar Ívar og hann er búinn að velja landsliðið fyrir nóvember-leikina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "FIBA Women's Eurobasket - 2019 Qualifiers - Iceland". FIBA.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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