Birna Valgarðsdóttir

Birna Valgarðsdóttir

Personal information
Born	(1976-01-19) January 19, 1976 Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career	1992–2015
Position	Small forward
Number	5
Career history
1992–1994	Tindastóll
1994–1996	Breiðablik
1996–1997	Keflavík
1997–1998	Grindavík
1998–2015	Keflavík
Career highlights and awards
As player: 2x Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year (2002, 2004) 9x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1997, 2002–2006, 2009–2011) 8x Icelandic champion (1995, 2000, 2003–2005, 2008, 2011, 2013) 5× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1997, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2013) 10x Icelandic Supercup (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003-2005, 2007, 2008, 2013) 7x Icelandic Company Cup (2002–2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014)
Medals Women's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2003 Malta Team 2005 Andorra Team FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 1996 Malta National Team 2002 Andorra National Team 2004 Wales National Team

Birna Ingibjörg Valgardsdóttir (born January 19, 1976) is an Icelandic former basketball player who won 8 Icelandic championships and 5 Icelandic basketball cups. She was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004.^[1]

Birna was the second player to break the 5000 points barrier in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is its all time leading scorer.^[2][3]

Icelandic National Team

Between 1995 and 2009, Birna played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.^[4]

References

External links

• FIBA Europe profile