Full name | Fimleikafélagið Björk |
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Short name | Björk |
Sports |
Basketball (formerly) Climbing Gymnastics Taekwondo |
Founded | 1 July 1951 |
Based in | Hafnarfjörður |
Home ground | Bjarkarhús |
Website | fbjork.is |
Fimleikafélagið Björk, also known as Björk for short, is a multi-sports club from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1951 as a gymnastics club but soon started departments in various other sports. [1] [2]
In April 2001, ground was broken for the club's new arena, Bjarkarhús. [3]
During the winter of 1958–1959, the club started a basketball department. The following winter, basketball was the main sport at the club, with the gymnastic department folding. In 1963, the club won a junior women's national championship in 2. flokkur kvenna. [4] [5] The club competed in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball tournament for the first and only time in 1964, finishing third. [6] [7]
Full name | Fimleikafélagið Björk |
---|---|
Short name | Björk |
Sports |
Basketball (formerly) Climbing Gymnastics Taekwondo |
Founded | 1 July 1951 |
Based in | Hafnarfjörður |
Home ground | Bjarkarhús |
Website | fbjork.is |
Fimleikafélagið Björk, also known as Björk for short, is a multi-sports club from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1951 as a gymnastics club but soon started departments in various other sports. [1] [2]
In April 2001, ground was broken for the club's new arena, Bjarkarhús. [3]
During the winter of 1958–1959, the club started a basketball department. The following winter, basketball was the main sport at the club, with the gymnastic department folding. In 1963, the club won a junior women's national championship in 2. flokkur kvenna. [4] [5] The club competed in the top-tier Icelandic women's basketball tournament for the first and only time in 1964, finishing third. [6] [7]