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Born | Hnífsdalur, Kingdom of Iceland | 30 August 1931
Died | 26 September 2005 Kópavogur, Iceland | (aged 74)
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1950–1959 | ÍR |
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Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir (30 August 1931 – 26 September 2005) was an Icelandic athletic coach, trainer and educator. [1] She was a pioneer in women's basketball in Iceland in the 1950s and the first coach of the ÍR women's basketball team [2] which she led to three national championships. [3] [4]
Hrefna was born in Hnífsdalur and graduated from Gagnfræðskóli Ísafjarðar and then from the Íþróttakennaraskólanum at Laugarvatn [1] where she learned basketball from Sigríður Valgeirsdóttir. [3]
Hrefna was married to Ingi Þór Stefánsson, himself a basketball player, from 1957 until his death in 1966. [1]
Personal information | |
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Born | Hnífsdalur, Kingdom of Iceland | 30 August 1931
Died | 26 September 2005 Kópavogur, Iceland | (aged 74)
Career history | |
As coach: | |
1950–1959 | ÍR |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir (30 August 1931 – 26 September 2005) was an Icelandic athletic coach, trainer and educator. [1] She was a pioneer in women's basketball in Iceland in the 1950s and the first coach of the ÍR women's basketball team [2] which she led to three national championships. [3] [4]
Hrefna was born in Hnífsdalur and graduated from Gagnfræðskóli Ísafjarðar and then from the Íþróttakennaraskólanum at Laugarvatn [1] where she learned basketball from Sigríður Valgeirsdóttir. [3]
Hrefna was married to Ingi Þór Stefánsson, himself a basketball player, from 1957 until his death in 1966. [1]