Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðrún.
Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2006–2017
PositionForward
Number7, 8
Career history
2006–2011KR
2012–2013KR
2013–2014Snæfell
2015–2017KR
Career highlights and awards

Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir (born 21 January 1989) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former power lifter.[1] She won the Icelandic basketball championship two times, in 2010 and 2014, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup once. She was one of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna premier defenders during her career,[2][3][4] being named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year four times.

Playing career

Guðrún started her senior career with KR in 2006 and was a key player in the team's 2010 championship run.[5] She left KR after the 2010-2011 season to focus on her powerlifting career.[6][7] After one season away, Guðrún returned to KR in September 2012.[8]

In June 2013, Guðrún left KR and joined Snæfell.[9] For the season she averaged 10.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists, and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. She left Snæfell after the season, moving to Denmark.[2]

Guðrún returned from Denmark in 2015 and signed with KR in 1. deild. She was named 1. deild's I Player of the Year and to the leagues Domestic All-First Team in 2016 after averaging 15.4 points and 13.3 rebounds for the season.[10][11]

In April 2017, Guðrún signed with Valur[12][13] but did not participate in any games during the 2017–2018 season. In 2019 she played for Kormákur in 2. deild kvenna.[14]

Personal life

Guðrún is the sister of track and field athlete Helga Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir.[1][15]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

Accomplishments

  • Icelandic All-star game: 2010

References

  1. ^ a b "Guðrún Gróa fékk silfur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Guðrún Gróa ekki með meisturunum í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ^ Kristján Jónsson (15 March 2011). "Ekki til eftirbreytni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 March 2009). "Guðrún Gróa byrjaði lokaúrslitin á persónulegu stigameti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ^ Kristján Jónsson (6 March 2010). "KR Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 June 2011). "Guðrún Gróa skiptir körfunni út fyrir kraftlyftingar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ Kristján Jónsson (23 June 2011). "Snýr sér alfarið að lóðunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Guðrún Gróa spilar með KR í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 11 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (2 June 2013). "Finnur Atli og Guðrún Gróa í Snæfell". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2006). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir - 2015-2016 statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation.
  12. ^ "Guðrún Gróa til Vals". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  13. ^ Haukur Harðarson (11 April 2017). "Guðrún Gróa til liðs við Val". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. ^ "2. deild kvenna fór af stað á helginni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. "Guðrún Gróa nálægt því að vinna systur sína í kúluvarpi í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2017.