Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir


Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic basketball player for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2019, she was named Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year.

Career

Auður Íris started her senior career with Haukar in 2009 and helped the team to the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2011, 2014 and 2016. After Haukar lost in the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2016, Auður signed with Skallagrímur. She left Skallagrímur in December In January 2017, she signed with 1. deild kvenna club Breiðablik where she helped the club achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. In 2018, she signed with Stjarnan and in 2019 she was named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year. After the season she signed back with her hometown team of Haukar. In November 2019, it was reported that she had left the team after playing four games. In February 2020 she signed with 1. deild kvenna club Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur.

Icelandic national team

Auður Íris debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2015.

Personal life

Auður Íris is the daughter of Ólafur Rafnsson, the former president of FIBA Europe. Her younger sister, Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir, is a member of the Icelandic national team.

Trophies and awards

Trophies