Ólafur Rafnsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur.

Ólafur Rafnsson
2nd President of FIBA Europe
In office 2010–2013
Preceded by	George Vassilakopoulos
Succeeded by	Cyriel Coomas
6th President of ÍSÍ
In office 2006–2013
Deputy	Lárus L. Blöndal
Preceded by	Ellert Schram
Succeeded by	Lárus L. Blöndal
13th Chairman of KKÍ
In office 1996–2006
Preceded by	Kolbeinn Pálsson
Succeeded by	Hannes S. Jónsson
Personal details
Born	(1963-04-07)7 April 1963 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died	19 June 2013(2013-06-19) (aged 50) Geneva, Switzerland
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career	1980–1989
Number	6
Coaching career	1991–1992
Career history
As player:
1983–1989	Haukar
As coach:
1991–1992	Haukar
Career highlights and awards
As a player: Icelandic champion (1988) 2× Icelandic Cup winner (1985, 1986) Icelandic Division I champion (1983) Icelandic Division II champion (1981)
Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points	1,061 (9.7 ppg)
Games	109
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla	12–14 (.462)

Ólafur Eðvarð Rafnsson (7 April 1963 - 19 June 2013) was the president of FIBA Europe from 2010 until 2013. He also served president of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 1996 until 2006 when he was voted as the president of the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland where he served until 2013.

Basketball career

Club

Ólafur played 109 games in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla from 1983 until 1989, averaging 9.7 points per game. He won the Icelandic championship with Haukar in 1988 and the Icelandic cup in 1985 and 1986.

National team

Ólafur played 7 games for the Icelandic national team between 1985 and 1986.

Personal life

Ólafur is the father of Icelandic women's national basketball team players Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir and Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir.

Death

Ólafur died, at the age of 50, during a visit to Geneva, Switzerland, where he had been attending the official opening of FIBA's new headquarters.