Birna Valgarðsdóttir


Birna Ingibjörg Valgardsdóttir is an Icelandic former basketball player who won eight Icelandic championships, in a record twelve trips to the national finals, and five Icelandic basketball cups. She was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004.
Birna was the second player to break the 5000 points barrier in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is its all-time leading scorer. In December 2014, she broke the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time record for games played.
After difficult injuries during the later part of her career, Birna retired after the 2014-2015 season.

Icelandic national team

Between 1995 and 2009, Birna played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.

Awards and honours