Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir


Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir was an Icelandic athletic coach, trainer and educator. She was a pioneer in women's basketball in Iceland in the 1950s and the first coach of the ÍR women's basketball team which she led to three national championships.

Early life

Hrefna was born in Hnífsdalur and graduated from Gagnfræðskóli Ísafjarðar and then from the Íþróttakennaraskólanum at Laugarvatn where she learned basketball from Sigríður Valgeirsdóttir.

Personal life

Hrefna was married to Ingi Þór Stefánsson, himself a basketball player, from 1957 until his death in 1966.

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