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Gunnar Örn Örlygsson (born 4 August 1971) is a former Icelandic politician and former basketball player.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gunnar.
Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
Personal details
Born(1971-08-04)4 August 1971
Keflavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
Liberal Party

Political career


Gunnar was a member of Alþingi for the Liberal Party from 2003 until he split from the party in 2005 and joined the Independence Party for whom he served as a parliamentarian until 2007.[1][2]


Basketball career


Gunnar played 11 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, averaging 6.1 points per game. He was the chairman of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur basketball department from 2014[3] to December 2016.[4] In 1991, he won the three-point shooting contest at the Icelandic All-Star game.[5]


Personal life


Gunnar is the brother of former Icelandic national team players Sturla Örlygsson and Teitur Örlygsson.[6][7][8] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[9][10]


References


  1. "Kuldi í litlum þingflokki kallaði á breytingar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Gunnar velkominn í flokkinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 12 May 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "Gunnar hættir sem formaður - Róbert tekur við". Gunnar hættir sem formaður - Róbert tekur við (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. "Gunnar Örlygsson hættir sem formaður Kkd. Njarðvíkur". Suðurnes.net (in Icelandic). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. "Dagur Suðurnesjamanna". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 14 February 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  6. Örlygsættin með 12 bikartitla
  7. Gunnar Örn Örlygsson
  8. "Stefni að því að verða betri körfuboltamaður". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 15 April 1991. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. A-landslið karla
  10. A-landslið kvenna




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