Bogi Þorsteinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bogi.
Bogi Þorsteinsson
1st Chairman of KKÍ
In office
29 January 1961 – 1 November 1969
Succeeded byHólmsteinn Sigurðsson
1st Chairman of ÍKF
In office
1951–1969
Chairman of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur
In office
1970–1978
Personal details
Born(1918-08-02)2 August 1918
Died17 December 1998(1998-12-17) (aged 80)
NationalityIcelandic
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon

Bogi Þorsteinsson (2 August 1918 – 17 December 1998) was the first chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association,[1][2] serving for eight years.[3][4] For his work toward basketball in Iceland he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon.[5]

Early life

Bogi graduated as a radio operator in 1941. On 21 February 1945 he survived the sinking of SS Dettifoss by German submarine U-1064 in the Irish Sea.[6][7] Off the 45 crew and passengers on board, 3 passengers and 12 crew members perished.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Körfuknattleikssambandið 5 ára". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 January 1966. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Kostaði mikla baráttu að stofna KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Örn Eiðsson (8 October 1969). "Hver verður næsti formaður KKÍ?". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 13, 3. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Andlát - Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ Kolbeinn Pálsson (29 December 1998). "Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Dettifossi sökkt á heimleið". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 27 February 1945. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Bogi Þorsteinsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 December 1998. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ Guðni Einarsson (21 February 1995). "Þrjátíu björguðust og fimmtán fórust". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 17 March 2018.