Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson

Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson (born 25 July 1942) is an Icelandic former basketball player. Nicknamed Doddi, he won the Icelandic championship nine times and the Danish championship four times during his career. At his peak, he was considered to be one of the Nordic countries best basketball player.

Playing career Þorsteinn played his first game in 1959 with ÍR. He was a key player in the ÍR team that won the Icelandic championship for five straight seasons, from 1960 to 1964.

Þorsteinn was named the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year in 1971. After the season he moved back to Denmark and rejoined SISU, but later appeared in three games during the 1979-1980 season before quitting for good.

National basketball team Þorsteinn, at the age of 16, played in the Iceland's first official national team game, against Denmark. He led all players in scoring during the 1964 Polar Cup and was considered one of the best Nordic players during that period.

Team of the 20th century In 2001 Þorsteinn was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player.