Birna Valgarðsdóttir

Birna Valgarðsdóttir
Birna with Keflavík in February 2015.
Personal information
Born (1976-01-19) 19 January 1976
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career1992–2015
PositionSmall forward
Number5
Career history
1992–1994Tindastóll
1994–1996Breiðablik
1996–1997Keflavík
1997–1998Grindavík
1998–2015Keflavík
Career highlights
Career Úrvalsdeild kvenna statistics
Points5,325 (14.2 ppg)
Games375
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2003 MaltaTeam
2005 AndorraTeam
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
1996 MaltaNational Team
2002 AndorraNational Team
2004 WalesNational Team

Birna Ingibjörg Valgardsdóttir (born 19 January 1976) is an Icelandic former basketball player who won eight Icelandic championships, in a record twelve trips to the national finals, and five Icelandic Cups. She was named the Icelandic Female 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 and held that record until March 2023, when it was broken by Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir.

After difficult injuries during the later part of her career, Birna retired following the 2014-2015 season.