Bogi Þorsteinsson

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]

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

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.
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