Pétur Rúnar Birgisson
{{Short description|Icelandic basketball player}}
{{Icelandic name|Pétur Rúnar}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Pétur Rúnar Birgisson
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| position = Point guard
| height_cm = 185
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| league = Úrvalsdeild karla
| team = Tindastóll
| number = 7
| nationality = Icelandic
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|20|df=y}}
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| career_start = 2012
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| years1 = 2012–present | team1 = Tindastóll
| highlights =
- Icelandic Cup MVP (2018)
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2018)
- Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (2015)
- Icelandic champion (2023)
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2018)
- Icelandic Super Cup (2018)
- Icelandic D1 (2014)
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ISL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Games of the Small States of Europe}}
{{MedalBronze | 2017 San Marino | National Team}}
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Pétur Rúnar Birgisson (born 20 February 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla.{{cite news|author1=Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir|title=Domino's Körfuboltakvöld: Sitja uppi með Sigtrygg og Pétur|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017171019303|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=15 October 2017|language=Icelandic}}{{cite news|title=Pétur Rúnar áfram hjá Stólunum|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2017/05/04/petur_runar_afram_hja_stolunum/|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=4 May 2017|language=Icelandic}} He won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018 with Tindastóll.
Career
=Club career=
Pétur had a stellar 2014-2015 season{{cite news|author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson|title=Bæði ungir og gamlir fá að spila mest hjá Tindastól|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2015701059959|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=5 January 2015|language=Icelandic}} and helped Tindastóll to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild finals after averaging 7.8 assists in the semi-finals against Haukar.{{cite news|author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson|title=Var með fleiri stoðsendingar en stig í seríunni|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2015150419212|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=16 April 2015|language=Icelandic}} In the finals, Tindastóll lost to KR 3-1.{{cite news|title=KR Íslandsmeistari í 14. sinn|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2015/04/29/kr_islandsmeistari_i_14_sinn/|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=29 April 2015|language=Icelandic}}
His stellar play continued in 2015-2016.{{cite news|author1=Stefán Árni Pálsson|title=Dominos-körfuboltakvöld: Er Pétur með of stórt hlutverk í liði Tindastóls?|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016161029629|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=22 October 2016|language=Icelandic}} He averaged 13.5 points and 6.0 assists in Tindastóls 3-1 victory against Keflavík in the first round of the playoffs.{{cite news|author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson|title=Þýðir ekkert að toppa í nóvember|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016160339830|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=31 March 2016|language=Icelandic}} He was however unable to prevent Tindastóll from losing to Haukar in the semi-finals, 3-1.{{cite news|author1=Sindri Sverrisson|title=Haukar í úrslit á afmælisdaginn|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2016/04/12/haukar_i_urslit_a_afmaelisdaginn/|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=12 April 2016|language=Icelandic}}
On 13 January 2018 he helped Tindastóll to its first major title when they beat KR in Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.{{cite news|author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson|title=Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180119600/umfjollun-og-vidtol-kr-tindastoll-69-96-tindastoll-bikarmeistari-i-fyrsta-sinn|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=13 January 2018|language=Icelandic}}{{cite news|title=Ég er í svo mikilli geðshræringu|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2018/01/13/eg_er_i_svo_mikilli_gedshraeringu/|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=13 January 2018|language=Icelandic}} In the game he had 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and was named as the Cup finals MVP.{{cite news|title=Maltbikarinn: Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn|url=http://www.kki.is/frettir/frett/2018/01/13/Maltbikarinn-Tindastoll-bikarmeistari-i-fyrsta-sinn/|accessdate=28 April 2018|work=kki.is|publisher=Icelandic Basketball Federation|date=13 January 2018|language=Icelandic}}
On 4 May 2018 Pétur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Karla Domestic All-First Team.{{cite news|author1=Henry Birgir Gunnarsson|title=Kristófer og Helena valin leikmenn ársins|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180509534/kristofer-og-helena-valin-leikmenn-arsins|accessdate=5 May 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=4 May 2018|language=Icelandic}} On 30 September, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Tindastóll beat KR, 103-72.{{cite news |author1=Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir |title=Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 72-103 -Stólarnir völtuðu yfir KR og eru meistarar meistaranna |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180928919/umfjollun-og-vidtol-kr-tindastoll-72-103-stolarnir-voltudu-yfir-kr-og-eru-meistarar-meistaranna |accessdate=30 September 2018 |work=Vísir.is |date=30 September 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
In 2023, he won his first Icelandic championship after Tindastóll defeated Valur 3–2 in a finals rematch from the previous year.{{cite news |author1=Siggeir Ævarsson |title=Pétur Rúnar: Þetta er ósvikin gleði og ég á eiginlega engin orð til að lýsa þessu, bara takk! |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20232416982d/petur-runar-thetta-er-osvikin-gledi-og-eg-a-eiginlega-engin-ord-til-ad-lysa-thessu-bara-takk- |access-date=19 May 2023 |work=Vísir.is |date=18 May 2023 |language=Icelandic}}
=Icelandic national team=
In May 2017, Pétur was named to the Icelandic national team for the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe where he helped Iceland finish third.{{cite news|author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson|title=Níu af tólf leikmönnum í karlalandsliðinu á Smáþjóðaleikunum í San Marínó eru nýliðar|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170518882|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=17 May 2017|language=Icelandic}}{{cite news|title=Smáþjóðaleikarnir 2017 - Konurnar í 2. sæti og karlarnir í 3. sæti|url=http://www.kki.is/frettir/frett/2017/06/03/Smathjodaleikarnir-2017-Konurnar-i-2.-saeti-og-karlarnir-i-3.-saeti/|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=kki.is|date=3 June 2017|language=Icelandic}}
In July 2017, he was among the 24 players selected for the national team training camp prior to EuroBasket 2017.{{cite news|title=Undirbúningurinn fyrir Evrópumótið hefst á morgun|url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2017/07/19/undirbuningurinn_fyrir_evropumotid_hefst_a_morgun/|accessdate=12 January 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=19 July 2017|language=Icelandic}} He was not named to the twelve man roster for Eurobasket.{{cite news|author1=Kristjana Arnarsdóttir|title=Landsliðshópur Íslands fyrir Eurobasket klár|url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/landslidshopur-islands-fyrir-eurobasket-klar|accessdate=12 January 2018|work=RÚV|date=27 August 2017|language=Icelandic}} As of 2018 he has played five games for the national team.{{cite web|url=http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/|publisher=kki.is|title=KKÍ | A landslið |accessdate=26 August 2017}}
Awards, titles and accomplishments
=Individual awards=
=Titles=
- Icelandic champion: 2023
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2018
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2018
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2012
- Icelandic D1: 2014
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=190&season_id=97417&player_id=111535 Icelandic statistics] at kki.is
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Petur-Runar-Birgisson/Summary/52200 Profile] at realgm.com
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