Olga Færseth

Andrea Olga Færseth (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of the Icelandic national teams in both football and basketball. In 1994, Olga won the national championship and national cup in both football and basketball.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Olga.

Olga Færseth

Personal information
Full name	Andrea Olga Færseth
Date of birth	(1975-10-06) 6 October 1975
Place of birth	Keflavík, Iceland
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1982–1990	Keflavík
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Keflavík	12	(54)
1992–1994	Breiðablik	37	(45)
1995–2002	KR	101	(144)
2003–2005	ÍBV	34	(45)
2006–2008	KR	45	(35)
2010	Selfoss	4	(3)
Total		233	(326)
National team
1991–1992	Iceland U17	9	(6)
1993–1995	Iceland U21	9	(3)
1994–2006	Iceland	54	(14)
Basketball career Career information Playing career 1990–1995 Position Guard Number 7, 12 Career history 1990–1994 Keflavík 1994–1995 Breiðablik Career highlights and awards As player: Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994) 2x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994) 4x Icelandic champion (1992–1995) 2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (1993, 1994) Medals Women's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 1993 Malta National Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football

Club career

Olga started her senior career with Keflavík in 1991[2] but moved to Breiðablik in 1992 where she became Icelandic champion in 1992 and 1994.[3][4] In 1995 she joined KR where she became Icelandic champion three years in a row (1997-1999).[5][6][7] She is the leading scorer in the Icelandic women's top division, scoring 269 goals in 217 games.[8][9]

International career

Olga played 54 games for the Icelandic national football team, scoring 14 goals.[10]

Honours

Club

• Úrvalsdeild: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
• Icelandic Women's Cup: 1994, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008

Individual

• Úrvalsdeild player of the year: 1998, 2001[11]
• Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2001[12]
• Úrvalsdeild top goal scorer: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002[13]

Basketball

Club career

Olga played for five seasons in the Icelandic top-tier league, winning the national championship four times. She was voted the domestic player of the year in 1994[14] and was twice selected for the domestic All-first team, in 1993 and 1994.[15] In 1994 she set a finals record by scoring 111 points in the finals series (22.2 points per game).[16] The record stood for 22 years until it was broken by Haiden Denise Palmer in 2016.[17] She spent the 1995-96 season in United States, playing for Brewton–Parker College in Georgia.[18] After tearing a cruciate ligament in her knee in 1996 she decided to retire from basketball an focus solely on football.[19]

International career

Between 1991 and 1994, Olga played 16 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[20] She was a member of the team that won bronze at the 1993 Games of the Small States of Europe in Malta.[21]

Honours

Club

• Icelandic champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Icelandic Basketball Cup: 1993, 1994

Individual

• Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1994)[22]
• Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1993, 1994)[23]

References

1. Einar Örn Jónsson (1 December 2018). "Var fegin að sleppa við undirbúningstímabil". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2018.
2. Ég stökk bara hærra
3. Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1992
4. Íslandsmót - 1. deild kvenna 1994
5. Íslandsmót 1997
6. KR konur bestar
7. Blikar í öðru
8. Magnússon, Elvar Geir (1 August 2010). "Olga Færseth tekur fram skóna að nýju - Skiptir í Selfoss". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
9. Olga Færseth hætt í fótboltanum?
10. Félagsmaður - Olga Færseth
11. "Bestu og efnilegustu leikmenn kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
12. "Knattspyrnufólk ársins". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
13. "Markahæstu leikmenn í efstu deild kvenna". ksi.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
14. Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
15. Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
16. Metið hennar Olgu Færseth lifði af áhlaup Unnar Töru
17. Haiden Palmer setti nýtt stigamet í lokaúrslitum kvenna
18. Olga valin leikmaður vikunnar
19. Slitið liðband batt enda á körfuboltaferilinn
20. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
21. Þau keppa á Möltu
22. "Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
23. "Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 17 April 2017.