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Valur may refer to:
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of Hlíðarendi. The club was originally formed as part of the local YMCA to play association football, but later incorporated handball and basketball. Valur's handball section reached the EHF Champions League final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other Icelandic handball team.
Stefán Gíslason is an Icelandic retired footballer and manager who last played for Breiðablik in the Icelandic Premier League as a defensive midfielder and was last managing Lommel in the Belgian First Division B.
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football and handball teams. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. It is based at Safamýri, in the Háaleiti og Bústaðir district near Reykjavík city centre.
Hermann Gunnarsson commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, was an Icelandic television and radio personality, performer and former football and handball player at an international level. Hermann is known as one of Iceland's greats both in football and handball. He also played basketball at club level, but never played a national game in that sport.
Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. His position was right back. At his peak he was considered to be one of the very best handball players in the world.
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.
Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from Akureyri named KA. Þór and KA merged their handball clubs to form Akureyri Handboltafélag before the 2006–07 handball season in Iceland, resulting in some fans disowning the merged team.
Gíslason is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning son of Gísli. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name refers to:
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach.
The Keflavík men's basketball team, commonly known as Keflavík, is the men's professional basketball department of Keflavík ÍF, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild karla.
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Ungmennafélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship for the first time. In August 2019, the women's football team added the club's second major title in one year when it won the Icelandic Football Cup.
Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson is an Icelandic team handball coach and a former player.
Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss-Basket, is a basketball club in Selfoss, Iceland. Its men's team currently plays in the 1. deild karla.
Íþróttafélagið Grótta is an Icelandic sports club based in the town of Seltjarnarnes, in the Capital Region. The club is best known for its women's handball team that won the national championship in 2015 and 2016, but also has departments for gymnastics, football and powerlifting.
Hallbera Guðný Gísladóttir is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club AIK and the Iceland national team. Although primarily a left-back, she can also play further forward as a left winger.
Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and is its highest scoring player of all time.
Íþróttafélag Stúdenta, commonly known as ÍS, is a Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was founded by students of University of Iceland on 21 January 1928. Since its foundation, the club has been involded in various sports, most notably wrestling, basketball and volleyball.
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir is an Icelandic professional basketball player who plays for Valur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and the Icelandic national basketball team. She was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
Valur Orri Valsson is an Icelandic basketball player for the Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.