Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Basketball career
Hafþór began his athletic career as a basketball player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he started his senior team career with Division I club Breiðablik in 2004, playing as a center. In 2005 he joined FSu Selfoss, also in the Icelandic Division I. After 10 games it was discovered that he had been playing with a broken bone in his ankle and would require surgery. After recovering from surgery, Hafþór moved to Úrvalsdeild powerhouse KR in 2006. He missed most of the 2006–2007 season after a screw in his ankle shattered and had to be fixed by another surgery.
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