Antônio Salvador Sucar

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Antônio Salvador Sucar (14 June 1939 – 31 December 2018) was a Brazilian basketball player.[1] He was a member of the team that won the title at the 1963 World Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, and the bronze medal at the 1967 FIBA World Championship with the Brazil national basketball team.[1][2] Sucar participated in three Summer Olympic Games and won two bronze medals in 1960 and 1964.[3]

Antônio Salvador Sucar
Personal information
Born14 June 1939
San Isidro de Lules, Argentina
Died31 December 2018
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1963 Brazil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Uruguay Team

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Pivô da Geração de Ouro do basquete, Antonio Salvador Sucar morre aos 79 anos". (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ "Reference at www.eurobasket.com".
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Sucar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23.