Juan Roca Brunet (October 27, 1950 – July 9, 2022) was a basketball player from Cuba who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[1] Roca was also a member of the Cuban team in the 1976 Montréal Olympics, which finished in seventh place.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | ||
Representing  Cuba
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Team Competition |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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1974 Santo Domingo | Team Competition |
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1978 Medellín | Team Competition |
Roca also found success outside of the Olympics, competing in the 1974 and 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he won gold and silver, respectively.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Former basketball player Juan Roca, Olympic bronze medalist at Munich-72, passes away". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Juan Roca Runet". Olympedia. June 28, 2024.
External links
edit- Juan Roca Brunet at FIBA Archive
- Juan Roca Brunet – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Juan Roca Brunet at Olympedia
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