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1967 FIBA World Championship
The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967. Venues Competing nations Competition format * Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round. * Classification round: All bottom two teams from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record is ranked eighth; the worst is ranked 13th. * Final round: All top two teams from preliminary round group, the 1964 Olympic champion, and the host team play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Classification round Final round Awards Final rankings All-Tournament Team * Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) * Ivo Daneu ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Diego Gestido
Óscar Diego Gestido Pose (Montevideo, Uruguay November 28, 1901 – Montevideo, December 6, 1967) was president of Uruguay in 1967. Biography Diego Gestido was from a military background, and served in the military for 36 years before retiring with the rank of general in 1957. Afterwards he had an important participation during the Uruguayan floods of April 1959, being considered a hero. He was also a member of the Colorado Party. President of Uruguay On 27 November 1966 elections were celebrated, together with a constitutional referendum which gave place to a new Constitution restoring one-person presidency. Diego Gestido was elected President of Uruguay, a post he held from March 1, 1967, to December 6, 1967. Prominent people in his government included Vice President of Uruguay Jorge Pacheco Areco, César Charlone, Luis Hierro Gambardella, Julio Lacarte Muró, Manuel Flores Mora, and Zelmar Michelini, who later co-founded the Frente Amplio grouping. Death and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilindro Municipal
Cilindro Municipal (The Municipal Cylinder) was an indoor arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, which was opened in 1956, for Uruguay's Industrial Exhibition of the Production of international character. The arena was used as the main venue of the 1967 edition of the FIBA World Cup, for which it had a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators. History Over the years, many artists performed at the arena, including Bob Dylan, The Mission, UB40, Van Halen, and Molotov. On October 8, 2001, Eric Clapton performed at the arena, during his Reptile World Tour, and drew a crowd of 18,000 fans. Fire damage and demolishing On 21 October 2010, the Cilindro Municipal's roof fell down atop the inside structure because of a fire, the source of which is unknown. The fire caused severe damage to the arena's seats. The Uruguayan Interior Minister, Eduardo Bonomi, announced that it would be demolished. A work group started doing construction studies in the middle of December 2010, and in March 2011, the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Guerrero
Arturo Guerrero Moreno (born 30 August 1948) is a Mexican former basketball player and coach. With Mexico's senior national team, he played at two Summer Olympic Games (1968 and 1976). Due to his shooting ability, he was nicknamed "Mano Santa" ("Holy Hand"). Along with Carlos Quintanar and Manolo Raga, he is generally considered to be one of the two best Mexican basketball players of all time. Club playing career Guerrero played club basketball in Mexico, Italy, with the Brazilian club E.C. SÃrio, in Puerto Rico, and in Cuba. With E.C. SÃrio, he played in the 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup's final, and was the top scorer. With Lechugueros de León, he won two Mexican Basketball Circuit ( CIMEBA) championships, in 1971 and 1973. During his club career, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Antonio Spurs, offered him contracts. However, he turned the offers down, because since NBA players were not allowed to play in FIBA competitions at that time, he wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Raga
Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) vertical leap. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. In 2016, he became a FIBA Hall of Fame player. Club career Raga played professionally for Varese in the Italian League, from 1968 to 1974, and with them, he won three EuroLeague championships. In 1970, he became the first player from an international league to be selected in the NBA Draft, when Atlanta Hawks general manager, Marty Blake, took him with the 167th overall pick. However, Raga never played in the NBA. National team career Raga was a part of the senior national team of Mexico. He won a gold medal at the 1965 CentroBasket, and a silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also played with Mexico in three different Summer Olympic Games, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel
Ubiratan "Bira" Pereira Maciel, commonly known as Bira Maciel, or simply Bira (January 18, 1944 – July 17, 2002), was a professional basketball player from Brazil. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil. At a height of 1.99 m (6' 6") tall, he played at the center (basketball), center position. He is often regarded as the best Brazilian center of all time. He was nicknamed "O Rei" (English language, English: "The King"). Club career Maciel won the top-tier level sports club, club league in Brazil, the Brazilian Basketball Championship, 5 times, in the years 1965, 1966, 1969, 1977, and 1981. National team career With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Maciel won a total of 8 medals at the Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games, FIBA World Cup, and Basketball at the Pan American Games, Pan American Games. Ubiratan Pereira Maciel played at 5 FIBA World Cups: (1963 FIBA World Championship, 1963, 1967 FIBA World Championship, 1967, 1970 FIBA World Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Lombardi
Gianfranco "Franco" Lombardi (20 March 1941 – 22 January 2021) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, his nickname was "Dado". In 2006, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional playing career During his club career, Lombardi led the top-tier level Lega Basket Serie A, Italian League in scoring, Lega Basket Serie A statistical leaders, in 1964 and 1967. National team playing career Lombardi was a part of the senior Italian national basketball teams that won a gold medal at the Basketball at the 1963 Mediterranean Games, 1963 Mediterranean Games and finished in the fourth, fifth and eighth places at the Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, the Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, and the Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively. Coaching career After he retired from playing basketball, Lombardi had a long coaching c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Ghermann
Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely based on the novel * Hurricane Ernesto (other), several hurricanes or People *Ernesto Abella, Filipino businessman, politician, and writer *Ernesto Aguero (born 1969), Cuban weightlifter *Ernesto Alonso (1917–2007), Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer *Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha (born 1990), Thai footballer *Ernesto Basile (1857–1932), Italian architect *Ernesto Cesà ro (1859–1906), Italian mathematician *Ernesto De Curtis (1875–1937), Italian composer *Ernesto FarÃas (born 1980), Argentine footballer *Ernesto Figueiredo (born 1937), also known as "Ernesto", Portuguese footballer * Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara" *Ernesto Geisel (1908-1996), Brazilian pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohdan Likszo
Bohdan StanisÅ‚aw Likszo (alternate spelling: Bogdan) (1 January 1940 in Vilnius (Wilno), Soviet occupated Poland – 11 December 1993 in Kraków) was a Polish professional basketball player. At a height of 1.99 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 106 kg (234 lbs.), he played at the center position. Professional career Likszo was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1966. National team career As a member of the senior Polish national basketball team, Likszo competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and the 1968 Summer Olympics. Likszo was the top scorer at the 1967 FIBA World Championship. He won the silver medal at the 1963 EuroBasket, and bronze medals at EuroBasket 1965, and EuroBasket 1967. Awards and accomplishments Clubs *3× Polish League Champion: (1962, 1964, 1968) *FIBA European Selection: (1966) *2× Polish League Top Scorer: (1968, 1969) Polish senior national team *EuroBasket 1963: *EuroBasket 1965: *EuroBasket 1967: *FIBA World Cup Top Scorer: (1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luiz Cláudio Menon
Luiz Cláudio Menon (born February 7, 1944) is a former Brazilian basketball player. Menon participated at the 1963, 1967 and 1970 FIBA World Championships as well as at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics with the Brazil national basketball team The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB. They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 19 .... References External links * 1944 births Living people Brazilian men's basketball players 1963 FIBA World Championship players 1967 FIBA World Championship players 1970 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players of Brazil Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Basketball players at the 1963 Pan Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modestas Paulauskas
Modestas Paulauskas (19 March 1945) is a former Soviet and Lithuanian professional basketball coach and basketball player. As a player, he was the youngest EuroBasket MVP in history, being only 20 years old at the time he won the award. He is known for having been one of the best Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and for having excellent dribbling ability. He was selected as the Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year, a record seven times, in 1965–1967, and 1969–1972. He was a member of the Soviet team that achieved Olympic Gold in 1972 in Munich. In 1991, he was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players. In 2021, he was included into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Playing career Club career Paulauskas spent his whole club career with Žalgiris Kaunas, despite getting attention from teams based in Western Europe and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could not join them due to political reasons, as Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union at that time, and peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record (since 1958), at 99 points scored, in a game versus Alviks, during the 1964–65 season, and for once making 100 out of 100 free throws on a live television show in Belgium. Korać died in a car crash in 1969, at the age of 30, and FIBA Europe later established the European-wide third-tier level FIBA Radivoj Korać Cup, in his remembrance, in 1971. Korać was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2002, the Basketball Federation of FR Yugoslavia named its top national domestic cup competition, the Radivoj Korać Cup, after him. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors the following y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
