Amaury Antônio Pasos, also commonly known simply as Amaury (born December 11, 1935) is a retired Brazilian

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player and coach of Argentine origin. Born in

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, Brazil, he was a 1.91 m (6'3") tall

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. He competed at three

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and was named one of

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in 1991. He was awarded with the Brazil Former Athlete Olympic Prize in 2003. He was enshrined into the

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in 2007.

Club career

At the club level, Pasos played for Clube de Regatas Tietê (1951–1961), and then C.R. Sírio (1962–1965), and

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(1966–1972). He won the Brazilian League championship in 1966 and 1969, and the São Paulo regional title league in 1966, 1968, and 1969.

National team career

Pasos played for the senior Brazilian national team. With Brazil, he won the gold medal at the 1959 FIBA World Championship (where he was also named the MVP of the tournament) and the gold medal at the

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. He also won a silver medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship, bronze medals at the

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and 1964 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the

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 fo ...

, a silver medal at the

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, and a bronze medal at the 1955 Pan American Games.

References

External links

FIBA Hall of Fame ProfileCBB Profile
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