Carlos Mario Quintanar Rohana (2 June 1937 – 14 October 2010) was a Mexican

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player from Chihuahua who was the Captain of the

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in the

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, the

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, and the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He also competed in 4

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: Chile 1959, Brazil 1963, Uruguay 1967, and Yugoslavia 1970; and represented

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in 4

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: Chicago 1959, Sāo Paulo 1963, Winnipeg 1967, and Cali 1971 Carlos Quintanar was nicknamed "Aguja", "Pistolitas" and "The Yokohama Sensation" after being the Most Valuable Player of the 1964 Pre-Olympics, held in

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, Japan. "Aguja" Quintanar is considered to be the greatest

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player ever to step into the court. He won the silver medal in the

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, Canada losing in the finals against the

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led by

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and

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Quintanar is the second Mexican to be drafted by a

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team (after his Olympic teammate

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) vert ...

); he was drafted in 1971 by the

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in the 18th round (234th overall pick) of that year's NBA draft (his surname was misspelled Quintar). However, he never played professionally to maintain his amateur status.

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* 1939 births 2010 deaths Mexican men's basketball players 1959 FIBA World Championship players 1963 FIBA World Championship players 1967 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Chihuahua Sportspeople from Ciudad Juárez Olympic basketball players of Mexico Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1963 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1967 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1971 Pan American Games San Diego Rockets draft picks Pan American Games medalists in basketball Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games {{Mexico-basketball-bio-stub