Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola (January 11, 1922 in
Puerto del Callao,
Peru – March 5, 1992 in
Peru) was a Peruvian basketball player, coach, referee and administrator. As a player, he won the 1943
South American Championship with the Peru team. He also was a coach of club teams in Peru, and an international referee, calling games in the
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22 October to 3 November ...
and
1954 FIBA World Championship
The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil fr ...
(including the USA-Brazil final game). He later served as the president of the Peruvian Basketball Federation, secretary general of COPABA (currently
FIBA Americas), and a member of
FIBA Central Board. He was awarded an
Olympic Order.
In 2007 he was inducted into the
FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor.
References
External links
FIBA Hall of Fame page on Airaldi Rivarola
1922 births
1992 deaths
Peruvian men's basketball players
FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
Recipients of the Olympic Order
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