Jorge Oscar Racca (born September 4, 1971 in

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retired male professional

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player. At 6'6" (1.98 m) and 218 lbs. (99 kg), he played at the

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positions. Nicknamed "Pampa" during his career, Racca was a member of Argentina's national basketball team at the

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Professional career

Racca was named the MVP of the Argentine League Finals in 1996, and the season's league MVP of the Argentine League in 1996, and 1997, while he was playing with Olimpia de Venado Tuerto. In his most productive season, with

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in the Spanish professional league

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, Racca averaged 17.4 points per game over 32 games in 1999-2000. Racca holds the Argentine national league record in field goals per game, with 23.24 (7,227 in 311 games). He was also named the MVP of the FIBA South American League in 1996.

National team career

Racca played with the senior men's Argentine national basketball team at the

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. He won a gold medal with Argentina at the

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. He also played with Argentina at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in

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, where Argentina finished in ninth place in the overall standings. Racca wore uniform number 9. At the Summer Games in 1996, Argentina competed in seven games, finishing with a record of 3-4. In a loss to the United States ( The Dream Team) 96-68, Racca tallied 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. In six games at the Olympics, Racca averaged 7.2 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 21.3 minutes per game.

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1971 births Living people Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boca Juniors basketball players CB Breogán players CB Gran Canaria players Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players Liga ACB players Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players Olympic basketball players of Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in basketball P.A.O.K. BC players Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players People from General Pico Shooting guards Small forwards Tenerife CB players Viola Reggio Calabria players Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 1994 FIBA World Championship players {{Argentina-basketball-bio-stub