Zenny de Azevedo (1 March 1925 – 10 March 2001), commonly known as Algodão ("Cotton"), was a Brazilian

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player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive

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, starting in

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. He won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in

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* * * * * * * 1925 births 2001 deaths Basketball players from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's basketball players 1954 FIBA World Championship players 1959 FIBA World Championship players Olympic basketball players for Brazil Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1951 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1959 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Flamengo basketball players Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Pan American Games basketball players for Brazil Pan American Games bronze medalists in basketball FIBA World Championship–winning players Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 1950 FIBA World Championship players 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub