Marcus Vinícius Dias (22 January 1923 – 1992), also commonly known as Marcus Vinícius, was a Brazilian Olympic
basketball
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player.
Dias was born in
Rio de Janeiro
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, and competed in the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
. There he won the bronze medal with the
Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach
Moacyr Daiuto.
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1923 births
1992 deaths
Brazilian men's basketball players
Olympic basketball players for Brazil
Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Basketball players from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Olympic medalists in basketball
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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