Tayavek Gallizzi (born February 8, 1993) is an Argentine professional

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player who currently plays for

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of the

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(NBB). He defends

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Professional career

Gallizzi began his professional club basketball career with Quilmes Mar del Plata. He helped Quilmes earn a league

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from the Argentine 2nd Division (TNA) to the Argentine 1st Division (LNB), in the 2012–13 season. He joined the Argentine club

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in 2016 and moved to the Argentine club,

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, in 2017.

National team career

Gallizzi suited up for

at the

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. He played for

at the

2015 FIBA Americas Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament wa ...

bringing home a silver medal, and he also participated in the

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. He played for

at the

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and brought home a silver medal after a loss in the tournament final against Spain at the

. In 2022, Galizzi won the gold medal in the

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held in

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. He was one of Argentina's centers in the tournament.

References

External links

Tayavek Gallizzi
at eurobasket.com

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallizi, Tayavek 1993 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Argentine men's basketball players Basketball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) La Unión basketball players Olympic basketball players for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in basketball Power forwards Regatas Corrientes basketball players Quilmes de Mar del Plata basketball players Quimsa basketball players Basketball players from Santa Fe, Argentina 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games basketball players for Argentina Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen