Héctor José "Guanaco" Costa Massironi (30 July 1929 – 23 May 2010) was a Uruguayian basketball player.
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| Born | 30 July 1929 Montevideo, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 2010 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||
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He won twice the bronze medal with the men's national team at the Summer Olympics: in 1952 and 1956. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for his native country, starting in 1952 (Helsinki, Finland).[1]
He died in 2010, aged 80. His remains are buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Héctor Costa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
External links
edit- Héctor Costa at FIBA Archive
- Héctor Costa – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Héctor Costa at Olympedia
- Héctor Costa's obituary (in Spanish)
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