Zenny de Azevedo (1 March 1925 – 10 March 2001), commonly known as Algodão ("Cotton"), was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1925 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 10 March 2001 (aged 76) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Medals | |
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Algodão". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
edit- Zenny De Azevedo at FIBA (also at FIBA Archive)
- Algodao international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Zenny De Azevedo at Olympics.com
- Zenny de Azevedo at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Algodão at Olympedia
- Algodão at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Algodão at CBB.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 March 2007) (in Portuguese)
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