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Nilton Pacheco

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Nilton Pacheco
Personal information
Born26 July 1920 (1920-07-26)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Died26 June 2013 (2013-06-27) (aged 92)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team

Nilton Pacheco de Oliveira (26 July 1920 – 26 June 2013), commonly known as Nilton Pacheco,[1] was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto. He was born in Salvador, Bahia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Flu, medalhista olímpico pela seleção morre aos 92 anos, no Rio" [Former 'Flu', National team olympic medalist dies at 92 in Rio] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nilton Pacheco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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