Zenny "Algodão" de Azevedo (1 March 1925 – 10 March 2001) was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. Commonly known by the name of Algodão ("Cotton"), 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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Born | 1 March 1925 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 March 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Algodão Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
edit- 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)