Amaury Pasos
Medal record | ||
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Men's Basketball | ||
Representing Brazil | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1960 Rome | Team | |
1964 Tokyo | Team | |
World Championship | ||
1959 Santiago de Chile | Team | |
1963 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
1954 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
1967 Montevideo | Team | |
Pan American Games | ||
1963 São Paulo | Team | |
1955 Mexico City | Team |
Amaury Antônio Passos (born December 11, 1935 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian basketball playmaker of Argentine origin.[1]
On club level he played for Clube de Regatas Tietê (1949-1961), C.R. Sírio (1962-1965) and Corinthians (1966-1972). He won the Brazilian league in 1966 and 1969 and São Paulo league in 1966, 1968 and 1969.
He played for the Brazilian national team, winning the 1959 World Championship (when he was named the MVP of the tournament) and 1963 World Championship. He also won silver medal in the 1954 World Championship, bronze medal in the 1960 Olympics and 1964 Olympics, bronze medal in the 1967 World Championship, silver medal in the 1963 Pan American Games and bronze medal in the 1955 Pan American Games.
He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
References
External links
- FIBA Hall of Fame page on Passos
- (Portuguese) Profile