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Brazilian basketball player (1959–2020)

Gerson Victalino
Personal information
Born(1959-09-19)19 September 1959
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Died29 April 2020(2020-04-29) (aged 60)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
PositionPower forward / center
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas Team competition

Gerson Victalino (19 September 1959 – 29 April 2020), also commonly known simply as Gerson, was a Brazilian professional basketball player.

National team career

With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Victalino won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, and 1992.

Victalino was also a member of the Brazilian teams which respectively finished in fourth place at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and fifth place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship.

References

  1. Gerson Victalino at Olympedia (archive)
  2. "Gerson Victalino, ex-corinthians e seleção brasileira, morre aos 60 anos". Corinthians. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerson Victalino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "Brazil at the 1986 World Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. "Brazil at the 1990 World Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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