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Afonso Évora

Full name: Afonso de Azevedo Évora
Gender: Male
Born: August 26, 1918
Died: August 2, 2008
Affiliations: Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
Country: BRA Brazil
Sport: Basketball

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Afonso Évora was one of players on the Brazilian team that won its the country's Olympic basketball medal. At London in 1948, the squad was only defeated by France, the eventual silver medallists. Évora had also played for the national side at the 1947 South American Championships, where Brazil placed second to Uruguay. Nationally, he played for Flamengo. With the Rio de Janeiro side, he won 10 regional titles, and three national championships.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Men's Basketball Brazil BRA 3 Bronze

Men's Basketball

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result PTS
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Final Round Match 3/4 1 1948-08-13 BRA 52, MEX 47
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Semi-Finals Match #2 2 1948-08-12 FRA 43, BRA 33 2
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Quarter-Finals Match #4 1 1948-08-09 BRA 28, TCH 23
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Group A Match #2 1 1948-07-31 BRA 45, HUN 41
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Group A Match #4 1 1948-08-01 BRA 36, URU 32
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Group A Match #7 1 1948-08-02 BRA 76, GBR 11
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Group A Match #12 1 1948-08-04 BRA 57, CAN 35
1948 Summer 29 London Basketball Brazil BRA Group A Match #14 1 1948-08-05 BRA 47, ITA 31 2