| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1920-08-22)22 August 1920 Barracas,Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 2 December 2016(2016-12-02) (aged 96) Argentina |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque | |
Coaching | |
| Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque | |
| 1947 | Paraguay |
| 1948–1952, 1969–1971, 1980 | Argentina |
| Club Capital Federal | |
| Club Catamarca | |
| Club Estudiantes de La Plata | |
| Club Gimnasia Esgrima de Buenos Aires | |
| Club San Fernando | |
| Career highlights | |
As player
As head coach
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | |
Jorge Hugo Canavesi (22 August 1920 – 2 December 2016) was an Argentinebasketball player andcoach. He was inducted into theFIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2016.[1][2][3]
Canavesi began playingclub basketball inArgentina, with the youth teams ofParque Chacabuco, in 1937. In 1941, he began playing clubbasketball in Argentina, at the senior men's level, with Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque. With that club, he won theArgentine Federation League championship, as aplayer-coach, in 1945.
At the senior men'sclub level, Canavesi first worked as aplayer-coach of the Argentine Club Gymnasia y Esgrima de Villa del Parque. With them, he won an Argentine Federation League championship in 1945. As ahead coach, he also won the Argentine Federation League championship with Club Capital Federal, in 1953, and with Club Catamarca, in 1970.
Canavesi was the head coach of the senior men'sArgentine national basketball team. He was Argentina's head coach at the1948 Summer Olympics. He then led Argentina to the gold medal at the1950 FIBA World Championship, which was the first ever edition of theFIBA World Cup.
He also led Argentina to the silver medal at the1951 Pan American games, and also coached Argentina at the1952 Summer Olympics. He was also Argentina's head coach at the1971 Pan American Games, and led them to a bronze medal at the1971 FIBA South American Championship.
Canavesi died in Argentina, on 2 December 2016, at the age of 96.[4][5]
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