Adolfo Quimbamba

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Adolfo Quimbamba
Personal information
Born (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 40)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Listed height197 cm (6.46 ft)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Position Small forward
Number12
Career history
2002–2009 ASA
2009–2011 Primeiro de Agosto
2012–2013 ASA
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
AfroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Benghazi Angola
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Sousse 2008 ASA

Adolfo Graciano Quimbamba (born 26 December 1982) is a retired Angolan basketball player. At 197 cm (6 ft 5+12 in) in height and 104 kg (229 pounds) in weight, he played as a small forward.

Quimbamba represented the Angolan senior team for the first time at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009. [1] He saw action in five games off the bench for the Angolans, who won their seventh consecutive FIBA Africa Championship and qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. [2] He last played for ASA at the Angolan major basketball league BAI Basket in 2013.

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