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Adriana Aparecida dos Santos (born 18 January 1971) is a Brazilian former basketball player. As part of the national team, Adriana was world champion in the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women, and appeared in three Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, and Sydney 2000, winning silver and bronze in the latter two. [1]
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation, abbreviated as CBB.
They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 1935. Brazil's national basketball team remains among the most successful in the Americas. It is the only team besides the United States, that has appeared at every FIBA Basketball World Cup, since it was first held in 1950.
Ângelo Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano is a former Angolan basketball player. He was listed at 6’5” and 246 pounds.
Edmar Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano a.k.a. "Baduna", is a former Angolan professional basketball player with Petro Atlético and Primeiro de Agosto. A former player of the Angolan national basketball team, he competed for Angola at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the 2002 World Championships.
Adriana "Adrianinha" Moisés Pinto is a Brazilian female basketball player. She spent 17 years with the Brazil women's national basketball team, from 1997 to 2016. Among her accomplishments with the national team are participations in four Summer Olympics, winning a bronze at the 2000 edition in Sydney, four World Championship appearances – with her best position being a fourth place at home in 2006 – and titles in American and South American championships. Moisés retired from the national team following the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, expressing an interest in becoming a basketball coach. However, coach Antonio Carlos Barbosa invited her in late 2015 to join the team that was preparing for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and Moisés felt interested in representing Brazil at home.
Twelve women's teams competed in basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Garcia João dos Santos Domingos is a former Angolan basketball player. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Angola national basketball team.
Ricardo Primitivo González is an Argentine former basketball player. In 1980, he received the Konex Merit Diploma, being named one of the 5 best Argentine players of all-time to that point. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2009.
Adriana Aparecida da Silva is a Brazilian long-distance runner who competes in half marathons and marathons. She has represented her country at World Championship-level both on the roads and in cross country. She won two gold medals in the marathon at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alessandra Santos de Oliveira is a Brazilian former basketball player who spent 17 years in the national team, winning the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women and two Olympic medals, silver in Atlanta 1996, and bronze in Sydney 2000, along with a fourth place in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 1998 and 2006 World Championships. She has also competed in 10 different countries, including three WNBA teams - Washington Mystics (1998–99), Indiana Fever (2000) and Seattle Storm (2001).
Raymundo Carvalho dos Santos is a Brazilian former basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Adriana Dos Santos Araújo is a Brazilian professional boxer. As an amateur she won a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 2012 Olympics and qualified for the 2016 Olympics at the same weight.
Justino Monteiro dos Santos Victoriano best known as Puna Victoriano, is a former Angolan basketball player. Puna, a 6'7" / 220lb Center born in Luanda, he played for Angola at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1999 Afrobasket. On the club level, he played for Petro Atlético.
Astou Ndour-Fall is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Çukurova Basketbol of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally.
Edson Bispo dos Santos, also commonly known as Edson Bispo, was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach.
Brazil will compete at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, United Kingdom, from 4–13 August 2017.
José "Joy" Aparecido dos Santos, also commonly known as simply "Joy" is a Brazilian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
José Carlos dos Santos Saiani, also commonly known as José Carlos is a Brazilian former professional basketball player.
Aristides Josuel dos Santos, also commonly known as Josuel dos Santos, is a Brazilian former professional basketball player.
Adriana Chamajová is a Slovak former basketball player. She competed for Czechoslovakia in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
José Carlos dos Santos, known as Zé Carlos, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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