Moysés Blás

Moysés Blás
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1960 RomeTeam

Moysés Blás (alternate spelling: Moses Blass) (March 24, 1937 – April 19, 2016) was a Brazilian basketball player. Blass was Jewish and was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is 5' 11". He played basketball for Brazil in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, and won a bronze medal, as Brazil finished behind the United States and the Soviet Union.

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References

  1. ↑ Moysés Blás at Olympedia
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
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  6. ↑ "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.