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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's basketball | ||
Representing  Cuba | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | Team competition |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
 | 1974 Santo Domingo | Team competition |
 | 1978 Medellín | Team competition |
Juan Roca Brunet (October 27, 1950 – July 9, 2022) was a basketball player from Cuba who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[1] Roca was also a member of the Cuban team in the 1976 Montréal Olympics, which finished in seventh place.
Roca also found success outside of the Olympics, competing in the 1974 and 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he won gold and silver, respectively.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Former basketball player Juan Roca, Olympic bronze medalist at Munich-72, passes away". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Juan Roca Runet". Olympedia. June 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Juan Roca Brunet at FIBA.basketball
- Juan Roca Brunet at FIBA.com (archived)
- Juan Roca Brunet – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Juan Roca Brunet at Olympedia
- Juan Roca Brunet at InterSportStats
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