Pedro Chappe Garcia
Encyclopedia
Pedro Chappé García (born June 16, 1945 – died May 15, 2003) is a former basketball
player from Cuba
, who won the bronze
medal with the men's national team
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
.
Chappé was one of the central players in the Cuban basketball team of the late 1960s and 1970s. The Cuban team won the 1971 Central American Championships, and gained a bronze at the Pan American Games. They added another third place at the Munich Olympics. In 1974, Chappé and his team missed out on a third major championship medal, finishing fourth at the World Championships in Puerto Rico. Chappé later briefly functioned as the technical director of the Cuban team. He was working in Spain when he died of a stroke.
Basketball
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player from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, who won the bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
medal with the men's national team
Cuba national basketball team
The Cuba national basketball team is the national basketball team from Cuba. Cuba won the bronze medal at 1972 Summer Olympics and the 4th place 1974 FIBA World Championship...
at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
-Group B:-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place13th–16th Place Forfeited match.-Gold Medal Match controversy:...
in Munich
Munich
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, West Germany
West Germany
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Chappé was one of the central players in the Cuban basketball team of the late 1960s and 1970s. The Cuban team won the 1971 Central American Championships, and gained a bronze at the Pan American Games. They added another third place at the Munich Olympics. In 1974, Chappé and his team missed out on a third major championship medal, finishing fourth at the World Championships in Puerto Rico. Chappé later briefly functioned as the technical director of the Cuban team. He was working in Spain when he died of a stroke.