Wlamir Marques

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Medal record
Men's Basketball
Competitor for Flag of Brazil Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze 1960 Rome Team
Bronze 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Silver 1954 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold 1959 Santiogo de Chile Team
Gold 1963 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver 1970 Ljubljana Team
Pan American Games
Bronze 1955 Mexico City Team
Bronze 1959 Chicago Team
Silver 1963 São Paulo Team

Wlamir Marques (born on July 16, 1937 in São Vicente, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian basketball player.

On club level he played for São Vicente, XV de Piracicaba, Corinthians, Tênis Clube Campinas. He won the Brazilian league in 1975 with Tênis Clube Campinas.

He played for the Brazilian national team, winning the 1959 World Championship and 1963 World Championship. He also won silver medal in the 1954 World Championship and 1970 World Championship.

He won bronze medal in the 1960 Olympics and 1964 Olympics, silver medal in the 1963 Pan American Games and bronze medal in the 1955 Pan American Games and 1959 Pan American Games.

Wlamir Marques and Kresimir Cosic are the top medalists in FIBA World Championships with 2 gold and 2 silver medals.

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