Antonio Alejandro Porta Pernigotti (born in 1983 in Firmat, Santa Fe Province, Argentina) is an Argentinian professional basketball player. He plays the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 6 ft 2 ¾ in (1.90 m) tall and he weighs 200 lbs. (91 kg).
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Porta has played with Air Avellino in the Lega Basket Serie A and with in the Russian Superleague.
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| Competitor for Argentina | ||
| Summer Olympics | ||
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | National team |
| FIBA Americas Championship | ||
| Silver | 2005 Santo Domingo | National Team |
| Silver | 2007 Las Vegas | National Team |
| South American Basketball Championship | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Caracas | National Team |
Porta is also a member of the Argentine national basketball team. He has represented it on a various number of occasions, making his debut with the national team at the 2005 Stankovic Cup tournament. He has also represented his country at the 2005 and 2007 FIBA Americas Championships, the 2006 South American Championship, and he made his Olympics debut in 2008, where he won the bronze medal.
Antonio's favorite food is asado. His childhood memory was going fishing with his father. He has an older brother Sebastian who also plays professional basketball in Argentina.
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