FIBA Hall of Fame
    Wlamir MARQUES (BRA)

    games.texts.goToSponsorWebsiteFIBA Hall Of Fame
    2023
    CLASS

    Category | Player Date of Birth | 16.06.1937 Position | Forward Height | 185cm (6'0") Country | Brazil

    If you want to see the content, you need to accept Targeting Cookies

    Clubs

    • São Vicente Tumiaru (1951-1953) • Clube de Regatas Piracicaba (1953-1954) • XV de Novembro (1955-1962) • S.C. Corinthians Paulista (1962-1972) • Tênis Clube de Campinas (1972-1973)

    Club Highlights

    • Six-time Jogos Abertos do Interior champion (1955, 1957-1961) • Five-time champion of the Brazilian Championship (1955, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1970) • Eight-time São Paulo State Champion (1957, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968-1971) • Two-time South American League Clubs champion (1964, 1969)

    National Team

    • Two-time South American bronze medallist (1955, 1959) • Four-time South American gold medallist (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963) • Two-time Pan American Games bronze medallist (1955, 1959) • Pan American Games gold medallist (1963) • Two-time Olympic Games bronze medallist (1960, 1964) • Two-time World Championship gold medallist (1959, 1963) • Two-time World Championship silver medallist (1954, 1970)

    Individual Highlights

    • Cruz do Mérito Esportivo (1959) • Madalha do Merito Esportivo (1963) • Participated in four Olympic Games (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968) • Participated in four World Championships (1954, 1959, 1963, 1970) • Best Athlete of South America (1961) • FIBA World Championship MVP (1963) • Brazil flag bearer in Tokyo Olympics (1964) • FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) • N°5 retired by S.C. Corinthians Paulista (2018) • Cidadão Emérito de São Vicente (SP) • Tumiaru Sports Gym named Wlamir Marques • Multisport Gym Corinthians named Wlamir Marques • Inducted into the Brazilian Basketball Hall of Fame