Juan Roca Brunet

Cuban basketball player (1950–2022)

Juan Roca Brunet
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team Competition
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Santo Domingo Team Competition
Gold medal – first place 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

  1. ^ "Former basketball player Juan Roca, Olympic bronze medalist at Munich-72, passes away". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Juan Roca Runet". Olympedia. June 28, 2024.

External links

  • Juan Roca Brunet at FIBAEdit on Wikidata
  • Juan Roca Brunet at Basketball-Reference.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Juan Roca Brunet at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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Cuba squad – 1971 Pan American Games – Bronze medal
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Cuba squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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Cuba squad – 1976 Summer Olympics
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