Rufino Bernedo

Rufino Bernedo Zorzano (21 December 1926 – 3 February 2006) was a Chilean basketball player. At a height of 1.72 m (5'7 ​3⁄4") tall, he played at the small forward position. He is generally considered to be the best Chilean basketball player of all time.[1] In November 2013, Sebastián Piñera, the President of Chile, inaugurated a sports center bearing his name, in his honor, in the city of Temuco.[2]

Rufino Bernedo
Personal information
Born(1926-12-21)21 December 1926
Freire, Chile
Died3 February 2006(2006-02-03) (aged 79)
Temuco, Chile
NationalityChilean
Listed height5 ft 7.75 in (1.72 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career1945–1959
PositionSmall forward
Number37, 78
Career history
1946–1950Universidad Católica
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Chile
FIBA World Cup
1950 Argentina
1959 Chile

Club career

Bernedo played club basketball in Chile with Universidad Católica (Basket UC) between 1946 and 1950.

National team career

Bernedo was the long-time captain of the senior men's Chilean national basketball team. With Chile, he competed at the men's basketball tournaments at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] With Chile's national team, he also won bronze medals at the 1950 FIBA World Championship and the 1959 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1958 FIBA South American Championship.

Personal life

Bernedo was known by the nicknames "Chico", "El Petizo", and "El Rufo".[4] Bernedo died on 3 February 2006, at the age of 79, due to heart failure.[5]

References
  1. Rufino Bernedo. Uno en un Millón; Julio Contreras Asenjo; Imprenta Austral; noviembre de 2006 (in Spanish).
  2. Piñera inaugura polideportivo de alto nivel en Temuco (in Spanish).
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rufino Bernedo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. Rufino Bernedo Zorzano: ¡Grande Petizo (in Spanish).
  5. Un grande del básquetbol nos dijo adiós (in Spanish).
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