Giusto Pellanera

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Giusto Pellanera
Personal information
Born12 March 1938 (1938-03-12)
Teramo, Italy
Died4 May 2024 (2024-05-05) (aged 86)
Bologna
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportBasketball
ClubVirtus Bologna
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples Team

Giusto Corrado Pellanera (12 March 1938 – 4 May 2024) was an Italian basketball player.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth and eighth at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, respectively.[2] His team placed fourth at EuroBasket 1965. He played 107 matches with the Italian national team, making 582 points.[3] After his retirement in 1973, he served as a coach for the Serie A2 team Pordenone, and as a president for Teramo Basket.[3][4] Pellanera died in Bologna on 4 May 2024, at the age of 86.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Corrado Pellanera. legabasket.it
  2. ^ Giusto Pellanera Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b Zigiotti, Luca (4 May 2024). "Addio a Corrado Pellanera, storico coach che ha portato il basket pordenonese ai vertici nazionali". Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "E' morto Corrado Pellanera, un gigante della pallacanestro italiana". emmelle.it (in Italian). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Ci ha lasciati Giusto Pellanera. Le condoglianze del presidente Petrucci (in Italian)
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