Carlos Domingos Massoni

Carlos Domingos Massoni
Personal information
Born(1939-01-04)4 January 1939
São Paulo, Brazil
Died13 August 2026(2026-08-13) (aged 87)
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
PositionShooting guard
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place1960 Rome
Bronze medal – third place1964 Tokyo
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1963 Rio de Janeiro
Silver medal – second place1970 Ljubljana
Bronze medal – third place1967 Montevideo
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1971 Cali
Silver medal – second place1963 São Paulo
Bronze medal – third place1959 Chicago

Carlos Domingos Massoni (4 January 1939 – 13 August 2026), commonly known as Mosquito, was a Brazilian professional basketball player.

National team career

Massoni played with the senior Brazilian national team at the 1963 FIBA World Cup, where he won a gold medal. He also won a silver medal at the 1970 FIBA World Cup. In addition, he also won bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1967 FIBA World Cup.

Death

Massoni died on 13 August 2026, at the age of 87.[1]

References

Sources

  • CBB Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 March 2016) (in Portuguese)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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