Luis Salvadores Salvi

Luis Salvadores (born in Lanco, Los Ríos Region, Chile on August 26, 1932 - died in Temuco, Chile on February 1, 2014) was a Chilean basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] One of nine boys and two girls, he and his brothers established the Salvadores Salvi name as part of the basketball legend of Chile.[2] One of his brothers, Alvaro Salvadores, was also well-known in professional basketball.

Luis Salvadores in 1959

Biography

Luis Salvadores Salvi shot his first basket at the San José de Temuco school in 1944, shortly after arriving from his native Lanco to study Humanities. At age 16, he joined the Deportivo San José club, winning the championship. In the same year, 1949, he joined the Temuco league, participating in two major championships, the "Provincias del Sur", or "Southern Provinces", winning in Osorno, and the "Campeonato Nacional" or "National Championship", winning in Santiago, Chile. This is how his fifty-year-old basketball career started, which would also include his participation in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, the 1959 FIBA World Championship[3] and two South American Championships. An earthquake caused him to miss the 1960 Olympic Games. He continued to play basketball until he was 78 in a senior league, playing alongside one of his sons. He resided in Temuco, Chile and was well-respected around the area.

Clubs

Individual honors
  • Best Basketball Player of Chile - 1966[4]
  • The "Mejor de los Mejores" Award for best athlete in Chile in all disciplines - 1968 and 1969[5]

See also

References
  1. Luis Salvadores at Sports Reference
  2. Peña, Juan Pedro (1 February 2014). "Falleció el destacado basquetbolista temuquense Luis Salvadores" (in Spanish). SoyChile.cl. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. https://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/82729/sid/2904/tid/261/_/1959_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html
  4. http://eldeportero.cl/salon-de-la-fama-luis-salvadores-salvi-1932-2014-2/
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2016-09-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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