Olimpia Venado Tuerto

Infobox Basketball club
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name = Olimpia Venado Tuerto

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leagues = Torneo Nacional de Ascenso
founded = 1940
history = (1940-present)
arena = Estadio Olimpia (capacity 3,150 seats)
location = Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina
colors = Black and red
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coach =
championships = Liga Nacional de Básquetbol (1): 1996
Liga Sudamericana (1): 1996
website = http://www.olimpiabbc.com.ar/
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Olimpia Venado Tuerto is a sports club in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina, mostly known for its achievements in basketball.

History

Olimpia was Liga Nacional de Básquetbol finalist in 1995 and won the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol in 1996.

Championship roster: Alejandro Montecchia, Walter Guiñazú, Federico Helale, Jorge Racca, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Lucas Victoriano, Sebastián Uranga, Todd Jadlow, Andrés Rodríguez, Carlos López Jordan, Alejandro Burgos, Michael Wilson, Coach: Horacio Seguí, MVP: Jorge Racca.

In 1996 Olimpia won the Liga Sudamericana. In September 1996 Olimpia played for the 1996 Intercontinental Cup against Panathinaikos BC. In 1997 played for the the Liga Sudamericana semi-finals.

Famous players

*flagicon|Argentina Walter Herrmann
*flagicon|Argentina Andrés Nocioni
*flagicon|Argentina Leonardo Gutiérrez
*flagicon|Argentina Alejandro Montecchia
*flagicon|Argentina Lucas Victoriano
*flagicon|Argentina Carlos Delfino
*flagicon|USA Todd Jadlow
*flagicon|USA Michael Lamont Wilson

External links

* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfEq.php?ideq=1273&idioma=3 History, standings, stats basketpedya.com]
* [http://www.latinbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=ARG&Team=1088 Team info latinbasket.com]
* [http://ar.geocities.com/olimpia_bbc/historia.htm History]