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| Born | 19 September 1959[1] Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 April 2020 (aged 60) Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Brazilian | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||
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Gerson Victalino (19 September 1959 – 29 April 2020), also commonly known simply as Gerson, was a Brazilian professional basketball player.[2]
With the senior Brazilian national basketball team, Victalino won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988, and 1992.[3]
Victalino was also a member of the Brazilian teams which respectively finished in fourth place at the 1986 FIBA World Championship and fifth place at the 1990 FIBA World Championship.[4][5]
