André Vacheresse
André Vacheresse (12 October 1927 in Roanne – 17 June 2000) was a player and coach for the French basketball club Chorale Roanne Basket. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Biography
Vacheresse played for
1950 FIBA World Cup, in Buenos Aires, as captain with Maurice Marcelot, and finished in sixth place, and at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, where France finished in eighth place.[1]
He later was involved with a number of basketball stadiums, particularly Joyeuse Boule in Roanne, of which he was président.
Vacheresse died in July 2000.[2] The town of Roanne named a new sports hall with a capacity of 3,200 seats after him on 20 January 2001.
Club
- Player
- 1942 - 1962: Nationale 1)
- Coach
- 1977 - 1980: Nationale 1)
Personal honours
In 2000, he won the Robert Busnel medal.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Vacheresse Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "André Vacheresse". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
- André Vacheresse at FIBA
- André Vacheresse at Proballers
- André Vacheresse at Basketball-Reference.com
- André Vacheresse at Olympedia
- Page on the Fédération Française de Basket-Ballsite
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