Juan Ostoic

Juan Ostoic
Personal information
Full name	Juan Benito Ostoic Ostojic
Nationality	Chilean
Born	21 March 1931; Huara, Chile
Died	25 June 2020 (aged 89); Santiago, Chile
Sport
Sport	Basketball

Juan Benito Ostoic Ostojic[1] (21 March 1931^[2]^[3] – 25 June 2020^[4]^[5]), known as Juan Ostoic, was a Chilean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[6]

After his playing career, Ostoic became a coach, leading Unión Española to multiple Chilean titles. He also served as an assistant for the Chilean national basketball team.^[7]

Ostoic also created crossword puzzles for the La Tercera newspaper since 1981 under the pseudonym "Jota O".^[5]^[8]^[9]

References

^ Leal, Álvaro Poblete y Ignacio (26 June 2020). "El eterno crucigrama de Jota O" [The eternal crossword of Jota O]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Juan Ostoic". Olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
^ Agricultura, Radio. "Falleció Juan Ostoic, leyenda del básquetbol chileno" [Juan Ostoic passed away, Chilean basketball legend]. Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ Tercera, La (25 June 2020). "Fallece Juan Ostoic, Jota O, mítico basquetbolista chileno y maestro de los puzzles de La Tercera" [Juan Ostoic, Jota O, legendary Chilean basketball player and master of puzzles in La Tercera, dies]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Juan Ostoic, el caballero del básquet" [Juan Ostoic, the basketball knight]. febachile.cl (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Ostoic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Full name: Juan Ostoic Ostoic
^ "Chile legend Juan Ostoic dies at 89". FIBA.basketball. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "El baloncesto chileno está de luto: Falleció Juan Ostoic, bronce en el Mundial de 1950" [Chilean basketball is in mourning: Juan Ostoic died, bronze in the 1950 World Cup]. alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
^ "Juan Ostoic, destacado exbasquetbolista nacional falleció a los 89 años" [Juan Ostoic, prominent former national basketball player, died at 89]. ADN (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.