Gianfranco Pieri

{{short description|Italian basketball player}}

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| name = Gianfranco Pieri

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| image = Simmenthal Milano - 1962 - Gianfranco Pieri.jpg

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| caption = Pieri with Olimpia Milano in 1962

| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|6 February 1937}}

| birth_place = Trieste, Italy

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 180

| career_position = Point guard

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| career_start = 1950

| career_end = 1970

| years1 = 1950–1955

| team1 = Trieste

| years2 = 1955–1968

| team2 = Olimpia Milano

| years3 = 1968–1970

| team3 = UG Goriziana

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Gianfranco Pieri (born 6 February 1937) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2007, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Pieri was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1964. He also won the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) 1965–66 season championship.

Italian national team

Pieri was a member of the senior Italian national basketball team that finished fourth and fifth, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and the 1964 Summer Olympics, respectively.

References

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[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/gianfranco-pieri-1.html Gianfranco Pieri] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230157/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/gianfranco-pieri-1.html |date=3 March 2016 }}. sports-reference.com

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