Moses Blass

Moses Blass
Medal record
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Team

Moses Blass (born March 24, 1937), also known as Moysés Blás, is a Brazilian former basketball player.[1][2]

Blass is Jewish, and was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1][2][3][4][5] He is 5' 11".[2] He played basketball for Brazil in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, and won a bronze medal, as Brazil finished behind the United States and the Soviet Union.[1][2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Taylor, Paul (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics – With a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medalists. Sussex Academic Press. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Moysés Blás Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Blass, Moses". Jewsinsports.org. September 9, 1960. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Games". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Moses Blass". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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