Juan Roca Brunet

Juan Roca Brunet (October 27, 1950 – July 9, 2022) was a basketball player from Cuba who won the bronze medal with the men's national team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[1] Roca was also a member of the Cuban team in the 1976 Montréal Olympics, which finished in seventh place.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roca and the second or maternal family name is Brunet.

Juan Roca Brunet
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team Competition
Central American and Caribbean Games
1974 Santo Domingo Team Competition
1978 Medellín Team Competition

Roca also found success outside of the Olympics, competing in the 1974 and 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games, where he won gold and silver, respectively.[2]

References
  1. "Former basketball player Juan Roca, Olympic bronze medalist at Munich-72, passes away". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. "Juan Roca Runet". Olympedia. June 28, 2024.


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