Hortencia Marcari

Hortencia Marcari

Class of 2002

  • Was a basketball icon in her homeland of Brazil
  • Earned international acclaim and adoration throughout her country as one of the sport's all-time greats
  • Won a bronze medal in Pan American Games competition (1983)
  • Won a silver medal in Pan American Games competition (1987)
  • Won a gold medal in Pan American Games competition (1991)
  • Was a two-time Olympian, posting a seventh-place finish with Brazil at the Olympic Games in Barcelona (1992)
  • Played a dominant role in Brazil claiming the World Championship title, garnering recognition as the best guard in the world (1994)
  • Guided Brazil to a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996)

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