Fabrizio Della Fiori

Fabrizio Della Fiori
Della Fiori, in 1975.
Personal information
Born1 September 1951 (1951-09) (age 74)
Formigara, Italy
NationalityItalian
Listed height6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career1967–1986
PositionPower forward
Career history
1967–1979Cantù
1979–1981Reyer Venezia
1981–1984Varese
1984–1985A.P.U. Udine
1985–1986Robur Varese
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Italy
Summer Olympic Games
1980 Moscow
FIBA EuroBasket
1975 Yugoslavia
European U-18 Championship
1970 Greece Under-18

Fabrizio Della Fiori (born 1 September 1951) is a retired professional basketball player from Italy. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.

Professional career

As a player of Cantù, Della Fiori won the 1975 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. He was also a member of the FIBA European Selection Team, in 1977 and 1980.

National team career

Della Fiori won the silver medal with the senior Italian national basketball team, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in Moscow. His team lost in the final, against Yugoslavia.[1] Prior to that, he won a bronze medal at the 1975 FIBA EuroBasket, and finished in fourth place at the 1977 FIBA EuroBasket.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fabrizio Della Fiori". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.