Leonardo "Leo" Andrés Mainoldi (born March 4, 1985), is an Argentine professional
basketball player. He is tall. He plays at the
power forward position.
Professional career
On September 1, 2013, Mainoldi signed a one-year deal with the Spanish
EuroLeague club
Laboral Kutxa
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It was created in March 2012 as a result of the merger of two smaller credit unions. The Caja Laboral Popular Sociedad Cooperativa de Crédito (known ...
.
National team career
Mainoldi has been a member of the senior men's
Argentina national basketball team
The Argentina men's national basketball team (Spanish: ''Selección de baloncesto de Argentina'') represents Argentina in men's international basketball officially nicknamed ''The Argentine Soul'' (Spanish: ''El Alma Argentina''), and it is co ...
. He won the bronze medal at the
2009 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2009 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the continental championship held by FIBA Americas, for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. This FIBA AmeriCup championship served as a qualifying tourname ...
, the bronze medal at the
2013 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas, for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, in Spain. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 30, to ...
, and the silver medal at the
2015 FIBA Americas Championship
The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup, was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics, in Brazil. This FIBA AmeriCup tournament was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The tournament was ...
.
He also played at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
.
Leo MAINOLDI (ARG) participated in 17 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Honors and awards
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* Spanish 3rd Division Champion
**2006
* Spanish 3rd Cup Winner
**2006
;Plus Pujol Lleida
* Catalan 2nd Division Champion
**2007
;Argentine national team
* South American Under-21 Championship:
**2004
* South American Championship:
**2006
*South American Championship:
**2008
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* FIBA Americas Championship:
**2009
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*South American Championship:
**2010
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* FIBA Americas Championship:
**2013
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* FIBA Americas Championship:
**2015
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Personal life
Leonardo has an older brother, Carlos, who is also a professional basketball player.
References
External links
Twitter
Euroleague.net Profile
Eurobasket.com Profile
NBADraft.net Profile
Spanish League Profile
Living people
1985 births
AB Castelló players
Argentine expatriate basketball people in Spain
Argentine men's basketball players
Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent
Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players
Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Club San Martín de Corrientes basketball players
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Comodoro Rivadavia basketball players
Italian men's basketball players
Liga ACB players
Olympic basketball players for Argentina
Power forwards
Quimsa basketball players
Saski Baskonia players
Valencia Basket players
Pan American Games competitors for Argentina
Sportspeople from Santa Fe Province
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