Marco Bonamico (born 18 January 1957 in

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) is an Italian former professional

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player. At a height of tall, he played at the

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and

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positions. During his playing career, his nickname was, "il Marine" ("The Marine").

Professional career

Bonamico was the top scorer of the

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in 1981.

National team career

With the senior

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, Bonamico won a silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games. He also won a gold medal at the

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. He also played at the 1977 EuroBasket, the

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, the 1979 EuroBasket, and the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.FIBA Olympics Profile
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References

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Italian League Profile
* * * 1957 births Living people 20th-century Italian sportsmen 1978 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Genoa FIBA EuroBasket–winning players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Italian men's basketball players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Italy Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Italy Power forwards Small forwards Virtus Bologna players {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub