Alessandro "Sandro" Riminucci (born 26 June 1935) is a retired Italian professional

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player. His nickname as a player, was "The Blonde Angel", due to his leaping ability. In 2006, he was induced into the

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Professional career

Riminucci was a member of the

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, in 1964.

Italian national team

Riminucci was a part of the senior

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that finished in fourth place at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

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* 1935 births Living people Italian men's basketball players 1963 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Italy Olimpia Milano players Small forwards Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players Competitors at the 1959 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy Summer World University Games medalists in basketball 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-basketball-bio-stub