What is Waldyr Boccardo?
[[File:Waldyr boccardo.jpg|right|200px]] '''Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo''' (28 January 1936 – 18 November 2018) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[basketball]] player. Boccardo was born in [[São Manuel]], Brazil. He was a member of the team that won the title at the [[1959 FIBA World Championship|1959 World Championship]] and the bronze medal at the [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]]. Boccardo died in [[Rio de Janeiro]] on 18 November 2018 from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 82.<ref>[https://globoesporte.globo.com/basquete/noticia/campeao-mundial-com-a-selecao-em-1959-waldir-boccardo-morre-aos-82-anos-no-rio-de-janeiro.ghtml Campeão mundial com a seleção em 1959, Waldir Boccardo morre aos 82 anos, no Rio de Janeiro] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boccardo, Waldyr}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil]] [[Category:Brazilian basketball players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)]]