Juan Gazsó

Juan Gazsó was born in Telečka (then known as Yugoslavia), of Hungarian descent, and emigrated to Argentina at the age of 4. He was a member of the highly successful Club Atlético Platense team which played in the Asociación del Básquetbol de Buenos Aires and won multiple championships throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Playing at center, he was noted for his towering height in comparison to his teammates, standing at 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 inches).

In 1952, Gazsó was a member of the Argentine national basketball team which competed at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Considered a possibility for a medal after their surprising win at the 1950 FIBA World Championships, the Argentine team would eventually settle for fourth place after losing 68-59 to Uruguay in the bronze medal match; their only other loss in the tournament was to the eventual gold medal winners, the United States. Gazsó finished as the leading scorer for Argentina, with 106 points. He was also a member of the silver medal winning team at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico. In 1963, Gazsó underwent a major spinal surgery; after his recovery he went on to coach in Buenos Aires Province at Club San Andrés and Club Las Heras.