Julio Sánchez
Biographical information
| Roles | Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Julio César•Sánchez Padilla |
| Used name | Julio•Sánchez |
| Born | 5 June 1932 in Canelones, Canelones (URU) |
| Died | 20 December 2020 (aged 88 years 6 months 15 days) in Montevideo, Montevideo (URU) |
| NOC |  Uruguay |
Biography
Julio Sánchez was a Uruguayan businessman, journalist, politician, and sports official. Sánchez loved basketball and officiated in the sport for 15 years, including in multiple matches at both the 1960 Roma and 1964 Tokyo Olympics. As an entrepreneur, he owned the CITA bus company based in Montevideo and served as the President of the Uruguayan Chamber of Transportation.
Sánchez was probably best known as a sports journalist and creator of the sports show Estadio Uno, which aired on Channel 5 in Uruguay from 1970 until 2017. The show’s longevity earned Sánchez as spot in the Guinness Book of Records as the television director with the longest uninterrupted tenure. During the 1990s he also dabbled in politics, representing the Colorado Party in Canelones.
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | URU |
Julio Sánchez | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #2 | United States — Italy | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Philippines — Mexico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Mexico — Spain | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #6 | France — Mexico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Hungary — Japan | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #4 | Italy — Hungary | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #5 | Czechoslovakia — Yugoslavia | Referee | ||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Basketball (Basketball) | URU |
Julio Sánchez | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match 3/4 | Brazil — Puerto Rico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #1 | Australia — Mexico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #3 | Puerto Rico — Japan | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #7 | Soviet Union — Mexico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #15 | Italy — Canada | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #20 | Puerto Rico — Poland | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #22 | Hungary — Mexico | Referee | ||||
| Basketball, Men (Olympic) | Match #28 | Soviet Union — Italy | Referee |