Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt ( port Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt ; born February 16, 1958 in Natal , Rio Grande do Norte , Brazil ), better known as Oscar Schmidt or just Oscar - Brazilian basketball player , played as an attacking defender and light forward , participant in five consecutive Olympic Games (1980-1996), 3 of which became the best sniper. Height - 205 cm , weight - 107 kg .
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| Position | Attacking Defender / Light Forward |
| Nicknames | Holy hand ( port. MΓ£o Santa ) |
| Growth | 205 cm |
| Weight | 107 kg |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Date of Birth | February 16, 1958 (61 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Natal , Rio Grande do Norte , Brazil |
| NBA draft | 131st (6th round), 1984 , New Jersey Nets |
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Sports Biography
In Brazil, for his outstanding sniper abilities he received the nickname "Holy Hand" ( port. MΓ£o Santa ). According to unofficial data, in matches for clubs and the national team of Brazil scored 49 703 points for a career, which is an absolute world record [1] . It should be noted that Schmidt never played for the βbigβ clubs, but was the undisputed leader and the best sniper in teams where all the other players played βfor himβ.
In 1984, the 26-year-old Schmidt was drafted by the NBA New Jersey Nets club, but despite a number of offers to play for American clubs, Schmidt refused to go play in the United States, as in this case he lost his amateur status and could not play for the Brazilian national team (until 1989, NBA players, as professionals, could not play for their national teams).
One of Schmidt's most memorable matches was the final of the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis , where the Brazilian national team met with the hosts of the competition - the US national team , which included David βAdmiralβ Robinson , Danny Manning and several other future NBA players. By the middle of the match, the Americans had an advantage of 14 points - 68:54, but in the second half, the Brazilians, thanks to the excellent game of Schmidt, who scored 46 points per match, managed to snatch victory with a score of 120: 115.
He completed his sports career in May 2003 at the age of 45 years.
On September 8, 2013, Brown was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. [2]
On August 5, 2016, Schmidt was one of 8 people who took out the Olympic flag at the Maracana Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and Russian commentator Dmitry Guberniev at that time cited this article without any reference to it.
Clubs Schmidt played for
- Palmeiras , Sao Paulo (1974-1978)
- Sirio , Sao Paulo (1978-1982)
- Juventus (Caserta) , Italy - (1982-1990)
- Pavia , Italy - (1990-1993)
- Valladolid , Spain (1993-1995)
- Corinthians , SΓ£o Paulo (1995-1997)
- Bandeirantes , Bruschi (1997-1998)
- Barueri , Bauru (1998-1999)
- Flamengo , Rio de Janeiro (1999-2003)
Team Achievements
- World Championship bronze medalist (1978)
- Champion of the Pan American Games (1987)
- Three-time champion of South America (1977, 1983, 1985)
- Three times entered the symbolic national team at the world championships ( 1978 , 1986 , 1990 )
- The best sniper of the 1990 World Cup (35.5 points on average)
Oscar Schmidt at the Olympics
In total, at the Olympic Games Schmidt spent 38 matches and never scored less than 14 points. His best result was 55 points scored in the group stage game of the 1988 Olympics in Seoul against the Spanish national team (the Brazilians lost with a score of 110: 118). In general, in Seoul, Schmidt scored more than 30 points in all 8 matches, and more than 40 points in 5 matches, showing an outstanding result - an average of 42.3 points per match.
| Year and city | A place | Matches | Glasses | Points avg. |
| 1980 Moscow | 5th | 7 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 9th | 7 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 1988 Seoul | 5th | eight | 338 | 42.3 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 5th | eight | 198 | 24.8 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 6th | eight | 219 | 27.4 |
| Total | 38 | 1093 | 28.8 |
Notes
- β Oscar Schmidt Profile . interbasket.net . Brazil Basketball Forum. Date of treatment November 9, 2014.
- β Five Direct-Elect Members Announced for the Class of 2013 By the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . Hoophall.com . Basketball Hall of Fame. Date of treatment November 9, 2014. Archived February 18, 2013.