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Juan Ostoic

Juan Ostoic

Chilean basketball player (1931–2020)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ostoic and the second or maternal family name is Ostojic.

Juan Benito Ostoic Ostojic[1] (21 March 1931[2][3] – 25 June 2020[4][5]), known as Juan Ostoic, was a Chilean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics.[6]

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After his playing career, Ostoic became a coach, leading Unión Española to multiple Chilean titles. He also served as an assistant for the Chilean national basketball team.[7]

Ostoic also created crossword puzzles for the La Tercera newspaper since 1981 under the pseudonym "Jota O".[5][8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    Leal, Álvaro Poblete y Ignacio (26 June 2020). "El eterno crucigrama de Jota O" [The eternal crossword of Jota O]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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    "Juan Ostoic". Olympedia.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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    Agricultura, Radio. "Falleció Juan Ostoic, leyenda del básquetbol chileno" [Juan Ostoic passed away, Chilean basketball legend]. Radio Agricultura (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. [4]
    Tercera, La (25 June 2020). "Fallece Juan Ostoic, Jota O, mítico basquetbolista chileno y maestro de los puzzles de La Tercera" [Juan Ostoic, Jota O, legendary Chilean basketball player and master of puzzles in La Tercera, dies]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Juan Ostoic, el caballero del básquet" [Juan Ostoic, the basketball knight]. febachile.cl (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Ostoic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018. Full name: Juan Ostoic Ostoic
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    "Chile legend Juan Ostoic dies at 89". FIBA.basketball. 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. [8]
    Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "El baloncesto chileno está de luto: Falleció Juan Ostoic, bronce en el Mundial de 1950" [Chilean basketball is in mourning: Juan Ostoic died, bronze in the 1950 World Cup]. alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Juan Ostoic, destacado exbasquetbolista nacional falleció a los 89 años" [Juan Ostoic, prominent former national basketball player, died at 89]. ADN (in Spanish). 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.


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