In a ceremony held at CT Time Brasil, Hortencia joined the Hall of Fame of COB

Throughout 2019, nine other idols of the national sport will be honored

In a ceremony held at CT Time Brasil, Hortência joined the COB Hall of Fame On the morning of this Tuesday, June 25, the COB Hall of Fame eternalized the hands of its newest member: Hortência Marcari, the Queen of basketball. In a ceremony held at the Time Brasil Training Center at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park, the highest scorer in the history of women's selection (3,160 points) celebrated the recognition for her sporting trajectory.

"It is an honor to receive this honor, it shows that it is worth choosing the path of the sport, surrender to it and try to be the best athlete. It was not easy, I encountered many difficulties along the way, but it made me grow. And after all that sacrifice that the athlete needs to do during his career, now is the time for homage. Let's enjoy."

Silver medalist at the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, world champion in 1994 and gold at the 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Hortência is the fifth athlete honored by the COB. In addition, they are part of the Hall of Fame: Torben Grael (sailing), Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima (athletics), Jackie Silva and Sandra Pires (beach volleyball).

"I would like to highlight the silver medal in Atlanta 1996 because I had the great joy of watching the game in the gym. It was an unforgettable moment for me. We miss being able to cheer for Hortência as an athlete, but at the same time I am very happy to see that it is a person who lives the Olympic Movement daily. It's an honor to have her in the Hall of Fame."

Also in 2019, the COB will honor nine other names in the Hall of Fame: Chiaki Ishii, the first Olympic medalist in Brazilian judo in Munich in 1972; Paula, partner of Hortência in the conquest of the World-wide one of 1994 of the silver Olympic in Atlanta 1996; Joaquim Cruz, Olympic champion in the 800m in Los Angeles 1984; volleyball coaches Olympic champions Bernardinho and José Roberto Guimarães; and the deceased Guilherme Paraense, a sniper who won the first Brazilian gold medal at the Olympic Games (Antwerp 1920); João do Pulo, twice Olympic bronze medalist in the triple jump (Mexico City 1968 and Munich 1972); Maria Lenk, a swimmer who was the first South American to compete for the Olympic Games (Los Angeles 1932); and Sylvio Magalhães Padilha, the first South American to compete for an Olympic final in athletics (Berlin 1936).

All Hall of Fame honors will be on display at CT Time Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, the future administrative headquarters of the COB, in a space open to public visitation.

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