Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola

basketball player

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Callao, Callao Constitutional Province, Peru

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1992

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola (January 11, 1922 in Puerto del Callao, Peru – March 5, 1992 in Peru) was a Peruvian basketball player, coach, referee and administrator.
As a player, he won the 1943 South American Championship with the Peru team.
He also was a coach of club teams in Peru, and an international referee, calling games in the 1950 FIBA World Championship and 1954 FIBA World Championship (including the USA-Brazil final game).
He later served as the president of the Peruvian Basketball Federation, secretary general of COPABA (currently FIBA Americas) and a member of FIBA Central Board.
He was awarded an Olympic Order.
In 2007 he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor.