André Vacheresse

André Vacheresse (12 October 1927 in Roanne – July 2000) was a player and coach for the French basketball club Chorale Roanne Basket.

Biography[]

Vacheresse played for Chorale Roanne Basket from 1942 to 1962, and was the club's manager from 1977 to 1978 and its coach from 1978 to 1980. He was also a regular member of the France team with 70 caps and three titles as UFOLEP Champion of France. He won three medals at the European Championships: silver in Cairo 1949, and bronze in Paris 1951 and Moscow 1953. Vacheresse took part in the World Championships in Buenos Aires in 1950, as captain with , and finished in sixth place, and at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 where France finished in eighth place.^[1]

He later was involved with a number of basketball stadiums, particularly Joyeuse Boule in Roanne, of which he was président.

Vacheresse died in July 2000.^{[citation needed]} The town of Roanne named a new sports hall with a capacity of 3,200 seats after him on 20 January 2001.

Club[]

Player

1942 - 1962: Chorale Roanne Basket (Nationale 1)

Coach

1977 - 1980: Chorale Roanne Basket (Nationale 1)

Personal honours[]

In 2000, he won the Robert Busnel medal.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Vacheresse Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

External links[]

Page on the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball site

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Vacheresse Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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