Rubén Wolkowyski

Rubén Oscar Wolkowyski is an Argentine professional basketball player, who also holds Polish citizenship. He is a 6'10", 275-pound power forward-center. Currently he plays for Libertad de Sunchales in Argentina. Wolkowyski has played professionally in Argentina, the United States, Russia, Poland, Spain, and Greece, becoming the first Argentine to play in the NBA. He has also been a mainstay of the Argentina national basketball team, participating in the 2001 and 2003 FIBA Americas Championships, the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championships, and the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He won a... gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Due to playing in Russia as a European player and not an American one, he obtained Polish citizenship. His Warsaw-born grandfather Anatol left Poland before World War II and through Paraguay went to Argentina. His family spoke Polish at home, but now he does not remember the language and uses only Spanish and English. On September 29, 2010, Wolkowyski scored 45 points for his team, Libertad de Sunchales, in 118-115 victory over Obras Sanitarias for the Copa Argentina. The game needed 4 over-times to break the draw.
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