Dominicans and Spaniards are mourning 60-year old Chicho Sibilio, who died on Saturday, 10 August 2019 in his farm in Haina, Santo Domingo province. He was nationalized as a Spaniard and became the first black man to compete for Spain in the Olympics (1980 Moscow Olympics).
He played for Barca in Barcelona in the Spanish basketball league, being part of the team that won five championships (1981, 1983, 1987, 1988 and 1989) and several other important Spanish tournament cups. He played 13 seasons for the Barcelona team. He retired at 34 years. He died of complications from diabetes.
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13 August 2019