2023 FALL PREMIER AUCTION
Wed, Nov 15, 2023 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 3, 2023 09:51AM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 487
Christian Laettner's 1990 FIBA World Championship 3rd Place Bronze Medal Laettner Collection
Sold for
$480
Sold Price includes BP
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The 11th FIBA World Championship tournament was hosted in Argentina from August 8-19, 1990. This marked the last major international tournament in which the U.S. Men’s National Basketball team featured a roster only of amateur-level college players. Christian Laettner, a member of the famous “Dream Team” that changed everything at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, was going into his junior year at Duke when he suited up for Team USA in the Southern Hemisphere. USA’s head coach for the 1990 FIBA tournament was a familiar face for Laettner: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski. Despite having a formidable group of college stars including Georgia Tech’s Kenny Anderson and Georgetown’s Alonzo Mourning, USA finished in third place to take the bronze medal. A loaded Yugoslavia squad led by Drazen Petrovic, Vlade Divac, and Toni Kukoc – still united before dividing into multiple nations due to the Bosnian War – defeated the Soviet Union for the gold medal.
Featured here is the 1990 FIBA World Championship 3rd Place Bronze Medal awarded to Christian Laettner from his personal collection. The medal features "ARGENTINA" and "1990" on one side with "XICAMPEONATO MUNDIAL", "BASQUETBOL", and "3rd PUESTO" on the verso. The octagonal-shaped medal measures about three inches in diameter. Accompanied by a light blue and white band, matching Argetina's national colors. Includes LOA from Laettner.
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