1. Robert Busnel was a French professional basketball player, coach, and administrator.
11 Facts About Robert Busnel
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Robert Busnel was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor, in 1989, and was awarded the Olympic Order, by the IOC, in 1990.
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Robert Busnel was inducted into the French National Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Robert Busnel was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2005.
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Robert Busnel played for the senior French national team, from 1934 to 1949.
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Robert Busnel played at the 1939 EuroBasket, the 1946 EuroBasket, the 1947 EuroBasket, and the 1949 EuroBasket, where he won a silver medal.
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Robert Busnel coached the senior French national women's team, from 1945 to 1957.
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Robert Busnel won a bronze medal at the 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women.
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Robert Busnel coached the senior French national men's team, winning a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games, a silver medal at EuroBasket 1949, and bronze medals at EuroBasket 1951 and EuroBasket 1953.
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Robert Busnel was the technical director, and President, of the French Basketball Federation.
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Robert Busnel was the President of the Standing Conference of Europe, from 1976 to 1982.