Sol Tolchinsky
Solly Tolchinsky(2 January 1929 – 1 December 2020) was a Canadianbasketballplayer who competed in the1948 Summer Olympics.[1]Born inMontreal,Quebec,he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which finished ninth in theOlympic tournament.His brother wasJewishcomedy writerMel Tolkin.
Tochinsky died from complications ofCOVID-19in Montreal, on 1 December 2020, at the age of 91, during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Montreal.[2]He was the son of Nessie Cartman and Mendel "Max" Tolchinsky, a labourer and door-to-door salesman.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Sol Tolchinsky Olympic Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved10 June2018.
- ^"Sol Tolchinsky obituary".Montreal Gazette.RetrievedDecember 5,2020.
- ^"Jewish basketball star Sol Tolchinsky represented Canada at 1948 Olympics".
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