Sol Tolchinsky

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Solly Tolchinsky (2 January 1929 – 1 December 2020) was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. His brother was Jewish comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tochinsky died of complications of COVID-19 in Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal on 1 December 2020 at the age of 91.[2] He was the son of Nessie Cartman and Mendel "Max" Tolchinsky, a labourer and door-to-door salesman.[3]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sol Tolchinsky Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sol Tolchinsky obituary". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved December 5, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/article-jewish-basketball-star-sol-tolchinsky-represented-canada-at-1948/