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Abraham de Oliveira

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Abraham de Oliveira
Country represented Netherlands
Born(1880-05-04)4 May 1880
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died26 March 1943(1943-03-26) (aged 62)
Sobibor extermination camp, General Government (occupied Poland)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics

Abraham de Oliveira[1] (4 May 1880 – 26 March 1943) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.[2]

He was murdered in the Sobibor extermination camp.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ alternate spelling d'Oliveira
  2. ^ "Abraham de Oliveira". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ Schaffer, Kay; Smith, Sidonie (2000). The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. Rutgers University Press. pp. 60–62. ISBN 978-0-8135-2820-5.
  4. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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