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Rui Abreu

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Rui Abreu
Personal information
Full nameRui de Abreu
Born(1961-06-23)23 June 1961
Maputo, Portuguese Mozambique
Died1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 21)[1]
St Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming

Rui Abreu (23 June 1961 – 31 October 1982) was a Portuguese backstroke and freestyle swimmer.[2] He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]

Abreu was found unresponsive by his roommate and rushed to hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was pronounced dead.[4] Coroners determined that he had died by suicide by suffocating himself with a plastic bag.[2]

References

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  1. ^ de Sousa, Neves (2 November 1982). "Rui de Abreu: uma morte assim?". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). p. 17. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "RPiscina Municipal Rui Abreu". Coimbra. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rui Abreu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ^ Byland, Kathleen (8 November 1982). "Clipped from the Akron Beacon Journal". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 40.
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