| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rui de Abreu |
| Born | (1961-06-23)23 June 1961 Maputo, Portuguese Mozambique |
| Died | 1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 21) St Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Rui Abreu (23 June 1961 – 31 October 1982) was a Portuguese backstroke and freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Abreu was found unresponsive by his roommate and rushed to hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was pronounced dead. Coroners determined that he had died by suicide by suffocating himself with a plastic bag.
References
- de Sousa, Neves (2 November 1982). "Rui de Abreu: uma morte assim?". Diário de Lisboa (in Portuguese). p. 17. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "RPiscina Municipal Rui Abreu". Coimbra. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- 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.
- Byland, Kathleen (8 November 1982). "Clipped from the Akron Beacon Journal". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 40.
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- Portuguese male backstroke swimmers
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- Olympic swimmers for Portugal
- Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen
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