Abraham de Oliveira

Abraham de Oliveira[1] (4 May 1880 in Amsterdam – 26 March 1943 in Sobibor extermination camp, General Government (occupied Poland) 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.

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

He died in the Sobibor extermination camp.[2][3]

References
  1. alternate spelling d'Oliveira
  2. 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.
  3. "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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