Abraham de Oliveira | |
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May 4, 1880 Amsterdam |
| Died |
March 26, 1943 (aged 62) Sobibor extermination camp, General Government (occupied Poland) |
Abraham de Oliveira[1] (May 4, 1880, in Amsterdam – March 26, 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.
He died in Sobibor extermination camp.[2]
References[]
- ↑ alternate spelling d'Oliveira
- ↑ 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=nMzYdZpk8qMC&pg=PA61&dq=holocaust+%22After+the+games%22&hl=en&ei=N7I_TbCOBYT68AaBu7WjBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=holocaust%20%22After%20the%20games%22&f=false.
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