Abraham de Oliveira

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

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

  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.


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