Rui Abreu (23 June 1961 – 31 October 1982) was a Portuguese backstroke and freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed at the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. Abreu was found unresponsive by his room mate and rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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* 1961 births 1982 deaths Portuguese male backstroke swimmers Portuguese male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Portugal Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-swimming-bio-stub