Andreu Vivó Tomás (3 February 1978 – 30 December 2012) was a Spanish male artistic gymnast, representing his nation at international competitions. He participated at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. He also competed at the 2002, 2003 and

2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 38th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia from 21 to 27 November 2005. Only the individual all-around and event finals were contested at this meet. There was no team competition; nat ...

. He won the gold medal in the team all-around event at the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

together with Víctor Cano, Manuel Carballo, Rafael Martínez and Iván San Miguel. Vivo died of a heart attack when he was mountain climbing in the morning on 31 December 2012 in San Juan de Torruella. He began to feel ill after climbing the Collbaix peak in the Catalan district with a friend and collapsed soon after beginning the descent. When emergency management personnel arrived they were unable to revive him. His funeral was in

Manresa Manresa () is the capital of Bages county, located in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. Crossed by the river Cardener, it is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged aro ...

, his hometown, at the Church of Christ the King.

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* 1978 births 2012 deaths Gymnasts from Catalonia Spanish male artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Manresa Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Spain Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Spain-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub