Ruy de Freitas (24 August 1916 – 2 August 2012), also commonly known as Tio Ruy, was a Brazilian professional basketball player and coach, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. He was born in Macaé. At his first appearance in London he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto.[1]
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| Born | 24 August 1916 Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 August 2012 (aged 95) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruy de Freitas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
External links
edit- Ruy de Freitas at FIBA (also at FIBA Archive)
- Ruy de Freitas international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Ruy de Freitas at Olympics.com
- Ruy de Freitas at Olympedia
- Ruy de Freitas at the Comitê Olímpico do Brasil (in Portuguese)
- Ruy de Freitas at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Ruy de Freitas at CBB.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2007) (in Portuguese)
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