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Ruy de Freitas

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Ruy de Freitas
Personal information
Born24 August 1916 (1916-08-24)
Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died2 August 2012 (2012-08-03) (aged 95)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
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