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Ruy de Freitas (24 August 1916 – 2 August 2012), also commonly known as Tio Ruy, was a Brazilian professional
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player and coach, who competed in two consecutive
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, starting in
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. He was born in
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. At his first appearance in
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he won the bronze medal with the Brazilian basketball team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto.


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* * * * * * * 1916 births 2012 deaths Brazilian basketball coaches Brazilian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Brazil Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1950 FIBA World Championship players Sportspeople from Macaé 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub