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. He also competed at the 2002, 2003 and 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[2] He won the gold medal in the team all-around event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games together with Víctor Cano, Manuel Carballo, Rafael Martínez and Iván San Miguel.
| Andreu Vivó | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andreu Vivó Tomás |
| Born | 3 February 1978 Manresa, Spain |
| Died | 31 December 2012 (aged 34)[1] San Juan de Torruella, Spain |
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Spain |
| Years on national team | 1997–2005 (?) |
| Level | Senior International Elite (Spain national team) |
| Club | Claret |
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, his hometown, at the Church of Christ the King.[3]
References
edit- ^ Profile of Andreu Vivó (in Spanish)
- ^ "2003 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Vivo Andreu". longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Olympic gymnast Andreu Vivo dies of heart attack". Fox News. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
External links
edit- Andreu Vivó at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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