Delaine Mentoor

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Delaine Mentoor
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Born (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 30)
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Sport Water polo

Delaine Mentoor (born 26 May 1993) is a South African water polo coach. She was the head coach of the South Africa women's national water polo team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [1] [2] becoming the first female head coach in the men's and women's Olympic water polo tournaments. [3]

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References

  1. "Water Polo - MENTOOR Delaine". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. "Delaine Mentoor". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Spain defeats South Africa in historic match". fina.org. FINA. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.