Hilversum is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes and smaller towns. Hilversum is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe, and the Amsterdam metropolitan area; it is about 22 km southeast of Amsterdam's city centre and about 15 km north of Utrecht.
Anton "Ton" Gerrit Jan Buunk is a retired Dutch water polo player. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976, placing sixth-seventh on other occasions. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the 15th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. On 14 December 1979 he married Vera Renema.
Jan Theodorus Wagenaar is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. He finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 108 competitors, 72 men and 36 women, took part in 58 events in 11 sports.
Evert Gerrit Kroon was a water polo goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. After two seventh-place finishes Kroon won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the thirteenth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Evert "Eef" Gerardus Dolman was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pieterse. His sporting career began with Apollo Rotterdam. He became Dutch champion in 1967 and 1968, but was later stripped of his 1967 title because of doping.
Evert is a Dutch and Swedish short form of the Germanic masculine name "Everhard". It is also used as surname.
Evert Jan Bulder was an association football player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team.
Johannes ("Jan") Aloysius Maria Pieterse is a former professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the Men's 100 km Team Trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Gerben Karstens. At the same Olympics, he finished in 42nd place in the Men's Individual Road Race.
Jan Frederik Hulswit was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Evert-Jan Axel Charles 't Hoen is a Dutch baseball coach and former player who is the current manager of the Netherlands national baseball team.
The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Nijs Cornelis Korevaar was a Dutch water polo player who won a European title in 1950. He competed in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1948, placing fifth in 1952. In 1948 he played all seven matches and scored four goals, and in 1952 he played all nine matches and scored at least three goals. Korevaar is the younger brother of the mathematician Jacob Korevaar. His son Jan Jaap Korevaar also became an Olympic water polo competitor.
Stade Nautique d'Antwerp was an aquatics venue located in Antwerp, Belgium. For the 1920 Summer Olympics, it hosted the diving, swimming, and water polo.
Arno Havenga is a Dutch male former water polo player and current coach. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the national team at the 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship and 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
Jan Cornelis den Boer was a Dutch male water polo player. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
