Johan Aantjes

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Johan Aantjes
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Born (1958-05-06) May 6, 1958 (age 65)
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Sport Swimming
Strokes Water polo

Johan Aantjes (born May 6, 1958, in Utrecht) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in sixth position with the Dutch national men's team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. [1] Later on, from 1999 until 2003, Aantjes was the head coach of the Dutch Men's Squad. He resigned in the spring of 2003 after the Netherlands finished in a disappointing eleventh position at the 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Slovenia, but returned to the job in 2006.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johan Aantjes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2019.