Johnnie van Gent

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Johnnie van Gent
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NationalitySouth African
Born(1930-08-06)6 August 1930
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport
Sport Water polo

Johnnie van Gent (born 6 August 1930, died between 2017 and 2019) [1] was a South African water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Johnnie van Gent". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Johnnie van Gent Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019.