Marcel Spilliaert | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Tourcoing, France | 4 November 1924||
Died | 17 October 1992 67) Montpellier, France | (aged||
Nationality | French |
Marcel Spilliaert (4 November 1924 - 17 October 1992) [1] was a French male water polo player. He was a member of the France men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [2]
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