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| Born | 3 April 1954 Hilversum, Netherlands | |||||||||||
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Nicolaas Albertus Adrianus "Nico" Landeweerd (born 3 April 1954) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics. At his debut, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he won the bronze medal with the Dutch team. In 1980 and 1984 Landeweerd finished in sixth position with the Holland squad.
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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.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
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.
Nicolaas Marcus "Nico" van der Voet is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1964 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. Four years later in Mexico City he became seventh with the Holland squad.
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.
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.
Iefke van Belkum is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Frederike Jacobie "Mieke" Cabout is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Rianne Guichelaar is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Marieke van den Ham is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Noeki Klein is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Simone Margareta Koot is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Meike de Nooy is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Alette Sijbring is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Miloushka Yasemin Smit is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represented the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Ivo Trumbić was a Croatian water polo player and Olympic medallist. He later went on to manage. Ivo Trumbić coached the Netherlands to a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, becoming one of the few sportspeople who won Olympic medals in water polo as players and head coaches.
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.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
