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Pierre Coppieters (born 24 May 1907, date of death unknown) was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
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Pierre Coppieters (born 24 May 1907, date of death unknown) was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
A water polo tournament was held on the Seine on 11 and 12 August 1900 as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. Eight teams from four countries, all European, entered the event, although only seven ended up playing. The Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester, England, which has been listed with two rosters that are nearly entirely different, became the first Olympic water polo champions by defeating the Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club of Belgium. Third place went to the two French-based semi-finalists, Libellule de Paris and Pupilles de Neptune de Lille, the latter of whom entered two teams, but merged them together after the first round.
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 was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports.
Joseph Pletincx was a Belgian water polo player. He competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Summer Olympics and won three silver and one bronze medals, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Pierre Dewin was a Belgian water polo player who won silver medals at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
Herman Louis Clement Donners was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian water polo team and won a silver and a bronze medal.
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.
Mario Fiorillo is an Italian former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Achille Tribouillet was a French water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Tourcoing, a city in northern France on the Belgian border.
René Cavalero was a French swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. He finished fourth in the same event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
George Herbert Taylor was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Taylor swam in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-meter breaststroke and finished sixteenth overall. He also played for the U.S. water polo team that finished sixth.
Albert Michant was a Belgian water polo player and won silver medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Jean Brandeleer was a Belgian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Kenneth Melwyn Beck was an American water polo player who competed with the U.S. team at the Summer Olympics in 1936 and 1948. He later had a long career as a detective with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Théo-Léo De Smet was a Belgian water polo player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
François Maesschalck was a Belgian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Bruno De Hesselle is a Belgian water polo player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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