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Water Polo At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested. Medal table Medal summary Team rosters Belgium team Belgium * Victor Boin * Herman Donners * Fernand Feyaerts (captain) * Oscar Grégoire * Herman Meyboom * Albert Michant (goalkeeper) * Joseph Pletinckx Great Britain * George Cornet * Charles Forsyth * George Nevinson * Paul Radmilovic * Charles Sydney Smith (goalkeeper, captain) * Thomas Thould * George Wilkinson Netherlands * Bouke Benenga * Johan Cortlever * Jan Hulswit * Eduard Meijer * Karel Meijer * Piet Ooms * Johan Rühl (goalkeeper) Sweden * Robert Andersson * Erik Bergvall * Pontus Hanson (captain) * Harald Julin * Torsten Kumfeldt * Axel Runström * Gunnar Wennerström Results Matches First round There was only one first round match scheduled. Great Britain, Sweden, and Austria (the last of which had withdrawn) were scheduled to have byes, while Belgium played the Netherlands. Semifinals Austria withdrew before the tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested, three club teams of seven players each entered. A German team tried to enter, but its entry was refused because the players did not play for the same club. The event took place in a pond in Forest Park, the location of both the Olympics and the World's Fair. Previously, the International Olympic Committee and International Swimming Federation (FINA) considered the water polo event at the 1904 Olympics as a demonstration sport. However, in July 2021, after accepting the recommendation of Olympic historian Bill Mallon, the IOC recognized water polo along with several others as an official sport of the 1904 Olympic program. Medal summary References Sources * PDF documents in the LA84 Foundationbr>Digital Library *Official Report of the 1904 Olympic Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Michant
Albert Michant was a Belgian water polo player and won Silver medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1908 Summer Olympics. See also * Belgium men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ... References External links * Belgian male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Olympic swimmers for Belgium Olympic water polo players for Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Water polo players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in water polo Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Medalists at the 1900 Sum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Meijer
Eduard Meijer (25 February 1878 in Amsterdam – 20 March 1929 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... In 1900 he competed in the 4000 metre freestyle competition and finished fifth. Eight years later he participated in the 1500 metre freestyle competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. He was also part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. He is the older brother of Karel Meijer. References External links * 1878 births 1929 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male long-distance swimmers Dutch male water polo players Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hulswit
Jan Frederik Hulswit (April 9, 1885 – May 2, 1932) was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hulswit was born in Apeldoorn. He was a member of the Dutch water polo team which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. He died in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , .... References External linksJan Hulswitat Sports-reference.com 1885 births 1932 deaths Dutch male water polo players Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Apeldoorn 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Cortlever
Johan George Cortlever (4 August 1885 in Amsterdam – 14 April 1972 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... In 1908, he competed in the 100 metre backstroke competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. He was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. Twelve years later he was a member of the Dutch water polo team, which finished sixth in the 1920 tournament. References External linksJohan Cortleverat Sports-reference.com 1885 births 1972 deaths Dutch male backstroke swimmers Dutch male water polo players Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic water polo playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouke Benenga
Bouke Benenga (27 March 1888 in Rotterdam – 4 January 1968 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. He is the younger brother of Lamme Benenga. References External linksBouke Benengaat Sports-reference.com 1888 births 1968 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Dutch male water polo players Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Wennerström
Gunnar Erik Emanuel Wennerström (27 June 1879 – 2 June 1931) was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish water polo team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1500 metres freestyle event he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Swedish 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team. Wennerström represented Stockholms KK. See also * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... References External links * 1879 births 1931 deaths Swedish male water polo players Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic water polo players for Sweden Olympic swimmers for Sweden Water polo pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Runström
Axel Wilhelm Runström (15 October 1883 – 10 August 1943) was a Swedish water polo player and diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he was part of the Swedish water polo team, which was able to win the bronze medal. But In the diving platform event he was eliminated in the first round. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3 metre springboard event, but was able to finish sixth in the plain high diving competition. Runström represented Stockholms KK. See also * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament. There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ... References External links * 1883 births 1943 deaths Swedish male water polo players Swedish male divers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Kumfeldt
Karl Torsten Kumfeldt (4 January 1886 – 2 May 1966) was a Swedish water polo goalkeeper and breaststroke swimmer. He competed in water polo at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won one silver and two bronze medals. In 1908, he also took part in the 200 m breaststroke event. Biography Kumfeldt won seven national water polo titles with his club ''Stockholm KK''. Between 1910 and 1912, he was secretary of the Swedish Swimming Federation and spent much effort on preparing swimming venues for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. See also * Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics. Abbreviations Winning goalkeepers The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending orde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Julin
Harald Sigfrid Alexander Julin (27 March 1890 – 31 July 1967) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics. In 100 m freestyle swimming he won a bronze medal in 1908, and failed to reach the finals in 1906 and 1912; he finished fifth in the 4×250 m freestyle relay in 1906. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver at the 1912 Summer Olympics in his native Stockholm. His sons Åke and Rolf also became Olympic water polo players. Julle came from a rich family. Besides water sports he was a fan of motor racing, working as a secretary of the Royal Automobile Club and helping organize several racing events. He later joined the national sports federation. Swedish Olympic Committee See also * |
Pontus Hanson
Pontus Hanson (24 May 1884 – 4 December 1962) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver in 1912. His brother Sven competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1912 Olympics. Hanson worked as a government official, and in parallel took active part in the development of swimming in Sweden, acting as a sports functionary in 1905–1922. Swedish Olympic Committee See also * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |