Frederik "Frits" Carel Kuipers (11 July 1899 in

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– 10 October 1943 in

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) was a

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player from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, who was included in the

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for 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 ...

, winning the bronze medal. In his final international match in 1923 he

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ed the Netherlands team. Kuipers played for

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and

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. He competed in

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on national level and his profession was

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