Albert Frits Ruimschotel (February 28, 1922 in

Pangkal Pinang Pangkal Pinang is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into seven districts (''kecamatan'') and has 42 wards (''kelurahan''). It cov ...

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

– May 28, 1987 in

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

) was a Dutch

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who competed in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was part of the Dutch team which won the bronze medal. He played all seven matches.

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* 1922 births 1987 deaths Dutch male water polo players Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in water polo Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Pangkal Pinang Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies 20th-century Dutch people 20th-century Dutch East Indies people {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub

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