Johannes "Hans" Nieuwenburg (born 5 June 1968 in

Koudekerk aan den Rijn Koudekerk aan den Rijn (English: ''Cold Church upon Rhine'') is a village located in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. It is located about 4 km west of the urban centre, in the province of South Holland. History Koudeker ...

) is a former

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 ...

defender 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 participated in two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

. In 1992 he finished in ninth position with the Dutch National Men's Team, in 1996 he was the captain of the squad that finished in tenth spot, under the guidance of head coach and former international

Hans van Zeeland Johannes Hendrikus Jacques "Hans" van Zeeland (born May 4, 1954 in Arnhem) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch National Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 1980 Van Zeeland fin ...

. Nieuwenburg works as a freelance sportswriter, and is the chief editor of the Dutch water polo magazine called ''ManMeer!''

References

Dutch Olympic Committee
1968 births Living people Dutch male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics People from Koudekerk aan den Rijn Sportspeople from South Holland 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub