Jean-Pierre Vermetten (born 6 February 1895, date of death unknown) was a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

freestyle

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

and

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

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 ...

and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1920 he was a member of the Belgian freestyle relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay event. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Belgian water polo team. He played four matches and scored one goal.

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* 1895 births Year of death missing Belgian male water polo players Olympic swimmers of Belgium Olympic water polo players of Belgium Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Belgian male freestyle swimmers {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub

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