Johannes Jacobus "Koos" Köhler (25 November 1905 in

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– 6 February 1965 in Sloten) was a Dutch

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player. He competed at the

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, where the Dutch team shared fifth place. Köhler played all three matches, together with his cousin

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, and scored seven goals.

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1905 births 1965 deaths Dutch male water polo players Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub