Tore Albert Lindzén (27 February 1914 – 23 January 2003) was a

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water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, 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 water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. Lindzén, born in

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, was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the

Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Results Elimination rounds In the first round each team in a group played each other team in the same group. The placings were determined on points. If t ...

, playing in three matches. He died in

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on 23 January 2003. At club level, Lindzén represented

Stockholms KK Stockholms Kappsimningsklubb, commonly known as Stockholms KK or SKK, is a Swedish swimming club from Stockholm founded on 12 July 1895, who competes in swimming and water polo. The swimming club goes under the nickname ''Kappis''. The most famous ...

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* 1914 births 2003 deaths Swedish male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Sweden Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Stockholm Stockholms KK water polo players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-waterpolo-bio-stub