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Fred van Dorp

Fred van Dorp

Dutch water polo player (1938–2023)

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dorp, not Dorp.

Alfred Carel van Dorp (13 October 1938 – 9 November 2023) was a Dutch water polo player who participated in three Summer Olympics with the Dutch Men's National Team. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, becoming the eleventh water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1] After retiring he worked for many years as a water polo referee.[2]

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His elder brother, Tony van Dorp, was also a water polo player, who participated in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics for the United States, and played against his brother.[3][4]

Van Dorp died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 85.[5]

International senior tournaments

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Netherlands. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. [2]
    Chronologische geschiedenis waterpolo[permanent dead link]. h2opolo.be
  3. [3]
    Fred van Dorp Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  4. [4]
    Tony van Dorp Archived 10 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  5. [5]
    "Vlaggendrager Olympische Spelen 1968 Fred van Dorp overleden - NOCNSF". NOC*NSF (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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