Piet Salomons
Dutch water polo player
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Born | 14 July 1924 Batavia, Dutch East Indies | |||||||||||
Died | 8 October 1948 (aged 24) Schiedam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
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Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
Club | HZ&PC, the Hague | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Pieter "Piet" Johannes Alexander Salomons (14 July 1924 – 8 October 1948) was a Dutch water polo goalkeeper. He played two matches at the 1948 Summer Olympics where his team won a bronze medal.[1] A few months after the games he took his own life by jumping in front of an oncoming train.[2]
See also
- Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
References
External links
- Piet Salomons at Olympics.com
- Piet Salomons at Olympedia
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Netherlands men's water polo squad – 1948 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
- Braasem (C)
- van Feggelen
- Keetelaar
- Korevaar
- Rohner (GK)
- Ruimschotel
- Salomons (GK)
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- Stam