Maurice Blitz (28 July 1891 – 2 February 1975) was a

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Olympic water polo player during the 1920s. He was born in

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. He was the older brother of sporting champion Gérard Blitz, and father of Gérard Blitz who founded

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in 1950. Maurice Blitz and his brother Gérard were both member of the Belgian

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national team who won silver in two consecutive olympic events, in 1920 and

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. Maurice Blitz, who was

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ish, did not leave the water polo scene once he retired from competitions. He became an international referee (he conducted the Olympic final in

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), and was a member of the Belgian Olympic Committee and swimming federation. In 1948, he founded the swimming and waterpolo club Zwemclub Scaldis in Antwerp. He was one of the early financial supporters of

, founded by his son Gérard in 1950.

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1891 births 1975 deaths Belgian male water polo players Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players of Belgium Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Jewish water polo players Belgian Jews Jewish Belgian sportspeople Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Paris 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-waterpolo-bio-stub

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