Charles Harold "Dutch" McCallister (October 14, 1903 – October 22, 1997) was an American
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
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...
and 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 ...
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In 1932 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He played all four matches.
Four years later at 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 ...
he was a member of the American team which was eliminated in the first round of the
1936 tournament. He played all three matches.
In 1980, he was inducted into the
USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
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See also
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who hav ...
References
External links
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Interview 1988 by George Hodak
1903 births
1997 deaths
American male water polo players
Water polo players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
People from Madison, South Dakota
Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni
20th-century American sportsmen
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