Eduard Meijer (25 February 1878 – 20 March 1929) was a Dutch

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player who competed in the

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. In 1900 he competed in the 4000 metre freestyle competition and finished fifth. Eight years later he participated in the 1500 metre freestyle competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. He was also part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. He is the older brother of Karel Meijer.

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* 1878 births 1929 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male long-distance swimmers Dutch male water polo players Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub