Gijsbert Johan ("Gijs") van der Leden (born 11 May 1967) is a retired

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 from the

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, who finished in ninth place with the Dutch team at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

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.The Dutch Olympic Committee http://www.sport.nl/

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* 1967 births Living people Dutch male water polo players Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Gouda, South Holland Water polo players from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub