Karel Meijer (26 June 1884 in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

– 29 December 1967 in

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) was a Dutch

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

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

and in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament. Twelve years later, he was a member of the Dutch water polo team, which finished sixth in the 1920 tournament. He is the younger brother of

Eduard Meijer Eduard Meijer (25 February 1878 – 20 March 1929) was a Dutch freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he competed in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer ...

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* 1884 births 1967 deaths Dutch male water polo players Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands Water polo players from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-waterpolo-bio-stub