Jakob Frederik "Sjaak" Köhler (2 October 1902 – 19 June 1970) was a Dutch

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player and swimmer. He finished in seventh and fifth place with the Dutch water polo team at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics; at both Games he played three matches and scored four and two goals, respectively. In 1924 he also competed in two freestyle swimming events (400 m and 4×200 m relay), but failed to reach the finals. His cousin

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played water polo alongside Sjaak at the 1928 Olympics.

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1902 births 1970 deaths Dutch male water polo players Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Olympic water polo players of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub