Antoon "Ton" Schmidt (born January 31, 1948 in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
) is a former
water polo
Water polo is a 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 ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with t ...
player from the
Netherlands
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, who finished in seventh position with the
Netherlands men's national water polo team
The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Results Olympic Games
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at the
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...
in
Munich
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.
References
Dutch Olympic Committee
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Dutch male water polo players
Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands
Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Water polo players from Amsterdam
20th-century Dutch people
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