Maurice Blitz
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| Men's Water Polo | ||
Representing  Belgium
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1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
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1924 Paris | Team competition |
Maurice Blitz (28 July 1891 – 2 February 1975) was a Belgian Olympic water polo player during the 1920s. He was born in Paris. He was the older brother of sporting champion Gérard Blitz, and father of Gérard Blitz who founded Club Med in 1950.
Maurice Blitz and his brother Gérard were both member of the Belgian water polo national team who won silver in two consecutive olympic events, in 1920 and 1924.[1]
Maurice Blitz, who was Jewish, did not leave the water polo scene once he retired from competitions. He became an international referee (he conducted the Olympic final in 1928), and was a member of the Belgian Olympic Committee and swimming federation.
In 1948, he founded the swimming and waterpolo club in Antwerp.
He was one of the early financial supporters of Club Med, founded by his son Gérard in 1950.
See also[]
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of select Jewish water polo players
References[]
- ^ "Maurice Blitz". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links[]
- Maurice Blitz at Olympic.org (archived)
- Maurice Blitz at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Maurice Blitz at Olympics.com
- Maurice Blitz at Olympedia
- Maurice Blitz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Jews in Sports
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