Piet Salomons
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| Born | 14 July 1924 Batavia, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 1948 (aged 24) Schiedam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||
| Club | HZ&PC, the Hague | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Pieter "Piet" Johannes Alexander Salomons (14 July 1924 – 8 October 1948) was a Dutch water polo goalkeeper. He played two matches at the 1948 Summer Olympics where his team won a bronze medal.[1] A few months after the games he committed suicide.[2]
See also[]
- Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
- List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
- List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
References[]
- ^ Piet Salomons. sports-reference.com
- ^ Chronologische geschiedenis van het waterpolo. h2opolo.be
External links[]
- Piet Salomons at Olympics.com
- Piet Salomons at Olympedia
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- 1924 births
- 1948 deaths
- People from Batavia, Dutch East Indies
- Dutch male water polo players
- Water polo goalkeepers
- Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic water polo players of the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in water polo
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Suicides in the Netherlands
- Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies
- Dutch water polo biography stubs
- Dutch Olympic medalist stubs