Frans Kuijper

Frans Kuijper
Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	6 April 1900; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 March 1987 (aged 86); Bergen, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Water polo

Frans Kuijper or Kuyper (6 April 1900 – 12 March 1987) was a Dutch water polo player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Kuyper became coach of the Dutch Water polo team. He coached the team at four Olympic competitions, including the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was the coach of the Dutch men's team at the 1950 European Championships, just after a rule change sped up the game, and his team used that to great effect, reaching the final and beating reigning European champion Italy 9-4.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frans Kuijper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ "1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
^ "Het Koningshuis was de grootste supporter van de Nederlandse waterpolomannen" (in Dutch). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frans Kuijper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[2] "1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics". Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[3] "Het Koningshuis was de grootste supporter van de Nederlandse waterpolomannen" (in Dutch). 16 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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