Eduard Meijer
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Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 25 February 1878
Died | 20 March 1929 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 51)
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Sport | Swimming |
Eduard Meijer (25 February 1878 – 20 March 1929) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1900 he competed in the 4000 metre freestyle competition and finished fifth. Eight years later he participated in the 1500 metre freestyle competition, but he was eliminated in the first round. He was also part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.
He is the older brother of Karel Meijer.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eduard Meijer". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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- 1878 births
- 1929 deaths
- Dutch male freestyle swimmers
- Dutch male long-distance swimmers
- Dutch male water polo players
- Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
- Olympic water polo players for the Netherlands
- Swimmers at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers from Amsterdam
- Dutch swimming biography stubs