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Evert Kroon

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Evert Kroon
Kroon in 1976
Personal information
Born(1946-09-09)September 9, 1946
Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
DiedApril 2, 2018(2018-04-02) (aged 71)
Hollandsche Rading, Netherlands
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team competition

Evert Gerrit Kroon (9 September 1946 – 2 April 2018)[1] was a water polo goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. After two seventh-place finishes Kroon won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the thirteenth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Evert Kroon's obituary (in Dutch)
  2. ^ "Evert Kroon". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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