Fred van Dorp explained

Fred van Dorp
Birth Name:Alfred Carel van Dorp
Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:13 October 1938
Birth Place:Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Height:1.9m (06.2feet)
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Sport:Water polo
Club:AZ&PC, Amersfoort

Alfred Carel van Dorp (13 October 1938 – 9 November 2023) was a Dutch water polo player who participated in three Summer Olympics with the Dutch Men's National Team. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, becoming the eleventh water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1] After retiring he worked for many years as a water polo referee.[2]

His elder brother, Tony van Dorp, was also a water polo player, who participated in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics for the United States, and played against his brother.[3] [4]

Van Dorp died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 85.[5]

International senior tournaments

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093436/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/ Netherlands
  2. http://www.h2opolo.be/geschiedenis/1960-61.html Chronologische geschiedenis waterpolo
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/fred-van-dorp-1.html Fred van Dorp
  4. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/tony-van-dorp-1.html Tony van Dorp
  5. Web site: Vlaggendrager Olympische Spelen 1968 Fred van Dorp overleden - NOCNSF . 10 November 2023 . NOC*NSF . nl.