Joseph Pletincx

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Joseph Pletincx
Joseph Pletincx in 1922
Personal information
Born13 June 1888
Saint-Gilles
Died4 January 1971(1971-01-04) (aged 82)
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Team competition

Joseph Pletincx[1] (13 June 1888 – 4 January 1971) was a Belgian water polo player.[2] He competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Summer Olympics and won three silver and one bronze medals, becoming one of eight[needs update] male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ the IOC medal database reports his name Pletincx, many other sources, also Belgians, spell his name with k
  2. ^ "Joseph Pletincx". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Country Medal Leaders & Athlete Medal Leaders". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
  4. ^ Joseph Pletinckx. sports-reference.com