- Eduard Meijer
Eduard Meijer (
February 25 ,1878 inAmsterdam –March 20 ,1929 inAmsterdam ) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer andwater polo player who competed in the1900 Summer Olympics and in the1908 Summer Olympics .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.
Also he was part of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.
He is the older brother of
Karel Meijer .
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