Piet Salomons

Piet Salomons
Personal information
Born14 July 1924
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died8 October 1948 (aged 24)
Schiedam, the Netherlands
Sport
SportWater polo
ClubHZ&PC, the Hague
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team competition

Pieter "Piet" Johannes Alexander Salomons (14 July 1924 – 8 October 1948) was a Dutch water polo goalkeeper. He played two matches at the 1948 Summer Olympics where his team won a bronze medal.[1] A few months after the games he took his own life by jumping in front of an oncoming train.[2]

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