Joseph Pletincx
Joseph Pletincx in 1922
Personal information
Born13 June 1888
Saint-Gilles
Died1971 (aged approximately 83)
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] (1888 – 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 male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.[3][4]

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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
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