Evert Kroon

Dutch water polo player (1946–2018)

Not to be confused with Evert Johan Kroon.

Evert Kroon
Kroon in 1976

Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
|  1976 Montreal | Team competition

Evert Gerrit Kroon (9 September 1946 - 2 April 2018)[1] was a water polo goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. After two seventh-place finishes Kroon won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the thirteenth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2]

He was born in Hilversum, North Holland and died in Hollandsche Rading.

## See also[edit]

* Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
* List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers

## References[edit]

1. ^ Evert Kroon's obituary (in Dutch)
2. ^ "Evert Kroon". olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Evert Kroon at Olympics.com
* Evert Kroon at Olympedia

Netherlands squads

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Netherlands men's water polo squad – 1968 Summer Olympics – 7th place

* 1 de Vries (GK)
* 2 Wouda
* 3 Geutjes
* 4 Hoogveld
* 5 van Dorp
* 6 Parrel
* 7 van der Voet
* 8 Moolhuijzen
* 9 Bongers
* 10 Hermsen
* 11 Kroon (GK)

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Netherlands men's water polo squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – 7th place

* 1 Kroon (GK)
* 2 Wouda
* 3 Veer
* 4 Hoogveld
* 5 Hermsen
* 6 Parrel
* 7 Schmidt
* 8 Bras
* 9 Buunk
* 10 Stroboer
* 11 van de Schilde (GK)

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Netherlands men's water polo squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 1 Kroon (GK)
* 2 Landeweerd
* 3 Veer
* 4 van Zeeland
* 5 Buunk
* 6 de Zwarte
* 7 Smits
* 8 Toonen
* 9 Stroboer
* 10 Hoepelman
* 11 Boegschoten (GK)
* Coach: Trumbić

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