Jean de Backer

Jean De Backer
Sport
Country  Belgium
Sport Water Polo
Team Brussels Swimming and Water Polo

Jean De Backer was a Belgian athlete who's main event was the Water polo.[1]

Backer competed for the Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club, and the team was selected to represent Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, the team won a silver medal after losing in the final against the Osborne Swimming club which represented the Great Britain, but this came after the Belgium team had beaten two French sides in the previous rounds.[2]

References

  1. "Jean De Backer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. "1900 - Olympic Games in Paris". h2opolo.be. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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