Samuel Gene Kooistra (August 18, 1935 – September 18, 2010) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | August 18, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
| Died | September 18, 2010 (aged 75) Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
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He was born in Chicago and is the younger brother of William Kooistra.
Kooistra was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 Olympic tournament. He played four matches. Kooistra was a member of the American water polo team that finished first in the 1959 Pan American Games tournament.
In 1977, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ "Samuel Kooistra (1977)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
External links edit
- Sam Kooistra at the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
- Sam Kooistra at Olympics.com
- Sam Kooistra at Olympedia
- Sam Kooistra's obituary
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