Joseph Pletincx

Joseph Pletincx

Joseph Pletincx in 1922
Personal information
Born	13 June 1888 Saint-Gilles
Died	4 January 1971(1971-01-04) (aged 82)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Medal record Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 1908 London Team competition 1920 Antwerp Team competition 1924 Paris Team competition 1912 Stockholm Team competition

Joseph Pletincx^[1] (13 June 1888 – 4 January 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^{[needs update]} male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.^[3][4]

See also

• Belgium men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of multiple Olympic medalists in one event
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

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

External links

• Joseph Pletinckx at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Joseph Pletinckx at Olympics.com
• Joseph Pletinckx at Olympedia