Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Léon Pierre•Nijs (Utterwulghe-) |
Used name | Pierre•Nijs |
Born | 4 January 1890 in Antwerpen (Antwerp), Antwerpen (BEL) |
Died | 12 June 1939 in Antwerpen (Antwerp), Antwerpen (BEL) |
Affiliations | AZC, Antwerpen (BEL) |
NOC | Belgium |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 1 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 2 |
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1912 Summer Olympics | Water Polo (Aquatics) | BEL | Pierre Nijs | |||
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | Belgium | 3 | Bronze | |||
1920 Summer Olympics | Water Polo (Aquatics) | BEL | Pierre Nijs | |||
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) | Belgium | 2 | Silver |
May have died on 11th; newspaper sources state he died "Saturday night", after visiting a water polo match. Saturday was the 11th, but night suggests he died Sunday.