Anton Heiden is a former water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 player from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Heiden participated once with the Dutch national water polo team

Netherlands men's national water polo team

The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team gained its last biggest success in 1976 by winning the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada.-Olympic Games:* 1900 — did not...

 at the Olympics, finishing in sixth position at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. He played at various clubs, amongst them: ZPB Barendrecht and Zian Den Haag. After his career as a player he became a water polo coach. Currently he's the head coach of ZDHC Den Haag.