Arie van de Bunt
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Arend Jantinus "Arie" van de Bunt (born June 7, 1969 in Amersfoort
) is a former water polo
goalkeeper from the Netherlands
, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona
), tenth (Atlanta) and eleventh (Sydney
) position with the National Men's Team. He retired from the sport in the spring of 2005.
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
) 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...
goalkeeper 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...
, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
), tenth (Atlanta) and eleventh (Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
) position with the National Men's Team. He retired from the sport in the spring of 2005.