Alfred Carel van Dorp (13 October 1938 – 9 November 2023) was a Dutch water polo player who participated in three Summer Olympics with the Dutch Men's National Team. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, becoming the eleventh water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.Netherlands. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011. After retiring he worked for many years as a water polo referee.Chronologische geschiedenis waterpolo. h2opolo.be
His elder brother, Tony van Dorp, was also a water polo player, who participated in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics for the United States, and played against his brother.Fred van Dorp . sports-reference.comTony van Dorp . sports-reference.com
Van Dorp died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 85.
International senior tournaments 1960 – Summer Olympics (Rome, 8th position) 1964 – Summer Olympics (Tokyo, 8th position) 1968 – Summer Olympics (Mexico City, 7th position)
See also Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics List of flag bearers for the Netherlands at the Olympics
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