Marc van Belkum
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 January 1965 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Died | 11 February 2026 (aged 61) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
Marc van Belkum (27 January 1965 – 11 February 2026) was a Dutch water polo player, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Biography
Van Belkum was born in 1965 in Leiden. Van Belkum comes from a prominent water polo family. His brother, Stan van Belkum, competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, while his niece, Iefke van Belkum, represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Van Belkum began his water polo career with De Zijl-LGB in Leiden. During his club career, he also played for Nereus and Vivax, and had a spell in Italy. He represented the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he finished in nineth place with the Netherlands men's national water polo team in the water polo tournament.
Van Belkum died of leukaemia on 11 February 2026, at the age of 61.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Marc van Belkum". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "In memoriam: Marc van Belkum (1965-2026)". Waterpolo.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "'Kleine Witte' Marc van Belkum (1965-2026) was een van de beste waterpoloërs die Leiden heeft voortgebracht. Hij was zo'n speler waar je altijd op kon rekenen". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "Oud-waterpoloër Marc van Belkum overleden". Centraal+ (in Dutch). 17 February 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
External links
- Web Archive entry from Sports Reference