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Joseph Pletincx

1888 - 1971

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Joseph Pletincx (13 June 1888 – 4 January 1971) was a Belgian water polo player. He competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Summer Olympics and won three silver and one bronze medals, becoming one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Pletincx is the 1,150th most popular athlete (up from 1,446th in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 763rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Belgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joseph Pletincx ranks 1,150 out of 6,025. Before him are Halvard Hanevold, Petter Hugsted, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Claudia Losch, Frank Hansen, and Henri Dulieux. After him are Herbert Adamski, Erwin Casmir, Gunder Hägg, Donald Arnold, Harry Steevens, and Hal Connolly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Joseph Pletincx ranks 220. Before him are Rexhep Mitrovica, Zia ol Din Tabatabaee, Henri Bosco, Ferdinand Bie, Harry Crerar, and Þórbergur Þórðarson. After him are Hank Mann, Christian Gitsham, Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha, Arthur Berry, Carlos Quintanilla, and Sven Landberg. Among people deceased in 1971, Joseph Pletincx ranks 192. Before him are Nikola Kotkov, Emerich Vogl, Michael Rennie, Gerhard von Rad, Hjalmar Andersson, and Carl Blegen. After him are Hank Mann, Georgy Babakin, Bebe Daniels, Billy Gilbert, Werner Peters, and Victor Leemans.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Joseph Pletincx ranks 695 out of 1,190. Before him are Louis Glineur (1849), Maurice Martens (1947), Walter Planckaert (1948), Johan De Muynck (1948), Frans De Mulder (1937), and Jan van Beers (1821). After him are Philibert Smellinckx (1911), Hans Eworth (1520), Luc Nilis (1967), Thorgan Hazard (1993), Oscar De Cock (1881), and Maurice Carême (1899).

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Among ATHLETES In Belgium

Among athletes born in Belgium, Joseph Pletincx ranks 23. Before him are Aimé Haegeman (1861), Frank Odberg (1879), Karel Lismont (1949), Polydore Veirman (1881), Paul Van den Broeck (1904), and Louis Glineur (1849). After him are Oscar De Cock (1881), Joseph Vissers (1928), Marcel Van Crombrugge (1880), Ferdinand Feyerick (1865), Paul Van Asbroeck (1874), and Henri Cohen (1900).

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