Cor Braasem

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCornelius "Cor"•Braasem
Used nameCor•Braasem
Born15 May 1923 in Sumuran, Sumatera Utara (INA)
Died14 February 2009 in Alicante, Alicante (ESP)
AffiliationsZIAN, Den Haag (NED)
NOC Netherlands
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Cor Braasem was captain of the Dutch water polo team in the post war years. After a fifth place at the 1947 Europeans, the Dutch squad won a bronze at the London Games. A top shooter, Braasem led his team to victory in the 1950 European Championships in Vienna. This made the Dutch team favourites for a medal in Helsinki, but the Dutch were denied entry due to a strange decision. After beating Yugoslavia 3-2 in the qualifying round, the Yugoslavians filed a protest against the referee, claiming he had been too much in their own favour. To the dismay of Braasem, the FINA officials ruled a re-play, which Yugoslavia won 2-1. The following year, Braasem quit playing to become coach of CN Barcelona and the Spanish team. He returned to the Netherlands to coach the Dutch national team from 1959 to 1962, before settling in Spain.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) NED Cor Braasem
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Netherlands 3 Bronze
1952 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) NED Cor Braasem
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) Netherlands 5

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