Tony Van Dorp

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnton Ludwig "Tony"•Van Dorp
Used nameTony•Van Dorp
Born25 June 1936 in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta (INA)
Died24 November 2010 in Huntington Beach, California (USA)
Measurements196 cm / 91 kg
AffiliationsPhillips 66, Long Beach (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Tony Van Dorp was born in Indonesia but was of Dutch descent. His brother Fred played water polo for the Netherlands at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and they had the unusual distinction of competing against each other at both Olympics. Tony Van Dorp started out with the Dutch National Team, playing with them from 1954-56, and from 1961-63 played on the Dutch National Champions. But he had also moved to the USA, obtaining US citizenship in 1957, and played for the USA Team in 1963 at the CISM Meet. He was an AAU All-American in 1964-68 and in 1968, helped Phillips 66, Long Beach to win the AAU Championship. Van Dorp also added a gold medal at the 1967 Pan American Games, where he was named outstanding goalie. He was a career military man, who served 21 years of active service as an air traffic controller with the US Air Force. He also served in Vietnam.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1964 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Tony Van Dorp
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States =9
1968 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Tony Van Dorp
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States 5

Olympic family relations

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