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Wiebe Johan Wolters (25 December 1932 – 15 January 2011) was a Singaporean sportsman who represented his country in swimming and water polo.

Wiebe Wolters

Personal information
Full name	Wiebe Johan Wolters
Born	(1932-12-25)25 December 1932 Dutch East Indies
Died	15 January 2011(2011-01-15) (aged 78) Mijas, Spain
Sport
Country	Singapore
Sport	Swimming, Water polo
Club	Singapore Swimming Club
Medal record Asian Games Swimming 1951 New Delhi 4 x 100 m freestyle 1951 New Delhi 100 m freestyle Water polo 1954 Manila Team 1951 New Delhi Team

Biography

Born in the Dutch East Indies, Wolters moved to Singapore as a child, Wolters started out as a competitive swimmer, specialising in sprint events. He won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi and was a member of the 4 x 100 m freestyle gold medal winning relay team.[1]

Unable to make the Olympics as a swimmer, he changed his focus to water polo and won another Asian Games gold medal in 1954 with the Singapore men's national water polo team. He represented Singapore in water polo at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where the team finished 10th. His elder brother Alexander was one of his teammates.[2]

References

External links

• Wiebe Wolters at Olympedia
• Wiebe Wolters at the Singapore National Olympic Council
• Wiebe Wolters at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Wiebe Johan Wolters at the Singapore National Olympic Council

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