Frans Kuijper

For other people named Frans Kuiper, see Frans Kuiper (disambiguation).

Frans Kuijper or Kuyper (6 April 1900 – 12 March 1987) was a Dutch water polo player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Frans Kuijper

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1900-04-06)6 April 1900 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 March 1987(1987-03-12) (aged 86) Bergen, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Water polo

Kuyper became coach of the Dutch Water polo team. He coached the team at four Olympic competitions, including the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was the coach of the Dutch men's team at the 1950 European Championships, just after a rule change sped up the game, and his team used that to great effect, reaching the final and beating reigning European champion Italy 9-4.^[3]