Ruud van Feggelen

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Feggelen, not Feggelen.

Rudolf "Ruud" Frederik Otto van Feggelen (14 April 1924 – 9 August 2002) was a Dutch water polo competitor and coach.

Ruud van Feggelen

Ruud van Feggelen in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1924-04-14)14 April 1924 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	9 August 2002(2002-08-09) (aged 78) Deventer, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	De Meeuwen, Amsterdam
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1948 London Team European Championships 1950 Vienna Team

History

He won a European title in 1950 and was the best Dutch player at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, scoring 16 goals in 1948 and 18 goals in 1952; his teams placed third and fifth, respectively.^[1] After retirement, he coached the national team between 1962 and 1966. In his honor, the Ruud van Feggelen-Award was established to distinguish the water polo player of the year in the Netherlands.^[2]

Van Feggelen was born to Ms. I. van Feggelen-Hogendijken and Mr. G.J.M. van Feggelen; his elder sister Iet van Feggelen was an international swimmer.^[3] Feggelen got married on 20 October 1949.^[4]

See also

• Netherlands men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers