Ton Buunk

Anton "Ton" Gerrit Jan Buunk (born 18 September 1952) is a retired Dutch water polo player. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976, placing sixth-seventh on other occasions. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the 15th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[1][2] On 14 December 1979 he married Vera Renema.[3]

Ton Buunk

Buunk in 1979
Personal information
Born	18 September 1952 (age 68) Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Sport	Water polo
Club	De Meeuwen, Amsterdam
Medal record Men's water polo Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of flag bearers for the Netherlands at the Olympics

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ton Buunk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. Netherlands. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
3. Het huwelijk van Ton Buunk en Vera Renema. Dutch National Archive (14 December 1979)

External links

• Ton Buunk at International Olympic Committee
• Ton Buunk at Olympic Channel
• Ton Buunk at Olympedia