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Birth name
  
Henri Gerard Vriend

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Nationality
  
Dutch

Height
  
1.76 m

Sport
  
Water polo

Weight
  
74 kg

Name
  
Harry Vriend


Harry Vriend

Born
  
20 May 1938 (age 85) (
1938-05-20
)
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Henri "Harry" Gerard Vriend (born 20 May 1938) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics; in both games he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. His brother Wim played alongside Harry at the 1964 games.

On 4 October 1963, Vriend married the Dutch swimmer Lenie de Nijs. He subsequently became a water polo coach and served as the head coach of the men's national team. Vriend later worked for NOS Studio Sport, a Dutch TV program, as a commentator.

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