About Marc van Belkum
Lived 1965 – 2026 (aged 61). Marc van Belkum was a Dutch water polo player.
Marc van Belkum (27 January 1965 – 11 February 2026) was a Dutch water polo player, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Biography Van Belkum was born in 1965 in Leiden. Van Belkum comes from a prominent water polo family. His brother, Stan van Belkum, competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, while his niece, Iefke van Belkum, represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Van Belkum began his water polo career with in Leiden. During his club career, he also played for Nereus and , and had a spell in Italy. He represented the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he finished in ninth place with the Netherlands men's national water polo team in the water polo tournament.
Van Belkum died of leukaemia on 11 February 2026, at the age of 61.
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Who was Marc van Belkum?
Dutch water polo player
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Marc van Belkum was born on 27 January 1965 in Leiden.
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Marc van Belkum died on 11 February 2026.
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Marc van Belkum was a water polo player.
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Marc van Belkum was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Marc van Belkum. https://biography.guide/marc-van-belkum/
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