Joop Cabout

{{short description|Dutch water polo player (1927–2013)}} {{Infobox water polo biography | name = Joop Cabout | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Johannes Cabout | nickname = | nationality = {{flag|Netherlands}} |birth_date = {{birth date|1927|10|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Gouda, South Holland|Gouda]], the Netherlands |death_date = {{death date and age|2013|10|10|1927|10|28|df=y}} | death_place = | hometown = | college = | position = | currentclubs = | currentnumber = | years = | clubs1 = GZC | clubs2 = Gouda | nationalyears1 = ?-? | nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands men's national water polo team|Netherlands]] | medaltemplates = | medaltemplates-expand = | updated = }} '''Johannes "Joop" Cabout ''' (28 October 1927 – 10 October 2013) was a Dutch male [[water polo]] player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waterpolo.nl/bericht/in-memoriam-joop-cabout#.WD_-Qn3HngY|title=In memoriam: Joop Cabout|publisher=|access-date=2016-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201220241/https://www.waterpolo.nl/bericht/in-memoriam-joop-cabout#.WD_-Qn3HngY|archive-date=2016-12-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Netherlands men's national water polo team]]. He was part of the 1948 Olympic team, that won the bronze medal, as a reserve. He competed for the team at the 1949 Trofeo Italia and 1950 European Championships where the team won the gold medal. He competed with the team at the [[Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile of Joop Cabout|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/joop-cabout-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/joop-cabout-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|work=[[sports-reference]]|accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> The Dutch team was heavily favored for a medal, but were eliminated after a controversial match against Yugoslavia. During his whole career he played for the water polo club [[GZC]] in Gouda. Cabout won the Dutch title in 1954 and 1957 with the team.

He passed on his love for water polo to his son, Martin Cabout, and his grandchildren. Four granddaughters played at a national level, and [[Mieke Cabout]], [[Jantien Cabout]] and [[Harriët Cabout]] made it into the Dutch national team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Mieke Cabout won a gold medal.

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==External links== * {{sports-reference|ca/joop-cabout-1}}

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