Martin van der Spoel

Martin Michel van der Spoel (born February 19, 1971 in Ermelo, Gelderland) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in tenth place in the 200m individual medley, and in fifth (4x100) and seventh position (4x200) with the freestyle relay teams. Van der Spoel was the biggest national rival of compatriot Marcel Wouda, who would become the nation's first male world champion in swimming in 1998.

References

Dutch Olympic Committee

1996 Dutch Olympic Swimming Team

Men's competition	Stefan Aartsen Pie Geelen Pieter van den Hoogenband Benno Kuipers Martin van der Spoel Mark Veens Marcel Wouda Mark van der Zijden

Women's competition	Madelon Baans Karin Brienesse Carla Geurts Wilma van Hofwegen Marianne Muis Angela Postma Minouche Smit Brenda Starink Patricia Stokkers Kirsten Vlieghuis

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