Frans Kuijper

{{Short description|Dutch water polo player (1900–1987)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{other people|Frans Kuiper}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Frans Kuijper

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| nationality = Dutch

| sport = Water polo

| birth_date = {{birth date|1900|4|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|3|12|1900|4|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bergen, Netherlands

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Frans Kuijper or Kuyper (6 April 1900 – 12 March 1987) was a Dutch water polo player and coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/frans-kuijper-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/frans-kuijper-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Frans Kuijper Olympic Results |accessdate=20 November 2019}}

Kuyper became coach of the Dutch Water polo team. He coached the team at four Olympic competitions, including the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport-olympic.gr/sp/index.php/olympic-games/modern-olympic-games/summer-olympic-games/1952-helsinki-summer-olympics/1712-1952-summer-olympics-the-results-water-polo |accessdate=9 June 2022 |title=1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics}} He was the coach of the Dutch men's team at the 1950 European Championships, just after a rule change sped up the game, and his team used that to great effect, reaching the final and beating reigning European champion Italy 9-4.{{cite web |title=Het Koningshuis was de grootste supporter van de Nederlandse waterpolomannen |date=16 February 2021 |accessdate=9 June 2022 |url=https://sportgeschiedenis.nl/nieuw/het-koningshuis-was-de-grootste-supporter-van-de-nederlandse-waterpolomannen/ |language=nl}}