Stanley Cole (water polo)

{{Short description|American water polo player (1945–2018)}}

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| name = Stanley Cole

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| birth_date = October 12, 1945

| birth_place = Dover, Delaware, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|7|26|1945|10|12}}

| death_place = Encinitas, California, United States

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's water polo }}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1972 Munich | Team competition }}

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Stanley Clark Cole (October 12, 1945 – July 26, 2018) was a water polo player from the United States, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1964. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In 1984, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=Stanley C Cole (1984) |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=13 |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }}{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }}