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{{short description|Dutch swimmer}}
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{{family name hatnote|van der Spoel|Spoel|lang=Dutch}}
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'''Martin Michel van der Spoel''' (born 19 February 1971 in ) is a former [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[medley swimming|medley]] [[swimmer]] from the [[Netherlands]], who competed for his native country at the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics|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==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060816003012/http://www.sport.nl/index.php3 Dutch Olympic Committee]

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Dutch male medley swimmers]]
[[Category:Dutch male freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:People from Ermelo, Netherlands]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Swimmers from Gelderland]]
[[Category:20th-century Dutch sportsmen]]


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