Facts:   - caption: alex boegschoten -lrb- 1976 -rrb-    - headercolor: lightsteelblue      - birth date: july 15 , 1956    - fullname: alexander boegschoten    - name: alex boegschoten    - image: alex boegschoten -lrb- 1976 -rrb- . jpg    - birth place: hilversum , netherlands   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alex boegschoten .
alexander `` alex '' boegschoten -lrb- born 15 july 1956 , hilversum -rrb- is a former water polo player from the netherlands , who won the bronze medal with the dutch men 's team at the 1976 summer olympics in montreal , canada .