Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	235
Flag bearer	Nico Rienks (rowing)
Medals Rank: 15	Gold 4	Silver 5	Bronze 10	Total 19
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The Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Baseball 2.4 Cycling 2.4.1 Road Competition 2.4.2 Track Competition 2.4.3 Mountain Bike 2.5 Softball 2.5.1 Women's Team Competition 2.6 Swimming 2.7 Tennis 2.8 Volleyball 2.8.1 Men's Team Indoor Competition 2.8.2 Men's Beach Competition 2.8.3 Women's Team Indoor Competition 2.9 Water Polo 2.9.1 Men's Team Competition 3 References

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Bart Brentjens — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike

• Peter Blangé, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Rob Grabert, Henk-Jan Held, Guido Görtzen, Misha Latuhihin, Olof van der Meulen, Jan Posthuma, Brecht Rodenburg, Richard Schuil, and Ron Zwerver — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition

• Michiel Bartman, Jeroen Duyster, Ronald Florijn, Koos Maasdijk, Nico Rienks, Diederik Simon, Niels van Steenis, Niels van der Zwan and Henk-Jan Zwolle — Rowing, Men's Eights

• Jacques Brinkman, Floris Jan Bovelander, Maurits Crucq, Marc Delissen (captain), Jeroen Delmee, Taco van den Honert, Erik Jazet, Ronald Jansen, Leo Klein Gebbink, Bram Lomans, Teun de Nooijer, Wouter van Pelt, Stephan Veen, Guus Vogels, Tycho van Meer, and Remco van Wijk — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

[edit] Silver

• Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, Women's Points Race

• Margriet Matthijsse — Sailing, Women's Europe Competition

• Anky van Grunsven — Equestrian, Dressage Individual

• Tineke Bartels, Anky van Grunsven, Gonnelien Rothenberger and Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition

• Maarten van der Linden and Pepijn Aardewijn — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

[edit] Bronze

• Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, Women's Sprint

• Roy Heiner — Sailing, Men's Finn Competition

• Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual

• Mark Huizinga — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)

• Jenny Gal — Judo, Women's Half Middleweight (61 kg)

• Claudia Zwiers — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)

• Irene Eijs and Eeke van Nes — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls

• Suzanne Plesman, Dillianne van den Boogaard, Florentine Steenberghe, Willemijn Duyster, Mijntje Donners, Fleur van de Kieft, Nicole Koolen, Jeannette Lewin, Wietske de Ruiter, Ellen Kuipers, Margje Teeuwen, Carole Thate, Jacqueline Toxopeus, Stella de Heij, Noor Holsboer, and Suzan van der Wielen — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

The Dutch archery team included former Soviet Union archer Lioudmila Arjannikova. She placed 15th for the Netherlands in Atlanta.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lioudmila Arjannikova — Round of 16, 15th place (2-1)
• Christel Verstegen — Round of 32, 27th place (1-1)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Decathlon

• Marcel Dost

• Final Result — 8111 points (→ 18th place)

• Jack Rosendaal

• Final Result — 8035 points (→ 21st place)

Men's Marathon

• Bert van Vlaanderen — 2:20.48 (→ 45th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Sharon Jaklofsky

• Qualification — 6.75m
• Final — NM (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

• Jacqueline Goormachtigh

• Qualification — 58.74m (→ did not advance)

• Corrie de Bruin

• Qualification — 55.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Corrie de Bruin

• Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Anne van Schuppen — 2:40.46 (→ 41st place)

[edit] Baseball

The Netherlands made its first Olympic baseball appearance in 1996. They defeated Australia and Italy but lost their other five games in the preliminary round. When this result put the Dutch team in a three-way tie for fifth through seventh place with Australia and Italy, the head-to-head victories gave the Netherlands fifth place.

Men's Team Competition:

• Netherlands — 5th place (2-5)

Team Roster:

• Johnny Balentina, Giel ten Bosch, Eric de Bruin, Peter Callenbach, Rob Cordemans, Jeffrey Cranston, Eddie Dix, Marlon Fluonia, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, Eelco Jansen, Marcel Joost, Adonis Kemp, Geoffrey Kohl, Marcel Kruijt, André Maris, Edsel Martis, Paul Nanne, Tom Nanne, Byron Ward, and Danny Wout.

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Erik Dekker

• Final — 1:07:08 (→ 11th place)

• Erik Breukink

• Final — 1:08:33 (→ 17th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Yvonne Brunen

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 26th place)

• Elsbeth Vink

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 28th place)

• Ingrid Haringa

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Yvonne Brunen

• Final — 40:39 (→ 19th place)

[edit] Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Peter Pieters

• Final — 0 points (→ 21st place)

[edit] Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Bart Brentjens

• Final — 2:17.38 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Cross Country

• Elsbeth Vink

• Final — 1:54.38 (→ 5th place)

[edit] Softball

[edit] Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin

• Lost to Japan (0:3)
• Lost to United States (0:9)
• Lost to Chinese Taipei (1:7)
• Lost to Australia (0:1)
• Lost to PR China (0:8)
• Lost to Canada (1:4)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (2:0)

• Semifinals

• Did not advance → 7th place

• Team Roster

• Madelon Beek
• Petra Beek
• Lucienne Geels
• Jacqueline de Heer
• Marjolein de Jong
• Jacqueline Knol
• Anita Kossen
• Anouk Mels
• Sandra Nieuwveen
• Penny le Noble
• Corrine Ockhuijsen
• Sonja Pannen
• Marlies van der Putten
• Gonny Reijnen
• Martine Stiemer

• Head Coach: Ruud Elfers

[edit] Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 22.82
  2. B-Final – 22.67 (→ 9th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 49.73
  2. Final – 49.13 (→ 4th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 1:48.68
  2. Final – 1:48.36 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Benno Kuipers
  1. Heat – 1:02.92 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  1. Heat – 54.62 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  1. Heat – 2:00.04
  2. B-Final – 2:00.41 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Marcel Wouda
  1. Heat – 2:01.21
  2. Final – 2:01.45 (→ 4th place)

• Martin van der Spoel
  1. Heat – 2:03.75
  2. B-Final – 2:03.01 (→ 10th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Marcel Wouda
  1. Heat – 4:17.30
  2. Final – 4:17.71 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mark Veens, Pie Geelen, Martin van der Spoel, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 3:20.16
  2. Final – 3:19.02 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Marcel Wouda, Mark van der Zijden, Martin van der Spoel, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 7:23.39
  2. Final – 7:21.96 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Martin van der Spoel, Benno Kuipers, Stefan Aartsen, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 3:42.42 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marianne Muis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 25.93
  2. B-Final – 25.74 (→ 9th place)

• Angela Postma
  1. Preliminary Heat – 26.00
  2. B-Final – 25.82 (→ 10th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse
  1. Preliminary Heat – 55.81
  2. Final – 56.12 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 4:11.04
  2. Final – 4:08.70 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Carla Geurts
  1. Preliminary Heat – 4:11.18
  2. Final – 4:10.06 (→ 6th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 8:39.73
  2. Final – 8:30.84 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Carla Geurts
  1. Preliminary Heat – 8:39.85
  2. Final – 8:40.43 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Madelon Baans
  1. Preliminary Heat – 1:11.17 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Minouche Smit
  1. Preliminary Heat – 2:16.30
  2. Final – 2:16.73 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Marianne Muis, Minouche Smit, Wilma van Hofwegen, and Karin Brienesse
  1. Heat – 3:43.63
  2. Final – 3:42.40 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Carla Geurts, Patricia Stokkers, Minouche Smit, and Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Heat – 8:12.78
  2. Final – 8:08.48 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Brenda Starink, Madelon Baans, Wilma van Hofwegen, and Karin Brienesse
  1. Heat – 4:11.64 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

[edit] Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Jacco Eltingh
  1. First round — Lost to Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 4-6 6-4 6-8

• Paul Haarhuis
  1. First round — Lost to Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 6-7 6-7

• Jan Siemerink
  1. First round — Lost to Todd Woodbridge (Australia) 2-6 4-6

Men's Doubles Competition

• Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis
  1. First round — Defeated Andrei Pavel and Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-2 6-7 6-4
  2. Second round — Defeated Claude N'Goran and Clement N'Goran (Ivory Coast) 6-4 6-4
  3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Wayne Ferreira and Ellis Ferreira (South Africa) 7-6 7-6
  4. Semifinals — Lost to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia) 2-6 7-5 16-18
  5. Bronze Medal Match — Lost to David Prinosil and Marc-Kevin Goellner (Germany) 2-6 5-7

Women's Singles Competition

• Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  1. First round — Defeated Selima Sfar (Tunisia) 6-4 6-0
  2. Second round — Defeated Young-Ja Choi (South Korea) 6-2 6-4
  3. Third round — Lost to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spain) 4-6 6-7

Women's Doubles Competition

• Manon Bollegraf and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  1. First round — Defeated Olga Lugina and Natalia Medvedeva (Ukraine) walkover
  2. Second round — Defeated Virag Csurgo and Andrea Temesvari (Hungary) 7-6 7-6
  3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4 6-3
  4. Semifinals — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernandez (United States) 7-5 7-6
  5. Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and Conchita Martinez (Spain) 1-6 3-6

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Men's Team Indoor Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Defeated Russia (3-0)
• Lost to Italy (0-3)
• Defeated Yugoslavia (3-0)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)

• Semifinals

• Defeated Russia (3-0)

• Final

• Defeated Italy (3-2) → Gold Medal

• Team Roster

• Peter Blangé
• Bas van de Goor
• Mike van de Goor
• Rob Grabert
• Henk-Jan Held
• Guido Görtzen
• Misha Latuhihin
• Olof van der Meulen
• Jan Posthuma
• Brecht Rodenburg
• Richard Schuil
• Ron Zwerver

Head Coach: Joop Alberda

[edit] Men's Beach Competition

• Michel Everaert and Sander Mulder — 17th place overall

[edit] Women's Team Indoor Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to China (0-3)
• Lost to the United States (1-3)
• Defeated Japan (3-0)
• Defeated South Korea (3-1)
• Defeated Ukraine (3-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Lost to Russia (1-3)

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Defeated Germany (3-2)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated South Korea (3-0) → Fifth place

• Team Roster

• Cintha Boersma
• Erna Brinkman
• Riëtte Fledderus
• Jerine Fleurke
• Marjolein de Jong
• Saskia van Hintum
• Elles Leferink
• Irena Machovcak
• Claudia van Thiel
• Lisette van der Ven
• Ingrid Visser
• Henriëtte Weersing

• Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop

[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to Yugoslavia (8-11)
• Lost to Spain (7-8)
• Lost to Hungary (8-10)
• Lost to Russia (5-10)
• Lost to Germany (8-9)

• Classification Round (9/12)

• Defeated Romania (10-8)
• Lost to Germany (6-9)
• Tied with Ukraine (9-9) → Tenth place

• Team Roster

• Arie van de Bunt
• Gert de Groot
• Arno Havenga
• Koos Issard
• Bas de Jong
• Niels van der Kolk
• Marco Kunz
• Harry van der Meer
• Hans Nieuwenburg
• Joeri Stoffels
• Eelco Uri
• Wyco de Vries

• Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland

[edit] References

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