Netherlands at the Olympics

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Netherlands at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  NED
NOC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

The Netherlands first sent athletes to the Olympic Games in 1900, and has participated in almost all Games since then. In 1956, the nation boycotted the Games in Melbourne as a protest against the Soviet invasion in Hungary just a few weeks before the beginning of the Games. (However, one Dutch rider competed in the 1956 equestrian events, held in Stockholm a few months before the rest of the Games.)

The Netherlands hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Dutch athletes have won 230 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The nation has won another 78 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which 75 have come from speed skating.

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[edit] Future and recent events

Main articles: Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics and Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The Italian city of Turin hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the Netherlands ranked 10th in the medal table, with three gold medals and nine medals overall. All the medals were earned in speed skating competitions.

The Greek city of Athens hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands also ranked 10th in the medal table, with four gold medals and 22 medals overall. All four gold medals were earned by competitors who repeated their performance from the 2000 Summer Olympics.

[edit] History

The nation's first gold medal was earned by Minerva Amsterdam in rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs event. The medal however was not awarded to the Netherlands because in the final they replaced their Dutch cox with an unknown French boy. The medal was therefore awarded to a mixed international team.

The first individual gold medal at the Summer Games was earned by Maurice Peeters in cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the men's 1000 metres sprint event. The first gold medal at the Winter Games was earned by Sjoukje Dijkstra in ladies' figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

[edit] Most successful Dutch competitors

[edit] Summer Games, Individuals

Name Medals Sport Games
Inge de Bruijn 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Leontien van Moorsel 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze cycling 2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Charles Pahud de Mortanges 4 gold, 1 silver equestrian 1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
Fanny Blankers-Koen 4 gold athletics 1948 London
Pieter van den Hoogenband 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Rie Mastenbroek 3 gold, 1 silver swimming 1936 Berlin
Anky van Grunsven 2 gold, 4 silver equestrian 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Wim Ruska 2 gold judo 1972 Munich

[edit] Summer Games, Team performances

  • Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition, gold medals in 1996, 2000
  • Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition, gold medal in 1984
  • Volleyball, Men's Team Competition, gold medal in 1996
  • Rowing, Men's Eights Competition, gold medal in 1996
  • Cycling Road, Men's Team 100km Road Race 1964, 1968
  • Gymnastics, Women's Team 1928
  • Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition 1924, 1928, 1992
  • Archery, Men's Team Competition 1920
  • Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay 1936

[edit] Winter Games, Individuals

Name Medals Sport Games
Ard Schenk 3 gold, 1 silver speed skating 1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
Yvonne van Gennip 3 gold speed skating 1988 Calgary
Marianne Timmer 3 gold speed skating 1998 Nagano
2006 Turin
Gianni Romme 2 gold, 1 silver speed skating 1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City
Jochem Uytdehaage 2 gold, 1 silver speed skating 2002 Salt Lake City

[edit] Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

[edit] Medals by Summer Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens did not participate
1900 Paris 0 1 3 4
1904 St. Louis did not participate
1908 London 0 0 2 2
1912 Stockholm 0 0 3 3
1920 Antwerp 4 2 5 11
1924 Paris 4 1 5 10
1928 Amsterdam (host nation) 6 9 4 19
1932 Los Angeles 2 5 0 7
1936 Berlin 6 4 7 17
1948 London 5 2 9 16
1952 Helsinki 0 5 0 5
1956 Melbourne did not participate
1960 Rome 0 1 2 3
1964 Tokyo 2 4 4 10
1968 Mexico City 3 3 1 7
1972 Munich 3 1 1 5
1976 Montreal 0 2 3 5
1980 Moscow 0 1 2 3
1984 Los Angeles 5 2 6 13
1988 Seoul 2 2 5 9
1992 Barcelona 2 6 7 15
1996 Atlanta 4 5 10 19
2000 Sydney 12 9 4 25
2004 Athens 4 9 9 22
Total 64 74 92 230

[edit] Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924 Chamonix did not participate
1928 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1932 Lake Placid did not participate
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0
1948 St. Moritz 0 0 0 0
1952 Oslo 0 3 0 3
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0
1960 Squaw Valley 0 1 1 2
1964 Innsbruck 1 1 0 2
1968 Grenoble 3 3 3 9
1972 Sapporo 4 3 2 9
1976 Innsbruck 1 2 3 6
1980 Lake Placid 1 2 1 4
1984 Sarajevo 0 0 0 0
1988 Calgary 3 2 2 7
1992 Albertville 1 1 2 4
1994 Lillehammer 0 1 3 4
1998 Nagano 5 4 2 11
2002 Salt Lake City 3 5 0 8
2006 Turin 3 2 4 9
Total 25 30 23 78

[edit] Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Speed skating 24 28 23 75
Swimming 16 17 18 51
Cycling 14 16 9 39
Equestrian 9 9 2 20
Athletics 6 3 6 15
Rowing 4 10 10 24
Sailing 4 5 6 15
Judo 4 1 10 15
Field hockey 3 4 6 13
Figure skating 1 2 0 3
Boxing 1 1 4 6
Volleyball 1 1 0 2
Archery 1 0 1 2
Gymnastics 1 0 0 1
Canoeing 0 3 5 8
Shooting 0 1 1 2
Tennis 0 1 1 2
Badminton 0 1 0 1
Tug of war 0 1 0 1
Fencing 0 0 5 5
Football 0 0 3 3
Weightlifting 0 0 3 3
Water polo 0 0 2 2
Total 89 104 115 308

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