Netherlands at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley
Competitors	7 (5 men, 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Kees Broekman (speed skating)
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 2
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Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Dijkstra, SjoukjeSjoukje Dijkstra	Figure Skating	Ladies' Singles
3 Bronze	Pesman, JanJan Pesman	Speed Skating	Men's 5000 m

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Sjoukje Dijkstra	Women's singles	2	3	1424.8	20	02 !
Joan Haanappel		4	7	1331.9	52	5

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Wim de Graaff	42.9	28
	Henk van der Grift	41.2	10
	Jan Pesman	43.4	33
1500 m	Wim de Graaff	2:16.5	15
	Henk van der Grift	DNF	–
5000 m	Jeen van den Berg	8:22.4	19
	Kees Broekman	8:22.9	20
	Jan Pesman	8:05.1	03 !
10,000 m	Jeen van den Berg	17:23.5	22
	Kees Broekman	16:59.9	16
	Jan Pesman	16:41.0	12

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com