Netherlands at the Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Netherlands 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. The Netherlands has expressed interest in hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in either Amsterdam or Rotterdam, as a centennial celebration of the 1928 Games.[1]
Prior to the 1992 Olympics, the country name was "Holland" with the country code of "HOL". From the 1992 onward, they have utilized the "Netherlands" and "NED".
Dutch athletes have won 246 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The nation has won another 86 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which 82 have come from speed skating.
Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 (which was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) lost its Olympic license in July, 2011. After the 2012 Olympic Games in London, athletes from the Netherlands Antilles can choose to participate for the Netherlands or Aruba, which has a semi-independent status within the kingdom of the Netherlands. (At the 2012 Games, athletes from the Netherlands Antilles will participate in a unified Olympic team under the IOC flag. However, some athletes have already expressed their wish to represent either the Netherlands or Aruba in London).
Future and recent events
The Chinese city of Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the Netherlands ranked 12th in the medal table, with seven gold medals and 16 medals overall.
The Netherlands participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in the city of Vancouver, Canada, earning 8 medals and ending in 10th place in the medal table. 7 medals were won in speed skating competitions, and Nicolien Sauerbreij won the nation's first medal in snowboarding.
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.
Most successful Dutch competitors
Summer Games, Individuals
Name | Medals | Sport | Games |
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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 |
Anky van Grunsven | 3 gold, 5 silver | equestrian | 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing |
Pieter van den Hoogenband | 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze | swimming | 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens |
Rie Mastenbroek | 3 gold, 1 silver | swimming | 1936 Berlin |
Dolf van der Voort van Zijp | 3 gold | equestrian | 1924 Paris 1928 Amsterdam |
Summer Games, Team performances
Sport | Event | Medals | Years |
Field Hockey | Men's Team Competition | 2 gold | 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney |
Field Hockey | Women's Team Competition | 2 gold | 1984 2008 Beijing |
Volleyball | Men's Team Competition | 1996 Atlanta | |
Rowing | Men's Eights Competition | 1996 Atlanta | |
Cycling Road | Men's Team 100 km Road Race | 2 gold | 1964 and 1968 |
Gymnastics | Women's Team | 1928 | |
Equestrian | Eventing Team Competition | 2 gold | 1924 and 1928 |
Equestrian | Jumping Team Competition | 1992 | |
Archery | Men's Team Competition | 1920 | |
Swimming | Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay | 2 gold | 1936 2008 Beijing |
Waterpolo | Women's Team Competition | 2008 Beijing |
Winter Games, Individuals
Name | Medals | Sport | Games |
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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 |
Ireen Wüst | 2 gold, 1 bronze | speed skating | 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver |
Winter Games, Team performances
Sport | Event | Medals | Years |
Speed Skating | Men's Team Pursuit | 2 bronze | 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver |
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
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 |
2008 Beijing | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
2012 London | haven't happened yet | |||
2016 Rio | haven't happened yet | |||
Total | 71 | 79 | 96 | 246 |
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Medals by Winter Games
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 |
2010 Vancouver | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Total | 29 | 31 | 26 | 86 |
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Medals by sport
Speed skating | 27 | 29 | 26 | 82 |
Swimming | 18 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
Cycling | 15 | 16 | 9 | 40 |
Equestrian | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
Athletics | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Rowing | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 |
Sailing | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
Field hockey | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Judo | 4 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
Figure skating | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Volleyball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Water polo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Snowboarding | 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 |
Total | 100 | 110 | 120 | 330 |
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See also
Notes
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- "Nederlands Olympisch Comité*Nederlandse Sport Federatie". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-09.