Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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The Netherlands competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 136 competitors, 82 men and 54 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Jolanda de Rover — Swimming, Women's 200m Backstroke
- Petra van Staveren — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Ria Stalman — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Stephan van den Berg — Sailing, Men's Windglider
- Carina Benninga, Fieke Boekhorst, Marjolein Eijsvogel, Det de Beus, Irene Hendriks, Elsemiek Hillen, Sandra Le Poole, Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen, Martine Ohr, Alette Pos, Lisette Sevens, Marieke van Doorn, Aletta van Manen, Sophie von Weiler, Laurien Willemse and Margriet Zegers — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
Silver
- Greet Hellemans and Nicolette Hellemans — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
- Conny van Bentum, Desi Reijers, Annemarie Verstappen and Elles Voskes — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
- Annemarie Verstappen — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Annemarie Verstappen — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
- Jolanda de Rover — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
- Arnold Vanderlyde — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Annemiek Derckx — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m kayak singles
- Marieke van Drogenbroek, Lynda Cornet, Harriet van Ettekoven, Greet Hellemans, Nicolette Hellemans, Martha Laurijsen, Catharina Neelissen, Anne Quist and Wiljon Vaandrager — Rowing, Women's Eights
Archery
Both of the Dutch archers from the 1980 competition returned in 1984. Both shot much higher scores than they had four years earlier, but the field was more competitive with the return of many nations that had boycotted, and both dropped out of the top eight.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Catherina Floris – 2422 points (→ 23rd place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Martinus Reniers – 2486 points (→ 13th place)
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:58.51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:21:08 (→ 39th place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualifying Round — 19.28 m
- Final — 19.65 m (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat 1 — 11.43s
- Heat 2 — 11.56s (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:10.69
- Final — 4:11.58 (→ 12th place)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:37:51 (→ 22nd place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 56.67
- Semifinal — 57.01 (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 58.28m
- Final — 65.36m (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 6147 points (→ 7th place)
- Final Result — 6015 points (→ 11th place)
Boxing
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Pedro van Raamsdonk
- First Round – Defeated Augustus Oga (Kenya), on points (4:1)
- Second Round – Defeated Noe Cruciani (Italy), on points (5:0)
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Arístides González (Puerto Rico), on points (1:4)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Arnold Vanderlyde → Bronze Medal
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Egerton Forster (SLE), on points (4:1)
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), on points (5:0)
- Semifinals – Lost to Willie DeWit (CAN), on points (3:2)
Canoeing
Men's K-2 (500 metres)
Men's K-2 (1,000 metres)
Women's K-1 (500 metres)
Cycling
Sixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented the Netherlands in 1984.
- Jean-Paul van Poppel — +22:20 (→ 44th place)
- Hans Daams — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Twan Poels — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Nico Verhoeven — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Leontine van der Lienden — +10:49 (→ 28th place)
- Hennie Top — +18:12 (→ 37th place)
- Thea van Rijnsoever — +18:12 (→ 39th place)
Diving
Women's 3m Springboard
- Daphne Jongejans — 437.40 points (→ 10th place)
Equestrianism
Mixed Dressage Individual
Mixed Dressage Team
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Canada (4-1)
- Defeated New Zealand (3-1)
- Drew with Pakistan (3-3)
- Lost to Great Britain (3-4)
- Defeated Kenya (3-0)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Spain (0-0) after penalty strokes (10-4)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to India (2-5) → 6th place
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Wim van Heumen
Women's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- Defeated New Zealand (2-1)
- Defeated United States (2-1)
- Defeated West Germany (6-2)
- Drew with Canada (2-2)
- Defeated Australia (2-0) → Gold Medal
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Gijs van Heumen
Judo
Men's Half-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Heavyweight
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 51.19
- B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 51.33
- B-Final — 51.74 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.32
- Final — 1:51.62 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 1:52.37
- B-Final — 1:52.36 (→ 11th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 57.48
- Final — 58.07 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 55.46
- B-Final — 55.75 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:01.18
- B-Final — 2:01.23 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 2:00.83
- B-Final — 2:01.30 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:08.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:27.60 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 7:29.14
- Final — 7:26.72 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 56.11
- Final — 56.08 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 56.94
- Final — 56.43 (→ 4th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.61
- Final — 1:59.69 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 2:01.52
- Final — 2:00.59 (→ 5th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:16.65
- Final — 4:16.05 (→ 6th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:46.58
- Final — 8:42.86 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:02.94
- Final — 1:02.91 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 1:04.57
- Swimm-Off — 1:04.82
- B-Final — 1:04.75 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:13.50
- Final — 2:12.38 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat — 2:20.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:14.09 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 1:11.18
- Final — 1:09.88 OR (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:41.57 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Heat — 2:37.20
- Final — 2:36.32 in B final (→ 10th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:02.01
- Final — 1:01.94 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 1:01.50
- Final — 1:01.56 (→ 4th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:13.74
- Swim-Off — 2:13.60
- Final — 2:17.39 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:47.65
- Final — 3:44.40 (→ Silver Medal)
- Final — 3:44.40 (→
Women's 4x100 Medley Relay
- Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
Women's Solo
Women's Duet
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Canada (10-9)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
- Defeated China (10-8)
- Final Round (Group D)
- Lost to United States (7-8)
- Lost to Spain (4-8)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
- Lost to Australia (7-8)
- Lost to West Germany (2-15) → 6th place
- Team Roster
References
- ^ "Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Jo Rutten (50 years, 81 days) was the oldest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- ^ Brigitte van der Lans (16 years, 4 days) was the youngest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics