Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands – Flag bearers
IOC code  NED
NOC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website www.sport.nl (Dutch)
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors 109
Flag bearer André Bolhuis
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
2		 Bronze
3		 Total
5
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The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

Medalists

The Netherlands finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.

Silver medal.svg Silver

Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Evert Hoving
  • Heat — 1:48.99 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

  • Heat — 28:16.07
  • Final — 28:25.04 (→ 10th place)

Men's Marathon

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Arie Hassink — 4:49:01 (→ 25th place)
  • Leo van Vliet — 4:49:01 (→ 40th place)
  • Ad Tak — 5:00:19 (→ 50th place)
  • Frits Schür — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)

  • Sjaak Pieters — 14th place

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

Field Hockey

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated India (3-1)
  • Defeated Malaysia (2-0)
  • Defeated Australia (2-1)
  • Defeated Argentina (1-0)
  • Defeated Canada (3-1)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Australia (1-2)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to Pakistan (2-3) → Fourth place
  • Team Roster
  • Maarten Sikking (gk)
  • André Bolhuis (captain)
  • Tim Steens
  • Geert van Eijk
  • Theodoor Doyer
  • Coen Kranenburg
  • Rob Toft (gk)
  • Wouter Leefers
  • Hans Jorritsma
  • Hans Kruize
  • Jan Albers
  • Paul Litjens
  • Imbert Jebbink
  • Ron Steens
  • Bart Taminiau
  • Wouter Kan

Water Polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Mexico (5-3)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
  • Defeated Romania (6-5)
  • Final Round
  • Defeated West Germany (3-2)
  • Tied with Romania (4-4)
  • Lost to Hungary (3-5)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (5-3)
  • Tied with Italy (3-3) → Med 3.png Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster




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