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Netherlands at the Olympic Games 
Flag of the Netherlands – Flag bearersIOC code NED NOC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport FederatieWebsite www.sport.nl (Dutch) 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 • 2012 Winter Games 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 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).
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Future and recent events
Main articles: Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Netherlands at the 2010 Winter OlympicsThe 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 Inge de Bruijn 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 AthensLeontien van Moorsel 4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze cycling 2000 Sydney
2004 AthensCharles Pahud de Mortanges 4 gold, 1 silver equestrian 1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los AngelesFanny Blankers-Koen 4 gold athletics 1948 London Anky van Grunsven 3 gold, 5 silver equestrian 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 BeijingPieter van den Hoogenband 3 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze swimming 2000 Sydney
2004 AthensRie Mastenbroek 3 gold, 1 silver swimming 1936 Berlin Dolf van der Voort van Zijp 3 gold equestrian 1924 Paris
1928 AmsterdamSummer Games, Team performances
Sport Event Medals Years Field Hockey Men's Team Competition 2 gold 1996 Atlanta
2000 SydneyField Hockey Women's Team Competition 2 gold 1984
2008 BeijingVolleyball 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 BeijingWaterpolo Women's Team Competition 2008 Beijing Winter Games, Individuals
Name Medals Sport Games Ard Schenk 3 gold, 1 silver speed skating 1968 Grenoble
1972 SapporoYvonne van Gennip 3 gold speed skating 1988 Calgary Marianne Timmer 3 gold speed skating 1998 Nagano
2006 TurinGianni Romme 2 gold, 1 silver speed skating 1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake CityJochem Uytdehaage 2 gold, 1 silver speed skating 2002 Salt Lake City Ireen Wüst 2 gold, 1 bronze speed skating 2006 Turin
2010 VancouverWinter Games, Team performances
Sport Event Medals Years Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit 2 bronze 2006 Turin
2010 VancouverMedal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal countMedals 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 2008 Beijing 7 5 4 16 2012 London haven't happened yet 2016 Rio haven't happened yet Total 71 79 96 246 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 2010 Vancouver 4 1 3 8 Total 29 31 26 86 Medals by sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total 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 See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for the Netherlands
- Netherlands at the Paralympics
Notes
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- "Nederlands Olympisch Comité*Nederlandse Sport Federatie". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NED. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
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