- Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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Nederlandse Sport FederatieWebsite www.sport.nl (Dutch) At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Competitors 220 Flag bearer Carina Benninga (field hockey) Medals
Rank: 20Gold
2Silver
6Bronze
7Total
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Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Ellen van Langen — Athletics, Women's 800m
- Jos Lansink, Piet Raymakers and Jan Tops — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
Silver
- Orhan Delibaş — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
- Erik Dekker — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Léon van Bon — Cycling, Men's Points Race
- Piet Raymakers — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Tineke Bartels, Ellen Bontje, Anky van Grunsven and Annemarie Sanders — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Edwin Benne, Peter Blangé, Ron Boudrie, Henk-Jan Held, Martin van der Horst, Marko Klok, Olof van der Meulen, Jan Posthuma, Avital Selinger, Martin Teffer, Ronald Zoodsma and Ron Zwerver — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
Bronze
- Arnold Vanderlyde — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Monique Knol — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
- Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, Women's Sprint
- Theo Meijer — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight (95 kg)
- Irene de Kok — Judo, Women's Half Heavyweight (72 kg)
- Dorien de Vries — Sailing, Women's Windglider
- Nico Rienks and Henk-Jan Zwolle — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Results by event
Archery
The only elimination victory for the Dutch archers came from Erwin Verstegen, who won in the round of 32 before being defeated in the second round. Three archers did not make it to the elimination rounds.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Erwin Verstegen — Round of 16 (1-1) → 9th place
- Henk Vogels — Ranking round (0-0) → 34th place
- Berny Camps — Ranking round (0-0) → 55th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Verstegen, Vogels, and Camps — Round of 16 (0-1) → 9th place
Women's Individual Competition:
- Jacqueline van Rozendaal — Round of 32 (0-1) → 20th place
- Christel Verstegen — Round of 32 (0-1) → 23rd place
- Adriana van Dyck — Ranking round (0-0) → 59th place
Women's Team Competition:
- Van Rozendaal, Verstegen, and Van Dyck — Round of 16 (0-1) → 12th place
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:48.05
- Semifinal — 1:46.98 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 1:46.88
- Semifinal — 1:52.23 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5.000 metres
- Marcel Versteeg
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- Heat — 13:35.95
- Final — 13:48.32 (→ 15th place)
Men's Marathon
- Bert van Vlaanderen — 2:15.47 (→ 15th place)
- Tonnie Dirks — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Harold van Beek — 4:24.18 (→ 31st place)
Men's Decathlon
- Robert de Wit — 8109 pts (→ 10th place)
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- 100 metres — 11.09s
- Long Jump — 7.02m
- Shot Put — 15.48m
- High Jump — 2.00m
- 400 metres — 49.24s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.89s
- Discus Throw — 48.34m
- Pole Vault — 4.80m
- Javelin Throw — 61.36m
- 1.500 metres — 4:41.39s
Women's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:59.86
- Semifinal — 2:00.68
- Final — 1:55.54 (→ Gold Medal)
- Stella Jongmans
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- Heat — 2:02.26 (→ did not advance)
Women's 10.000 metres
- Christien Toonstra
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- Heat — 32:07.42
- Final — 31:47.38 (→ 11th place)
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
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- First Round – Lost to Riadh Klai (TUN), 1:17
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- Orhan Delibaş → Silver Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Choi Ki-Soo (KOR), 3:0
- Second Round – Defeated Chalit Boonsingkarn (THA), RSC-2
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Raúl Márquez (USA), 16:12
- Semifinals – Defeated Robin Reid (GBR), 8:3
- Final – Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (CUB), 1:6
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
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- First Round – Defeated Likou Aliu (SAM), RSC-3
- Second Round – Lost to Ahmed Dink (ALG), 14:22
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Arnold Vanderlyde → Bronze Medal
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- First Round – Defeated Emelio Leti (SAM), 14:0
- Second Round – Defeated Sung Bae-Chae (KOR), 14:13
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Paul Douglas (IRL), RSC-1
- Semifinals – Lost to Félix Savón (CUB) 3:23
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
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- First Round – Defeated Iraj Kia Rostami (IRN), 9:5
- Second Round – Lost to Wilhelm Fischer (GER), 5:22
Cycling
Women's Individual Road Race
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- Final — 2:05:03 (→ Bronze Medal)
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- Final — 2:05:03 (→ 23rd place)
- Petra Grimbergen
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- Final — 2:05:03 (→ 29th place)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 383.13 points
- Final — 581.40 points (→ 7th place)
Women's 3m Springboard
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- Preliminary Heat — 277.29 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
The men's field hockey team from The Netherlands finished fourth after losing the bronze medal match against Pakistan: 3-4. The squad, coached by Hans Jorritsma, consisted of the following players: Frank Leistra (gk), Harrie Kwinten, Cees Jan Diepeveen, Pieter van Ede, Bastiaan Poortenaar, Wouter van Pelt, Marc Delissen (captain), Jacques Brinkman, Gijs Weterings, Stephan Veen, Floris Jan Bovelander, Hendrik Jan Kooijman, Bart Looije (gk), Maarten van Grimbergen, Leo Klein Gebbink, and Taco van den Honert.
Women's Team Competition
The women's field hockey team from The Netherlands competed for the first time at the Summer Olympics. The squad, coached by Roelant Oltmans, captured the sixth spot after losing the fifth place match against Australia: 0-2. The following players did compete: Jacqueline Toxopeus (gk), Carina Bleeker (gk), Caroline van Nieuwenhuyze, Annemieke Fokke, Cécile Vinke, Jeannette Lewin, Carina Benninga (captain), Daniëlle Koenen, Ingrid Wolff, Mieketine Wouters, Martine Ohr, Florentine Steenberghe, Noor Holsboer, Helen van der Ben, Wietske de Ruiter, and Carole Thate.
Sailing
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
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- Final Ranking — 117.7 points (→ 7th place)
Men's 470 Class
- Ben Kouwenhoven and Jan Kouwenhoven
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- Final Ranking — 132.7 points (→ 16th place)
Women's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Marcel Wouda
- Heat – 3:55.70 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Marcel Wouda
- Heat – 2:05.95 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Marcel Wouda
- Heat – 4:28.51 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Inge de Bruijn
- Heat – 25.86
- Final – 25.84 (→ 8th place)
- Marianne Muis
- Heat – 26.43
- B-Final – 26.24 (→ 11th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Karin Brienesse
- Heat – 55.98
- Final – 56.59 (→ 8th place)
- Mildred Muis
- Heat – 56.67
- B-Final – 56.64 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Diana van der Plaats
- Heat – 2:05.42 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Ellen Elzerman
- Heat – 1:03.96 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Ellen Elzerman
- Heat – 2:17.34 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Kira Bulten
- Heat – 1:11.81 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Martine Janssen
- Heat – 1:15.10 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Kira Bulten
- Heat – 2:37.09 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Martine Janssen
- Heat – 2:41.48 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Inge de Bruijn
- Heat – 1:01.12
- B-Final – 1:01.02 (→ 9th place)
- Karin Brienesse
- Heat – 1:01.33
- B-Final – 1:01.20 (→ 10th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Mildred Muis
- Heat – 2:19.10 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Mildred Muis, Diana van der Plaats, Inge de Bruijn, and Marianne Muis
- Heat – 3:44.00
- Diana van der Plaats, Mildred Muis, Marianne Muis, and Karin Brienesse
- Final – 3:43.74 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
- Ellen Elzerman, Kira Bulten, Inge de Bruijn, and Marianne Muis
- Heat – 4:11.25
- Ellen Elzerman, Kira Bulten, Inge de Bruijn, and Marianne Muis
- Final – 4:10.87 (→ 8th place)
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- Paul Haarhuis
- First round — Defeated Luiz Mattar (Brazil) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
- Second round — Lost to Goran Ivanišević (Croatia) 7-6, 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 2-6
- Mark Koevermans
- First round — Defeated Sándor Noszály (Hungary) 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
- Second round — Defeated Sergi Bruguera (Spain) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
- Third round — Lost to Jaime Oncins (Brazil) 6-7, 0-6, 6-7
- Jan Siemerink
- First round — Lost to Leonardo Lavalle (Mexico) 4-6, 4-6, 2-6
Men's Doubles Competition- Paul Haarhuis and Mark Koevermans
- First round — Lost to Goran Ivanišević and Goran Prpić (Croatia) 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 2-6
Women's Singles Competition- Nicole Muns-Jagerman
- First round — Defeated Il-Soon Kim (South Korea) 6-4, 6-4
- Second round — Defeated Julie Halard (France) 7-6, 7-6
- Third round — Lost to Anke Huber (Germany) 5-7, 6-7
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Cuba (1-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-0)
- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Defeated Algeria (3-0)
- Lost to Unified Team (1-3)
- Quarterfinals
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- Defeated Italy (3-2)
- Semifinals
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- Defeated Cuba (3-0)
- Final
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- Lost to Brazil (0-3) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Arie Selinger
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Quarterfinals
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- Lost to United States (1-3)
- Classification Match
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- 5th/6th place: Lost to Japan (1-3) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
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- Cintha Boersma
- Erna Brinkman
- Heleen Crielaard
- Kirsten Gleis
- Aafke Hament
- Marjolein de Jong
- Vera Koenen
- Irena Machovcak
- Linda Moons
- Henriëtte Weersing
- Sandra Wiegers
- Head Coach: Peter Murphy
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Spain (6-12)
- Lost to Italy (4-6)
- Drew with Greece (4-4)
- Lost to Cuba (9-11)
- Drew with Hungary (13-13)
- Classification Round (Group E)
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- Defeated Czechoslovakia (9-8)
- Defeated France (15-8) → 9th place
- Team Roster
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- ( 1.) Arie van de Bunt
- ( 2.) Marc van Belkum
- ( 3.) Gijs van der Leden
- ( 4.) Harry van der Meer
- ( 5.) John Scherrenburg
- ( 6.) Hans Nieuwenburg
- ( 7.) Koos Issard
- ( 8.) Jalo de Vries
- ( 9.) John Jansen
- (10.) Robert Havekotte
- (11.) Jan Wagenaar
- (12.) Remco Pielstroom
- (13.) Bert Brinkman
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