The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports.
Marianne Heemskerk – Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
Wieger Mensonides – Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Tineke Lagerberg – Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Individual road race
Jan Hugens
Jan Janssen
René Lotz
Lex van Kreuningen
Team time trial
Jan Hugens
René Lotz
Ab Sluis
Lex van Kreuningen
Sprint
Piet van der Touw
Aad de Graaf
1000m time trial
Piet van der Touw
Tandem
Rinus Paul
Mees Gerritsen
Team pursuit
Jaap Oudkerk
Theo Nikkessen
Henk Nijdam
Piet van der Lans
Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Men's épée
Max Dwinger
Women's foil
Elly Botbijl
Nina Kleijweg
Daniëlle van Rossem
Women's team foil
Nina Kleijweg, Daniëlle van Rossem, Leni Kokkes-Hanepen, Elly Botbijl
Finn
Hans Sleeswijk 24th, 2265 points
Flying Dutchman
Ben Verhagen & Gerardus Lautenschutz 5th, 5452 points
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group C)
Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2)
Defeated Australia (5–3)
Tied with South Africa (3–3)
Semi Final Round (Group 2)
Lost to Hungary (1–3)
Lost to United States (6–7)
Classification Round (5th/8th)
Lost to Romania (4–5)
Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place
Team Roster
Fred van Dorp
Henk Hermsen
Ben Kniest
Harry Lamme
Bram Leenards
Hans Muller
Harro Ran
Harry Vriend
Fred van der Zwan
