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Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Website
  
www.nocnsf.nl (Dutch)

Flag bearer
  
Fred van Dorp

Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics

IOC code
  
NED (HOL used at these Games)

NOC
  
Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation

Competitors
  
107 (82 men, 25 women) in 11 sports

Medals Ranked 17th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 3 1 7

The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.

Contents

Gold

  • Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
  • Jan Wienese — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
  • Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Krekels, Fedor den Hertog, and René Pijnen — Cycling, Men's Team 100k Time Trial

    • Silver

  • Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
  • Harry Droog and Leendert van Dis — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
  • Roderick Rijnders, Herman Suselbeek, and Hadriaan van Nes — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs

    • Bronze

  • Maria Gommers — Athletics, Women's 800m

    • Boxing

    Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • Jan van Ispelen
    1. First Round — Defeated Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2
    2. Second Round — Lost to Mate Parlov (YUG), 1:4

    • Cycling

    Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1968.

    Individual road race
  • René Pijnen
  • Jan Krekels
  • Harrie Jansen
  • Joop Zoetemelk
    • Team time trial
  • Fedor den Hertog
  • Jan Krekels
  • René Pijnen
  • Joop Zoetemelk
    • Sprint
  • Jan Jansen
  • Leijn Loevesijn
    • 1000m time trial
  • Leijn Loevesijn
    • Tandem
  • Jan Jansen
  • Leijn Loevesijn
    • Individual pursuit
  • Fedor den Hertog
    • Team pursuit
  • Piet Hoekstra
  • Henk Nieuwkamp
  • Klaas Balk
  • Joop Zoetemelk

    • Swimming

    Men
  • Elt Drenth
  • Dick Langerhorst
  • Aad Oudt
  • Johan Schans
  • Bob Schoutsen
    • Women
  • Toos Beumer
  • Klenie Bimolt
  • Nel Bos
  • Cobie Buter
  • Mirjam van Hemert
  • Marjan Janus
  • Ada Kok
  • Hella Rentema
  • Hennie Penterman
  • Coby Sikkens
  • Bep Weeteling

    • Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Drew with Italy (3-3)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (4-7)
  • Lost to DDR (3-8)
  • Defeated United Arabic Republic (6-3)
  • Defeated Greece (9-5)
  • Defeated Mexico (8-1)
  • Defeated Japan (9-1)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th-8th place: Lost to United States (3-6)
  • 7th-8th place: Defeated Cuba (8-5) → 7th place
  • Team Roster
  • Bart Bongers
  • Fred van Dorp
  • Loet Geutjes
  • André Hermsen
  • Hans Hoogveld
  • Evert Kroon
  • Ad Moolhuijzen
  • Hans Parrel
  • Nico van der Voet
  • Feike de Vries
  • Hans Wouda

    • References

    Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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