The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 108 competitors, 72 men and 36 women, took part in 58 events in 11 sports.
The Netherlands finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Herman Ponsteen — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
Eric Swinkels — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting
Enith Brigitha — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
Enith Brigitha — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
Alex Boegschoten, Ton Buunk, Piet de Zwarte, Andy Hoepelman, Evert Kroon, Nico Landeweerd, Hans Smits, Gijze Stroboer, Rik Toonen, Hans van Zeeland, and Jan Evert Veer — Water polo, Men's Team Competition
Men's 800 metres
Evert Hoving
Heat — 1:48.99 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
Jos Hermens
Heat — 28:16.07
Final — 28:25.04 (→ 10th place)
Men's Marathon
Jos Hermens — 2:19:48 (→ 25th place)
Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1976.
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)
Team time trial
Arie Hassink
Frits Pirard
Adri van Houwelingen
Fons van Katwijk
Sprint
Sjaak Pieters — 14th place
Individual pursuit
Herman Ponsteen — Silver Medal
Team pursuit
Gerrit Möhlmann
Peter Nieuwenhuis
Herman Ponsteen
Gerrie Slot
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
Head Coach: Wim van Heumen
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) → Bronze Medal
Team Roster
Alex Boegschoten
Ton Buunk
Piet de Zwarte
Andy Hoepelman
Evert Kroon
Nico Landeweerd
Hans Smits
Gijze Stroboer
Rik Toonen
Hans van Zeeland
Jan Evert Veer
