The Netherlands competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in protest over the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, but the Dutch athletes did boycott the Opening Ceremony, and the Olympic Flag was used in place of Netherlands' national flag at medal ceremonies. 75 competitors, 57 men and 18 women, took part in 56 events in 10 sports.
Gerard Nijboer — Athletics, Men's Marathon
Henk Numan — Judo, Men's Half-Heavyweight (95 kg)
Conny van Bentum, Reggie de Jong, Annelies Maas and Wilma van Velsen — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
The first appearance by Dutch archers in the Olympics resulted in top eight finishes for both competitors.
Women's Individual Competition:
Catherina Floris — 2382 points (→ 6th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Martinus Reniers — 2418 points (→ 8th place)
Men's 100 metres
Mario Westbroek
Heat — 10.91 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Henk Brouwer
Heat — 21.96 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Gerard Tebroke
Heat — 29:05.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Gerard Nijboer
Final — 2:11:20 (→ Silver Medal)
Cor Vriend
Final — 2:26:41 (→ 41st place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Henk Brouwer, Mario Westbroek, Marcel Klarenbeek, and Harry Schulting
Heat — 3:06.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
Harry Schulting
Heat — 50.01
Semifinals — 50.61 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
Els Vader
Heat — 11.61
Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon
Sylvia Barlag — 4333 points (→ 10th place)
- 100 metres — 14.20s
- Shot Put — 11.82m
- High Jump — 1.80m
- Long Jump — 6.05m
- 800 metres — 2:16.40
Seven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1980.
Individual road race
Adri van der Poel
Jacques Hanegraaf
Peter Winnen
Jacques van Meer
Team time trial
Guus Bierings
Jacques Hanegraaf
Theo Hogervorst
Adri van der Poel
Sprint
Lau Veldt
Men's 100 m Freestyle
Cees Vervoorn
Heats — 52,57
Semi-Finals — 52,73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Peter Drost
Heats — 1.55,41 (→ did not advance)
Cees Jan Winkel
Heats — 1.56,48(→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Cees Vervoorn
Heats — 55,76
Semi-Finals — 55,02
Final — 55,25 (→ 4th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Cees Vervoorn
Heats — 2.02,21
Final — 2.02,52 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Albert Boonstra
Heats — 1.06,47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Albert Boonstra
Heats — 2.27,21 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
Fred Eefting
Heats — 58,59
Semi-Finals — 57,91
Final — 57,95 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
Fred Eefting
Heats — 2.04,78
Final — 2.03,92 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Cees Vervoorn, Peter Drost, Cees Jan Winkel, and Fred Eefting
Heats — 7.42,85 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Fred Eefting, Albert Boonstra, Cees Vervoorn, and Cees Jan Winkel
Heats — 3.52,33
Final — 3.51,81 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle
Conny van Bentum
Heats — 57,51
Final — 57,63 (→ 5th place)
Monique Drost
Heats — DSQ
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Reggie de Jong
Heats — 2.02,66
Final — 2.02,76 (→ 5th place)
Annelies Maas
Heats — 2.04,07 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
Reggie de Jong
Heats — 4.15,07
Final — 4.15,98 (→ 7th place)
Annelies Maas
Heats — 4.13,12
Final — 4.15,79 (→ 6th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
Reggie de Jong
Heats — 8.54,49 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Butterfly
Wilma van Velsen
Heats — 1.03,31 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
Wilma van Velsen
Heats — 2.21,81 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
Monique Bosga
Heats — 1.04,36
Final — 1.04,47 (→ 7th place)
Jolanda de Rover
Heats — 1.04,79 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
Monique Bosga
Heats — 2.19,21 (→ did not advance)
Jolanda de Rover
Heats — 2.17,12 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen, Reggie de Jong, and Annelies Maas
Heats — 3.51,30
Final — 3.49,51 (→ Bronze Medal)
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Greece (8-7)
Lost to Hungary (3-5)
Defeated Romania (5-3)
Final Round (Group A)
Lost to Spain (5-6)
Drew with Cuba (7-7)
Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5)
Lost to Soviet Union (3-7)
Lost to Hungary (7-8) → 6th place
Team Roster
Stan van Belkum
Wouly de Bie
Ton Buunk
Jan Jaap Korevaar
Nico Landeweerd
Aad van Mil
Ruud Misdorp
Dick Nieuwenhuizen
Eric Noordegraaf
Jan Evert Veer
Hans van Zeeland
