The Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports.[1] Simon de Wit, who had represented his country in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, was the Netherlands' Chef de Mission.
| Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 125 (105 men and 20 women) in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Anton Geesink |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
editGold
edit- Anton Geesink — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Bart Zoet, Jan Pieterse, Evert Dolman, and Gerben Karstens — Cycling Road, Men's Team Road Race
Silver
edit- Anton Geurts and Paul Hoekstra — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000m Kayak Pairs
- Steven Blaisse, and Ernst Veenemans — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
- Corrie Winkel, Klenie Bimolt, Ada Kok, and Erica Terpstra — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Bronze
edit- Cor Schuuring, Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel, and Jaap Oudkerk — Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
- Jan Justus Bos, Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and Freek van de Graaff — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra, Pauline van der Wildt, and Toos Beumer — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Athletics
editMen's competition
Women's competition
Boxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editTwelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.
Hockey
editJudo
editRowing
editSailing
editShooting
editOne shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964.
Swimming
edit- Women
- Toos Beumer
- Klenie Bimolt
- Marianne Heemskerk
- Betty Heukels
- Ada Kok
- Gretta Kok
- Adrie Lasterie
- Truus Looijs
- Erica Terpstra
- Ineke Tigelaar
- Ria van Velsen
- Winnie van Weerdenburg
- Bep Weeteling
- Pauline van der Wildt
- Corrie Winkel
- Men
Volleyball
editMen's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Lost to Romania (0-3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1)
- Lost to Hungary (3-1)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
- Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
Water polo
editMen's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7)
- Defeated United States (6-4)
- Semi Final Round (Group C/D)
- Defeated Belgium (7-5)
- Lost to Hungary (5-6)
- Classification Round (5th-8th place)
- Lost to Germany (4-5)
- Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place
- Team Roster
References
edit- ^ "Netherlands at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2014.