The Netherlands competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 136 competitors, 82 men and 54 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports.[1]
| Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED (HOL used at these Games) |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 136 (82 men and 54 women) in 15 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ton Buunk |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
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Archery
editBoth of the Dutch archers from the 1980 competition returned in 1984. Both shot much higher scores than they had four years earlier, but the field was more competitive with the return of many nations that had boycotted, and both dropped out of the top eight.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Catherina Floris – 2422 points (→ 23rd place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Martinus Reniers – 2486 points (→ 13th place)
Athletics
editMen's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:58.51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:21:08 (→ 39th place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualifying Round — 19.28 m
- Final — 19.65 m (→ 8th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat 1 — 11.43s
- Heat 2 — 11.56s (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:10.69
- Final — 4:11.58 (→ 12th place)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:37:51 (→ 22nd place)
Women's 400m Hurdles
- Heat — 56.67
- Semifinal — 57.01 (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualifying Heat — 58.28m
- Final — 65.36m (→
Gold Medal)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 6147 points (→ 7th place)
- Final Result — 6015 points (→ 11th place)
Boxing
editMen's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Pedro van Raamsdonk
- First Round – Defeated Augustus Oga (Kenya), on points (4:1)
- Second Round – Defeated Noe Cruciani (Italy), on points (5:0)
- Quarterfinals – Lost to Arístides González (Puerto Rico), on points (1:4)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Arnold Vanderlyde →
Bronze Medal
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Defeated Egerton Forster (SLE), on points (4:1)
- Quarterfinals – Defeated Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), on points (5:0)
- Semifinals – Lost to Willie DeWit (CAN), on points (3:2)
Canoeing
editMen's K-2 (500 metres)
Men's K-2 (1,000 metres)
Women's K-1 (500 metres)
Cycling
editSixteen cyclists, thirteen men and three women, represented the Netherlands in 1984.
- Jean-Paul van Poppel — +22:20 (→ 44th place)
- Hans Daams — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Twan Poels — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Nico Verhoeven — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Leontine van der Lienden — +10:49 (→ 28th place)
- Hennie Top — +18:12 (→ 37th place)
- Thea van Rijnsoever — +18:12 (→ 39th place)
Diving
editWomen's 3m Springboard
- Daphne Jongejans — 437.40 points (→ 10th place)
Equestrianism
editMixed Dressage Individual
Mixed Dressage Team
Field hockey
editMen's team competition
edit- Preliminary round (group B)
- Defeated Canada (4-1)
- Defeated New Zealand (3-1)
- Drew with Pakistan (3-3)
- Lost to Great Britain (3-4)
- Defeated Kenya (3-0)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated Spain (0-0) after penalty strokes (10-4)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to India (2-5) → 6th place
- Team roster
- Head coach: Wim van Heumen
Women's Team Competition
edit- Round robin
- Defeated New Zealand (2-1)
- Defeated United States (2-1)
- Defeated West Germany (6-2)
- Drew with Canada (2-2)
- Defeated Australia (2-0) → Gold Medal
- Team roster
- Head coach: Gijs van Heumen
Judo
editMen's Half-Middleweight
Men's Middleweight
Men's Heavyweight
Rowing
editSailing
editShooting
editSwimming
editMen's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 51.19
- B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 51.33
- B-Final — 51.74 (→ 15th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.32
- Final — 1:51.62 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 1:52.37
- B-Final — 1:52.36 (→ 11th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 57.48
- Final — 58.07 (→ 8th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 55.46
- B-Final — 55.75 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:01.18
- B-Final — 2:01.23 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 2:00.83
- B-Final — 2:01.30 (→ 13th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:08.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:27.60 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 7:29.14
- Final — 7:26.72 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 56.11
- Final — 56.08 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 56.94
- Final — 56.43 (→ 4th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.61
- Final — 1:59.69 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 2:01.52
- Final — 2:00.59 (→ 5th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:16.65
- Final — 4:16.05 (→ 6th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:46.58
- Final — 8:42.86 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:02.94
- Final — 1:02.91 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 1:04.57
- Swimm-Off — 1:04.82
- B-Final — 1:04.75 (→ 12th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:13.50
- Final — 2:12.38 (→ Gold Medal)
- Heat — 2:20.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:14.09 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Heat — 1:11.18
- Final — 1:09.88 OR (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:41.57 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
- Heat — 2:37.20
- Final — 2:36.32 in B final (→ 10th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Heat — 1:02.01
- Final — 1:01.94 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 1:01.50
- Final — 1:01.56 (→ 4th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:13.74
- Swim-Off — 2:13.60
- Final — 2:17.39 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:47.65
- Final — 3:44.40 (→
Silver Medal)
- Final — 3:44.40 (→
Women's 4x100 Medley Relay
- Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Synchronized swimming
editWomen's Solo
Women's Duet
Water polo
editMen's team competition
edit- Preliminary round (group A)
- Defeated Canada (10-9)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
- Defeated China (10-8)
- Final Round (Group D)
- Lost to United States (7-8)
- Lost to Spain (4-8)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
- Lost to Australia (7-8)
- Lost to West Germany (2-15) → 6th place
- Team roster
References
edit- ^ "Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ Jo Rutten (50 years, 81 days) was the oldest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- ^ Brigitte van der Lans (16 years, 4 days) was the youngest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics