Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	235
Flag bearer	Nico Rienks (rowing)
Medals Rank: 15	Gold 4	Silver 5	Bronze 10	Total 19
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The Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Gold

• Bart Brentjens — Cycling, Men's Cross-Country Mountainbike
• Peter Blangé, Bas van de Goor, Mike van de Goor, Rob Grabert, Henk-Jan Held, Guido Görtzen, Misha Latuhihin, Olof van der Meulen, Jan Posthuma, Brecht Rodenburg, Richard Schuil, and Ron Zwerver — Volleyball, Men's Team Competition
• Michiel Bartman, Jeroen Duyster, Ronald Florijn, Koos Maasdijk, Nico Rienks, Diederik Simon, Niels van Steenis, Niels van der Zwan and Henk-Jan Zwolle — Rowing, Men's Eights
• Jacques Brinkman, Floris Jan Bovelander, Maurits Crucq, Marc Delissen (captain), Jeroen Delmee, Taco van den Honert, Erik Jazet, Ronald Jansen, Leo Klein Gebbink, Bram Lomans, Teun de Nooijer, Wouter van Pelt, Stephan Veen, Guus Vogels, Tycho van Meer, and Remco van Wijk — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

Silver

• Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, Women's Points Race
• Margriet Matthijsse — Sailing, Women's Europe Competition
• Anky van Grunsven — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Tineke Bartels, Anky van Grunsven, Gonnelien Rothenberger and Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
• Maarten van der Linden and Pepijn Aardewijn — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

Bronze

• Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
• Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
• Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, Women's Sprint
• Roy Heiner — Sailing, Men's Finn Competition
• Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Mark Huizinga — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg)
• Jenny Gal — Judo, Women's Half Middleweight (61 kg)
• Claudia Zwiers — Judo, Women's Middleweight (66 kg)
• Irene Eijs and Eeke van Nes — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
• Suzanne Plesman, Dillianne van den Boogaard, Florentine Steenberghe, Willemijn Duyster, Mijntje Donners, Fleur van de Kieft, Nicole Koolen, Jeannette Lewin, Wietske de Ruiter, Ellen Kuipers, Margje Teeuwen, Carole Thate, Jacqueline Toxopeus, Stella de Heij, Noor Holsboer, and Suzan van der Wielen — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The Dutch archery team included former Soviet Union archer Lyudmila Arzhannikova. She placed 15th for the Netherlands in Atlanta.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lyudmila Arzhannikova — Round of 16, 15th place (2-1)
• Christel Verstegen — Round of 32, 27th place (1-1)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Marko Koers

Men's Pole Vault

• Laurens Looije

Men's Decathlon

• Marcel Dost

• Final Result — 8111 points (→ 18th place)

• Jack Rosendaal

• Final Result — 8035 points (→ 21st place)

Men's Marathon

• Bert van Vlaanderen — 2:20.48 (→ 45th place)

Women's 800 metres

• Stella Jongmans

Women's Long Jump

• Sharon Jaklofsky

• Qualification — 6.75m
• Final — NM (→ no ranking)

Women's Discus Throw

• Jacqueline Goormachtigh

• Qualification — 58.74m (→ did not advance)

• Corrie de Bruin

• Qualification — 55.48m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

• Corrie de Bruin

• Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Anne van Schuppen — 2:40.46 (→ 41st place)

Baseball

Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands made its first Olympic baseball appearance in 1996. They defeated Australia and Italy but lost their other five games in the preliminary round. When this result put the Dutch team in a three-way tie for fifth through seventh place with Australia and Italy, the head-to-head victories gave the Netherlands fifth place.

Men's Team Competition:

• Netherlands — 5th place (2-5)

Team Roster:

• Johnny Balentina, Giel ten Bosch, Eric de Bruin, Peter Callenbach, Rob Cordemans, Jeffrey Cranston, Eddie Dix, Marlon Fluonia, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, Eelco Jansen, Marcel Joost, Adonis Kemp, Geoffrey Kohl, Marcel Kruijt, André Maris, Edsel Martis, Paul Nanne, Tom Nanne, Byron Ward, and Danny Wout.

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Road Race

• Erik Dekker
• Erik Breukink
• Tristan Hoffman
• Aart Vierhouten
• Danny Nelissen

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Erik Dekker

• Final — 1:07:08 (→ 11th place)

• Erik Breukink

• Final — 1:08:33 (→ 17th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Yvonne Brunen

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 26th place)

• Elsbeth Vink

• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 28th place)

• Ingrid Haringa

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Time Trial

• Yvonne Brunen

• Final — 40:39 (→ 19th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Peter Pieters

• Final — 0 points (→ 21st place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Bart Brentjens

• Final — 2:17.38 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Cross Country

• Elsbeth Vink

• Final — 1:54.38 (→ 5th place)

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Half-Middleweight

• Patrick Klas

Men's Middleweight

• Mark Huizinga

Men's Half-Heavyweight

• Ben Sonnemans

Men's Heavyweight

• Denny Ebbers

Women's Extra-Lightweight

• Tamara Meijer

Women's Lightweight

• Jessica Gal

Women's Half-Middleweight

• Jenny Gal

Women's Middleweight

• Claudia Zwiers

Women's Half-Heavyweight

• Karin Kienhuis

Women's Heavyweight

• Angelique Seriese

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rowing events, results, and competitors:

Men's coxless pairs – 17th place

Sjors van Iwaarden, Kai Compagner

Men's quadruple sculls – 10th place

Sander van der Marck, Adri Middag, Joris Loefs, Pieter van Andel

Men's coxed eights – 1st place (gold medal)

Henk-Jan Zwolle, Diederik Simon, Michiel Bartman, Koos Maasdijk, Niels van der Zwan, Niels van Steenis, Ronald Florijn, Nico Rienks, Jeroen Duyster

Men's lightweight double sculls – 2nd place (silver medal)

Maarten van der Linden, Pepijn Aardewijn

Women's double sculls – 3rd place (bronze medal)

Irene Eijs, Eeke van Nes

Women's coxless pairs – 8th place

Elien Meijer, Anneke Venema

Women's quadruple sculls – 6th place

Irene Eijs, Meike van Driel, Nelleke Penninx, Eeke van Nes

Women's coxed eights – 6th place

Femke Boelen, Marleen van der Velden, Astrid van Koert, Marieke Westerhof, Rita de Jong, Tessa Knaven, Tessa Appeldoorn, Muriel van Schilfgaarde, Jissy de Wolf

Women's lightweight double sculls – 6th place

Laurien Vermulst, Ellen Meliesie

Reserve

Anita Meiland

Softball

Main article: Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin

• Lost to Japan (0:3)
• Lost to United States (0:9)
• Lost to Chinese Taipei (1:7)
• Lost to Australia (0:1)
• Lost to PR China (0:8)
• Lost to Canada (1:4)
• Defeated Puerto Rico (2:0)

• Semifinals

• Did not advance → 7th place

• Team Roster

• Madelon Beek
• Petra Beek
• Lucienne Geels
• Jacqueline de Heer
• Marjolein de Jong
• Jacqueline Knol
• Anita Kossen
• Anouk Mels
• Sandra Nieuwveen
• Penny le Noble
• Corrine Ockhuijsen
• Sonja Pannen
• Marlies van der Putten
• Gonny Reijnen
• Martine Stiemer

• Head Coach: Ruud Elfers

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 50 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 22.82
  2. B-Final – 22.67 (→ 9th place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 49.73
  2. Final – 49.13 (→ 4th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 1:48.68
  2. Final – 1:48.36 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Benno Kuipers
  1. Heat – 1:02.92 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  1. Heat – 54.62 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  1. Heat – 2:00.04
  2. B-Final – 2:00.41 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Marcel Wouda
  1. Heat – 2:01.21
  2. Final – 2:01.45 (→ 4th place)

• Martin van der Spoel
  1. Heat – 2:03.75
  2. B-Final – 2:03.01 (→ 10th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Marcel Wouda
  1. Heat – 4:17.30
  2. Final – 4:17.71 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mark Veens, Pie Geelen, Martin van der Spoel, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 3:20.16
  2. Final – 3:19.02 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Marcel Wouda, Mark van der Zijden, Martin van der Spoel, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 7:23.39
  2. Final – 7:21.96 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Martin van der Spoel, Benno Kuipers, Stefan Aartsen, and Pieter van den Hoogenband
  1. Heat – 3:42.42 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Marianne Muis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 25.93
  2. B-Final – 25.74 (→ 9th place)
• Angela Postma
  1. Preliminary Heat – 26.00
  2. B-Final – 25.82 (→ 10th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse
  1. Preliminary Heat – 55.81
  2. Final – 56.12 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 4:11.04
  2. Final – 4:08.70 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Carla Geurts
  1. Preliminary Heat – 4:11.18
  2. Final – 4:10.06 (→ 6th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Preliminary Heat – 8:39.73
  2. Final – 8:30.84 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Carla Geurts
  1. Preliminary Heat – 8:39.85
  2. Final – 8:40.43 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Madelon Baans
  1. Preliminary Heat – 1:11.17 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Minouche Smit
  1. Preliminary Heat – 2:16.30
  2. Final – 2:16.73 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Marianne Muis, Minouche Smit, Wilma van Hofwegen, and Karin Brienesse
  1. Heat – 3:43.63
  2. Final – 3:42.40 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Carla Geurts, Patricia Stokkers, Minouche Smit, and Kirsten Vlieghuis
  1. Heat – 8:12.78
  2. Final – 8:08.48 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Brenda Starink, Madelon Baans, Wilma van Hofwegen, and Karin Brienesse
  1. Heat – 4:11.64 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Jacco Eltingh
  1. First round — Lost to Frederik Fetterlein (Denmark) 4-6 6-4 6-8
• Paul Haarhuis
  1. First round — Lost to Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 6-7 6-7
• Jan Siemerink
  1. First round — Lost to Todd Woodbridge (Australia) 2-6 4-6

Men's Doubles Competition

• Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis
  1. First round — Defeated Andrei Pavel and Dinu Pescariu (Romania) 6-2 6-7 6-4
  2. Second round — Defeated Claude N'Goran and Clement N'Goran (Ivory Coast) 6-4 6-4
  3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Wayne Ferreira and Ellis Ferreira (South Africa) 7-6 7-6
  4. Semifinals — Lost to Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde (Australia) 2-6 7-5 16-18
  5. Bronze Medal Match — Lost to David Prinosil and Marc-Kevin Goellner (Germany) 2-6 5-7

Women's Singles Competition

• Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  1. First round — Defeated Selima Sfar (Tunisia) 6-4 6-0
  2. Second round — Defeated Young-Ja Choi (South Korea) 6-2 6-4
  3. Third round — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Spain) 4-6 6-7

Women's Doubles Competition

• Manon Bollegraf and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
  1. First round — Defeated Olga Lugina and Natalia Medvedeva (Ukraine) walkover
  2. Second round — Defeated Virag Csurgo and Andrea Temesvári (Hungary) 7-6 7-6
  3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Martina Hingis and Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) 6-4 6-3
  4. Semifinals — Lost to Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernández (United States) 7-5 7-6
  5. Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 3-6

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Indoor Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Defeated Russia (3-0)
• Lost to Italy (0-3)
• Defeated Yugoslavia (3-0)
• Defeated South Korea (3-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Defeated Bulgaria (3-1)

• Semifinals

• Defeated Russia (3-0)

• Final

• Defeated Italy (3-2) → Gold Medal

• Team Roster

• Peter Blangé
• Bas van de Goor
• Mike van de Goor
• Rob Grabert
• Henk-Jan Held
• Guido Görtzen
• Misha Latuhihin
• Olof van der Meulen
• Jan Posthuma
• Brecht Rodenburg
• Richard Schuil
• Ron Zwerver

• Head Coach: Joop Alberda

Men's Beach Competition

• Michel Everaert and Sander Mulder — 17th place overall

Women's Team Indoor Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to China (0-3)
• Lost to the United States (1-3)
• Defeated Japan (3-0)
• Defeated South Korea (3-1)
• Defeated Ukraine (3-0)

• Quarterfinals

• Lost to Russia (1-3)

• Classification Matches

• 5th/8th place: Defeated Germany (3-2)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated South Korea (3-0) → Fifth place

• Team Roster

• Cintha Boersma
• Erna Brinkman
• Riëtte Fledderus
• Jerine Fleurke
• Marjolein de Jong
• Saskia van Hintum
• Elles Leferink
• Irena Machovcak
• Claudia van Thiel
• Lisette van der Ven
• Ingrid Visser
• Henriëtte Weersing

• Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's team competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Lost to Yugoslavia (8-11)
• Lost to Spain (7-8)
• Lost to Hungary (8-10)
• Lost to Russia (5-10)
• Lost to Germany (8-9)

• Classification Round (9/12)

• Defeated Romania (10-8)
• Lost to Germany (6-9)
• Tied with Ukraine (9-9) → Tenth place

• Team Roster

• Arie van de Bunt
• Gert de Groot
• Arno Havenga
• Koos Issard
• Bas de Jong
• Niels van der Kolk
• Marco Kunz
• Harry van der Meer
• Hans Nieuwenburg
• Joeri Stoffels
• Eelco Uri
• Wyco de Vries

• Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland