Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 107 (82 men, 25 women) in 11 sports | |||||||||||||
| Officials | Chef d'mission: Ansco Dokkum | |||||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Fred van Dorp | |||||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 17 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 7 |
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The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
- Jan Wienese — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Krekels, Fedor den Hertog, and René Pijnen — Cycling, Men's Team 100k Time Trial
Silver
- Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
- Harry Droog and Leendert van Dis — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Roderick Rijnders, Herman Suselbeek, and Hadriaan van Nes — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Bronze
- Maria Gommers — Athletics, Women's 800m
Athletics
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Boxing
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Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Jan van Ispelen
- First Round — Defeated Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2
- Second Round — Lost to Mate Parlov (YUG), 1:4
Canoeing
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Cycling
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Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1968.
Diving
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Hockey
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Rowing
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Sailing
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Swimming
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- Men
- Women
- Toos Beumer
- Klenie Bimolt
- Nel Bos
- Cobie Buter
- Mirjam van Hemert
- Marjan Janus
- Ada Kok
- Hella Rentema
- Hennie Penterman
- Coby Sikkens
- Bep Weeteling
Water polo
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Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Drew with Italy (3-3)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (4-7)
- Lost to DDR (3-8)
- Defeated United Arabic Republic (6-3)
- Defeated Greece (9-5)
- Defeated Mexico (8-1)
- Defeated Japan (9-1)
- Classification Matches
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- 5th-8th place: Lost to United States (3-6)
- 7th-8th place: Defeated Cuba (8-5) → 7th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
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References
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External links
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