Netherlands at the Olympics
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The Netherlands first sent athletes to the Olympic Games in 1900, and has participated in almost all Games since then. In 1956, the nation boycotted the Games in Melbourne as a protest against the Soviet invasion in Hungary just a few weeks before the beginning of the Games. (However, one Dutch rider competed in the 1956 equestrian events, held in Stockholm a few months before the rest of the Games.)
The first individual gold medal at the Summer Games was earned by Maurice Peeters in cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the men's 1000 metres sprint event. The first gold medal at the Winter Games was earned by Sjoukje Dijkstra in ladies' figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
The Netherlands hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Netherlands has expressed interest in hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics in either Amsterdam or Rotterdam, as a centennial celebration of the 1928 Games.[1]
Prior to the 1992 Olympics, the country name was "Holland" with the country code of "HOL". From the 1992 onward, they have utilized the "Netherlands" and "NED", as an abbreviation of the original Dutch name Nederland.
Dutch athletes have won 266 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The nation has won another 110 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which 105 have come from speed skating.
Following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 (which was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) lost its Olympic license in July, 2011. After the 2012 Olympic Games in London, athletes from the Netherlands Antilles can choose to participate for the Netherlands or Aruba, which has a semi-independent status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. At the 2012 Games, athletes from the Netherlands Antilles participated in a unified Olympic team under the IOC flag. However, some athletes had already expressed their wish to represent either the Netherlands or Aruba in London.
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Hosted Games
The Netherlands has hosted the Games on one occasion.
| Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events |
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| 1928 Summer Olympics | Amsterdam | 28 July – 12 August | 46 | 2,883 | 109 |
Medal tables
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Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by summer sport
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List of medalists
Summer Olympics
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Winter Olympics
Most successful Dutch competitors
Individual athletes
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| 1 | Ireen Wüst | Speed skating | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Inge de Bruijn | Swimming | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Leontien van Moorsel | Cycling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Charles Pahud de Mortanges | Equestrian | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Fanny Blankers-Koen | Athletics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Anky van Grunsven | Equestrian | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Swimming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Sven Kramer | Speed skating | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rie Mastenbroek | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ard Schenk | Speed skating | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Yvonne van Gennip | Speed skating | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marianne Timmer | Speed skating | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Adolph van der Voort van Zijp | Equestrian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Team performances
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| 1 | Field hockey | Netherlands women's national field hockey team | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Field hockey | Netherlands men's national field hockey team | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Cycling | Men's Team 100 km Road Race | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Equestrian | Eventing Team Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also
- List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
- List of flag bearers for the Netherlands at the Olympics
- Category:Olympic competitors for the Netherlands
- Netherlands at the Paralympics
Notes
- ^ Feasibility Studies For Boston 2020, Netherlands 2028 Summer Games
- a b Not counting gold medal in Men's coxed pair events at the 1900 Games, this medal was awarded to a Mixed team (ZZX). Hermanus Brockmann in coxed pairs rowing competition was the coxswain for the semifinals, but not for the finals. The name of the French boy the Dutch team employed as a coxswain for the final is unknown. The medal therefore was not awarded to the Netherlands, but to a Mixed team (ZZX).
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