Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| Netherlands at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of the Netherlands |
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| IOC code: NED | ||||
| 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||
| Competitors | 107 | |||
| Flag Bearer | Fred van Dorp | |||
| Medals Rank: 17 |
Gold 3 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 7 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
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[edit] Medals
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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
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Silver
- Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
- Harry Droog and Leendert van Dis — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Rody Rijnders, Suus Suselbeek, and Hadriaan van Nes — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
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Bronze
- Maria Gommers — Athletics, Women's 800m
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Water polo
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
[edit] Reference
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