Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 109 | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | André Bolhuis | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 5 |
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The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
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[edit] Medals
The Netherlands finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and three bronze medals.
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Silver
- Herman Ponsteen — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
- Eric Swinkels — Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting
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Bronze
- Enith Brigitha — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
- Enith Brigitha — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle
- Alex Boegschoten, Ton Buunk, Piet de Zwarte, Andy Hoepelman, Evert Kroon, Nico Landeweerd, Hans Smits, Gijze Stroboer, Rik Toonen, Hans van Zeeland, and Jan Evert Veer — Water polo, Men's Team Competition
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Evert Hoving
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- Heat — 1:48.99 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
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- Heat — 28:16.07
- Final — 28:25.04 (→ 10th place)
Men's Marathon
- Jos Hermens — 2:19:48 (→ 25th place)
[edit] Cycling
Men's Individual Road Race
- Arie Hassink — 4:49:01 (→ 25th place)
- Leo van Vliet — 4:49:01 (→ 40th place)
- Ad Tak — 5:00:19 (→ 50th place)
- Frits Schür — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Sjaak Pieters — 14th place
Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
- Herman Ponsteen — Silver Medal
[edit] Field Hockey
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated India (3-1)
- Defeated Malaysia (2-0)
- Defeated Australia (2-1)
- Defeated Argentina (1-0)
- Defeated Canada (3-1)
- Semi Finals
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- Lost to Australia (1-2)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Lost to Pakistan (2-3) → Fourth place
- Team Roster
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- Maarten Sikking (gk)
- André Bolhuis (captain)
- Tim Steens
- Geert van Eijk
- Theodoor Doyer
- Coen Kranenburg
- Rob Toft (gk)
- Wouter Leefers
- Hans Jorritsma
- Hans Kruize
- Jan Albers
- Paul Litjens
- Imbert Jebbink
- Ron Steens
- Bart Taminiau
- Wouter Kan
- Head Coach: Wim van Heumen
[edit] Water Polo
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated Mexico (5-3)
- Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
- Defeated Romania (6-5)
- Final Round
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- Defeated West Germany (3-2)
- Tied with Romania (4-4)
- Lost to Hungary (3-5)
- Defeated Yugoslavia (5-3)
- Tied with Italy (3-3) → Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
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