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Competitors | 243 | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Jeroen Delmee (opening) Maarten van der Weijden (closing) |
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Medals Rank: 12 |
Gold 7 |
Silver 5 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 16 |
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The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website.[1] In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.[1]
Further in the statement they announced that they were aware of the political discussions about human rights and other issues in the People's Republic of China and that they encouraged these discussions, but that they would only participate in sports related discussions.[1] They say individual sportspeople, coaches and managers might have their own opinions about the issues but these would always be conveyed as personal opinions deriving from their own social views.[1] They believe sports activities do have the opportunity to positively influence the situation in the People's Republic of China when it comes to implementing the sports rules correctly as well as in situations improving the levels of respect, solidarity and fair play in sports.[1]
There were 243 athletes representing the Netherlands.[2] 15 in athletics, 24 in baseball, 2 in canoeing, 27 in cycling, 8 in equestrian, 2 in fencing, 32 in field hockey, 18 in football, 2 in gymnastics, 10 in judo, 30 in rowing, 12 in sailing, 15 in softball, 21 in swimming, 3 in table tennis, 1 in taekwondo, 2 in triathlon, 6 in volleyball and 13 in water polo. 61 different athletes won a medal, which is 25.10% of all athletes. With a gold and a silver medal Anky van Grunsven was the only multiple medalist. The athletes that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics are listed below.[3]
The NOC*NSF announced a total of eleven athletes as their official ambassadors in the period before, during and after the Olympics in 2008 until 31 December of that year.[4] The ambassadors that were chosen were all athletes who had a good chance of qualifying for the Olympics or who had already achieved qualification individually or with their team.[4] They were a mixture of men, women, individual athletes, team athletes, Olympians and Paralympians. Chefs de Mission were Charles van Commenée (Olympics) and Thea Limbach (Paralympics).[4]
The eleven ambassadors were:
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch athletes had to met both the international (set by the IOC and IAAF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF), which meant only achievement of the international "A" standard qualified Dutch athletes for the Olympics. Athletes who met the A standard in 2007 were only required to meet a minimum "B" standard in 2008 to secure the qualification. Simon Vroemen was qualified for the steeple chase, but tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Dianabol in July 2008.[5]
Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Gregory Sedoc | 110 m hurdles | 13.54 | 4 Q | 13.43 | Q | 13.60 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Marcel van der Westen | 110 m hurdles | 13.50 | 2 Q | 13.48 | Q | 13.45 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Robert Lathouwers | 800 m | 1:46.94 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Eugène Martineau | Decathlon | N/A | 8055 pts | 14 | |||||
Kamiel Maase | Marathon | N/A | 2:20:30 | 39 | |||||
Rutger Smith | Shot put | 20.13 m | 10 Q | N/A | 20.41 m | 9 | |||
discus throw | 65.65 m | 3 Q | N/A | 65.39 m | 7 | ||||
From: Caimin Douglas Maarten Heisen Guus Hoogmoed Patrick van Luijk Gregory Sedoc Virgil Spier |
4×100 m | 38.87 | 3 Q | N/A | Disqualified |
Athlete | Events | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Lornah Kiplagat | 10000 m | 30:40:27 | 8 |
Hilda Kibet | 10000 m | 31:29:69 | 15 |
Laurien Hoos | Heptathlon | Did not finish | |
Jolanda Keizer | Heptathlon | 6370 pts | 9 |
The qualification criteria for baseball were the same as the international standards. For European countries the first ranked team at the 2007 European Championship would qualify directly, while the second and third ranked teams would qualify for an extra qualification round.[6][7] The Dutch team became first in the European Championship, securing their spot in Beijing.[8]
Loek van Mil was originally selected in the squad, but withdrew from the tournament before the games had been started. He was replaced by Draijer.[9]
Team | G | W | L | RS | RA | WIN% | GB | Tiebreaker |
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South Korea | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 1.000 | - | - |
Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 23 | .857 | 1 | - |
United States | 7 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 22 | .714 | 2 | - |
Japan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | .571 | 3 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | .286 | 5 | 1–0 |
Canada | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 0–1 |
Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 50 | .143 | 6 | 1–0 |
China | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 60 | .143 | 6 | 0–1 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
WP: Wei-Yin Chen (1–0) LP: David Bergman (0–1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
WP: Stephen Strasburg (1–0) LP: Shairon Martis (0–1) Home runs: USA: Matt Brown (1), Matt Laporta (1) NED: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
WP: Toshiya Sugiuchi (1–0) LP: Alexander Smit (0–1) Home runs: NED: None JPN: Takahiko Sato (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||
China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
WP: Leon Boyd (1–0) LP: Kai Liu (0–1) Sv: David Bergman (1) Home runs: NED: Sharnol Adriana (1), Sidney de Jong (1), Bryan Engelhardt (1) CHN: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | 14 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||
WP: Jonder Martínez (1–0) LP: Juan Carlos Sulbaran (0–1) Home runs: CUB: None NED: Bryan Engelhardt (2), Percy Isenia (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
WP: Brooks McNiven (1–0) LP: Shairon Martis (0–2) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 10 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
WP: Won-Sam Jang (1–0) LP: Alexander Smit (0–2) Home runs: KOR: Dae-Ho Lee (3), Taek-Keun Lee (1) NED: None |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | Total | Rank | |||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Robert Bouten | K-1 | 86.26 | 11th | 88.90 | 16th | 175.16 | 14th | 88.40 | 5th | 139.59 | 9th | 227.99 | 9th |
Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | Total | Rank | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
Ariane Herde | K-1 | 102.30 | 12th | 117.98 | 20th | 222.28 | 13th | 117.60 | 10th | 114.39 | 6th | 231.99 | 6th |
Men
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Raymon van der Biezen | Individual | 36.112 | 5th Q | 10 pnts | 7th Q | 14 pnts | 5th | Did not advance | |
Rob van den Wildenberg | Individual | 36.522 | 18th Q | 8 pnts | 2nd Q | 9 pnts | 2nd Q | 39.772 | 5th |
Robert de Wilde | Individual | 36.803 | 23rd Q | 18 pnts | 7th | Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Seeding | Semifinals | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lieke Klaus | Individual | 38.709 | 11th Q | 13 pnts | 5th | Did not advance |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Bart Brentjens | Cross-country | lapped with two laps to go | Did not finish |
Rudi van Houts | Cross-country | lapped with two laps to go | Did not finish |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink | Cross-country | 1:53:30 | 14 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Stef Clement | Road race | Did not finish | |
Time trial | 1h 04′ 59.42″ (+2:47.99) | 9th | |
Laurens ten Dam | Road race | 6h 34′ 26″ (+10:37) | 65th |
Robert Gesink | Road race | 6h 24′ 07″ (+0:18) | 10th |
Time trial | 1h 05′ 02.88″ (+2:51.45) | 10th | |
Karsten Kroon | Road race | Did not finish | |
Niki Terpstra | Road race | Did not finish |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Chantal Beltman | Road race | 3h 37′ 02″ (+4:38) | 47th |
Mirjam Melchers | Road race | 3h 33′ 17″ (+0:53) | 36th |
Time trial | 37′ 51.59″ (+2:59.87) | 18th | |
Marianne Vos | Road race | 3h 32′ 45″ (+0:21) | 6th |
Time trial | 36′ 58.67″ (+2:06.95) | 14th |
Sprints
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1/16 Finals (Repechage) |
1/8 Finals (Repechage) |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals (5th–12th place) |
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Time Speed |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Rank | ||
Theo Bos | Men's sprint | 10.318 (69.780) | 9th | W Mark French (AUS) 10.959 (65.699) |
W Kévin Sireau (FRA) 10.777 (66.808) |
L Mickaël Bourgain (FRA) (0–2) |
Did not advance | 7th | |
Teun Mulder | Men's sprint | 10.373 (69.410) | 13th | L Maximilian Levy (GER) W Repechage 10.889 (66.121) |
W Stefan Nimke (GER) 10.888 (66.127) |
L Maximilian Levy (GER) (0–2) |
Did not advance | 6th | |
Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's sprint | 11.533 (62.429) | 10th | L Anna Meares (AUS) Rep: L Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) |
Did not advance | 11th | |||
Willy Kanis | Women's sprint | 11.167 (64.475) | 4th | W Lisandra Guerra (CUB) 12.155 (59.234) |
W Jennie Reed (USA) (2–0) |
L Victoria Pendleton (GBR) (0–2) |
Bronze final L Guo Shuang (CHN) (0–2) |
4th | |
Theo Bos Teun Mulder Tim Veldt |
Men's team sprint | 44.213 (61.068 km/h) |
4th Q | L R Bayley – D Ellis – M French (AUS) 44.212 (61.069 km/h) |
Did not advance | 5th |
Pursuits
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1st round | Finals | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
Jens Mouris | Men's individual pursuit | 4:27:445 | 13th | Did not advance | |||
Jenning Huizenga | Men's individual pursuit | 4:37:097 | 18th | Did not advance | |||
Levi Heimans Jens Mouris Robert Slippens Wim Stroetinga Pim Ligthart (res) |
Men's team pursuit | 4:04.806 | 6th | L Australia (lapped) | Did not advance | 6th |
Keirin
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Finals (7th–12th Place) |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Theo Bos | Men's keirin | 2nd Q | DNF | DNS (12th) | |
Teun Mulder | Men's keirin | 3rd | DSQ | Did not advance |
Points Races
Athlete | Event | Points/Laps | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Schep | Men's points race | 0 pts | 20th |
Marianne Vos | Women's points race | 30 pts | Gold |
Peter Schep Jens Mouris |
Men's madison | 6 pnts | 8th |
Dressage
Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | |||||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Total Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Total Score | Rank | |||
Anky van Grunsven | Salinero | Individual | 74.75 | 2nd | 74.96 | 2nd | 82.40 | 78.68 | Gold | |||
Hans Peter Minderhoud | Exquis Nadine | Individual | 69.625 | 11th | 70.92 | 7th | 75.15 | 73.035 | 5th | |||
Imke Schellekens-Bartels | Sunrise | Individual | 70.875 | 5th | Did not start | |||||||
Anky van Grunsven Hans Peter Minderhoud Imke Schellekens-Bartels |
as above | Team | 71.75 | Silver |
Eventing
Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | ||||||
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Qualifier | Final | |||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Tim Lips | Oncarlos | Individual | 52.60 | 41st | 22.40 | 28th | 0 | 21st | 0 | 15th | 75.00 | 15th |
Individual Jumping
Athlete | Horse | Event | Ind. Round 1/ Team Qualifier |
Ind. Round 2/ Team Final Round 1 |
Ind. Round 3/ Team Final Round 2 |
Final | Bronze Medal Jump-off |
Total Rank | |||||||||
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Round A | Round B | ||||||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Penalties | Time | ||||
Angelique Hoorn | Blauwendraad's O'Brien | Individual | 4 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 16 Q | 8 | 16 | 18 Q | 0 | 1 Q | 4 | 4 | 8 | 36.89 | 9 |
Marc Houtzager | Opium VS | Individual | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 7 Q | 5 | 8 | 8 Q | 0 | 1 Q | 4 | 4 | 8 | 36.77 | 8 |
Gerco Schröder | Monaco | Individual | 5# | 39 | 12 | 17 | 37 Q | 4 | 21 | 29 Q | 4 | 11 Q | 12 | 16 | Did not advance | 16 | |
Vincent Voorn | Alpapillon-Armanie | Individual | 0 | 1 | 16# | 16 | 35 Q | 27# | 43 | 44 | Did not advance | 44 | |||||
Angelique Hoorn Marc Houtzager Gerco Schröder Vincent Voorn |
as above | Team | 6 | 6 Q | 17 | - | 6 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
'#' denotes results that did not count toward the team total.
Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
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Bas Verwijlen | Individual épée | Lei Wang (CHN) W 15–10, 7:03 |
Michael Kauter (SUI) W 15–13, 7:47 |
Matteo Tagliariol (ITA) L 11–15, 5:38 |
Did not advance |
Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
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Indra Angad-Gaur | Individual foil | Eman El Gammal (EGY) W 13–4, 8:02 |
Margherita Granbassi (ITA) L 6–11, 9:00 |
Did not advance |
The qualification criteria for field hockey were the same as the international standards. For European countries the first three ranked teams at the 2007 European Championships would qualify directly, while the fourth through eighth ranked ranked teams would qualify for an extra qualification round, of which only the winners of three qualification tournaments would qualify.[10][11] The Dutch men's team was first in the European Championship, while the women's team was second in their Championship, each team securing their spot in Beijing.[12]
Squad list | Group stage | Semifinal (/Classification round) |
Final | |||
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Opposition score |
Rank | Opposition score |
Rank | Opposition score |
Rank | |
From: Thomas Boerma Matthijs Brouwer Ronald Brouwer Jeroen Delmee Geert-Jan Derikx Rob Derikx Laurence Docherty Jeroen Hertzberger Rogier Hofman Robert van der Horst Timme Hoyng Teun de Nooijer Guus Vogels Taeke Taekema Sander van der Weide Roderick Weusthof |
South Africa W 5–0 |
1st | Germany L 1–1; |
- | Bronze final: Australia L 2–6 |
4th |
Great Britain W 1–0 |
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Canada W 4–2 |
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Australia D 2–2 |
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Pakistan W 4–2 |
Squad list | Group stage | Semifinal (/Classification round) |
Final | |||
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Opposition score |
Rank | Opposition score |
Rank | Opposition score |
Rank | |
From: Marilyn Agliotti Naomi van As Minke Booij Wieke Dijkstra Miek van Geenhuizen Maartje Goderie Eva de Goede Ellen Hoog Fatima Moreira de Melo Eefke Mulder Maartje Paumen Sophie Polkamp Lisanne de Roever Janneke Schopman Minke Smabers Lidewij Welten |
South Africa W 6–0 |
1st | Argentina W 5–2 |
China W 2–0 |
Gold | |
South Korea W 3–2 |
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China W 1–0 |
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Australia W 2–1 |
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Spain W 2–0 |
The qualification criteria for football were the same as the international standards. For male European countries the first four ranked teams at the 2007 European Under-21 Championship would qualify.[13][14] The Dutch men's team was first in the European under-21 Championship, claiming their second consecutive title and securing their spot in Beijing.[15]
Group phase
7 August 2008 19:45 |
Netherlands | 0–0 | Nigeria | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin Attendance: 52,390 Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile) |
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(Report) |
10 August 2008 19:45 |
United States | 2–2 | Netherlands | Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin |
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13 August 2008 17:00 |
Netherlands | 1–0 | Japan | Shenyang Olympic Stadium, Shenyang |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Quarterfinal
16 August 2008 21:00 |
Argentina | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai Attendance: 51,366 Referee: Jair Maruffo (USA) |
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(Report) |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||||
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Vault | Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Parallel bars | Horizontal bar | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Epke Zonderland | All-around | 15.750 | 15.750 | 4th | 15.000 | 7th |
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Qualification | Final | |||||
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Vault | Floor | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Suzanne Harmes | All-around | 14.825 | 13.825 | 13.825 | 14.600 | 57.075 | 32nd | Did not advance |
Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round | Repechage Quarterfinals | Repechage Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
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Ruben Houkes | −60 kg | Frazer Will (CAN) W 0011/0001 |
Lavrentios Alexanidis (GRE) W 0001/0001 |
Javier Antonio Guedez Sanchez (VEN) W 0010/0001 |
Choi Min-Ho (KOR) L 0000/1000 |
Gal Yekutiel (ISR) W 1000/0000 Bronze |
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Dex Elmont | −66 kg | Edson Madeira (MOZ) W 1000/0000 |
Taylor Takata (USA) L 0000/0001 |
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Guillaume Elmont | −81 kg | Damdinsürengiin Nyamkhüü (MGL) W 0001/0000 |
Giuseppe Maddaloni (ITA) W 1001/0000 |
Srdjan Mrvaljevic (MNE) W 0010/0000 |
Kim Jaebum (KOR) L 0000/0001 |
Tiago Camilo (BRA) L 0001/1100 |
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Mark Huizinga | −90 kg | Ilias Iliadis (GRE) W 1010/0001 |
Sergei Aschwanden (SUI) L 0010/1101 |
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Henk Grol | −100 kg | Luciano Correa (BRA) W 0210/0001 |
Arik Ze'evi (ISR) W 0010/0001 |
Przemyslaw Matyjaszek (POL) W 1000/0000 |
Ashkat Zhitkeyev (KAZ) L 0100/1010 |
Levan Zhorzholiani (GEO) W 0020/0000 Bronze |
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Dennis van der Geest | +100 kg | Tamerlan Tmenov (RUS) L 0000/0101 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | First Repechage Round |
Repechage Quarterfinals |
Repechage Semifinals |
Final |
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Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
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Deborah Gravenstijn | −57 kg | Ketleyn Quadros (BRA) W 0001/0000 |
Isabel Fernández (ESP) W 0000/0000 |
Xu Yan (CHN) W 0100/0010 |
Giulia Quintavalle (ITA) L 0001/0011 Silver |
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Elisabeth Willeboordse | −63 kg | Vera Koval (RUS) W 0012/0010 |
Kahina Saidi (ALG) W 1100/0001 |
Won Ok-Im (PRK) L 0000/0200 |
Daniela Yael Krukower (ARG) W 0230/0000 |
Urška Žolnir (SLO) W 0001/0000 |
Driulis González (CUB) W 0001/0000 Bronze |
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Edith Bosch | −70 kg | Sisilia Rasokisoki (RUS) W 1000/0001 |
Rachida Ouerdane (ALG) W 0110/0010 |
Ronda Rousey (USA) W 1000/0000 |
Masae Ueno (JPN) L 0001/0110 |
Leire Iglesias (ESP) W 1001/0000 Bronze |
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Carola Uilenhoed | +78 kg | Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand (MGL) L 0001/0010 |
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch judokas were required to meet both the international (set by the IOC and IJF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).[16][17]
On 26 January 2008 Elisabeth Willeboordse was the first judoka to secure her spot in Beijing. She proved to remain among the World's top ranked judokas by winning her fifth consecutive World Cup in Sofia.[18] Two days later Edith Bosch qualified by reaching the final of the World Cup in Sofia.[19] On 9 February World Champion Ruben Houkes secured his spot by finishing in the top 7 in the Super World Cup in Paris.[20] The next day Mark Huizinga qualified for his fourth consecutive Olympics as he finished in fifth position at the same event in Paris.[21]
Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Sjoerd Hamburger | Single sculls | 7:27.05 | 2nd | 6:57.24 | 4th | 7:10.06 | 1st (C/D) | 6:58.71 | 13th |
Geert Cirkel Jan-Willem Gabriëls Matthijs Vellenga Gijs Vermeulen |
Fours | 6:00.50 | 1st | 6:02.46 | 4th | 6:06.37 | 8th | ||
Olaf van Andel Rogier Blink Jozef Klaassen Meindert Klem David Kuiper Diederik Simon Olivier Siegelaar* Mitchel Steenman Peter Wiersum (cox) Reinder Lubbers* |
Eights | 5:40.48 | 3rd | 5:42.62 | 3rd | 5:29.26 | 4th | ||
Paul Drewes Marshall Godschalk Gerard van der Linden Ivo Snijders |
Lightweight fours |
5:57.54 | 4th | 6:25.25 | 2nd | 6:08.73 | 3rd | 5:54.06 | 6th |
* Lubbers replaced the injured Siegelaar in the repechage.
Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Marit van Eupen Kirsten van der Kolk |
Lightweight double sculls |
6:50.90 | 1st | 7:03.87 | 1st | 6:54.74 | Gold | ||
Femke Dekker Annemiek de Haan Nienke Kingma Roline Repelaer van Driel Annemarieke van Rumpt Sarah Siegelaar Marlies Smulders Helen Tanger Ester Workel (cox) |
Eights | 6:07.41 | 2nd | 6:11.58 | 2nd | 6:07.22 | Silver |
Men
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Casper Bouman | Sailboard | 20 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 112 | 15th | ||
Rutger van Schaardenburg | Laser | 32 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 20 | x | 216 | 37th | ||
Kalle Coster Sven Coster |
470 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 78 | 4th |
Women
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Lobke Berkhout Marcelien de Koning |
470 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 53 | ||
Annemieke Bes Mandy Mulder Merel Witteveen |
Yngling | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | x | x | 8 | 31 |
Open
Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Pieter-Jan Postma | Finn | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 16 | x | x | x | 93 | 14th | |
Mitch Booth Pim Nieuwenhuis |
Tornado | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 5th |
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch sailors met both the international (set by the IOC and ISAF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).[22][23]
The first two boats to qualify for the Olympics were the women's 470 of Lobke Berkhout and Marcelien de Koning and the finn of Pieter-Jan Postma. Berkhout and De Koning were 2007 World champions in their class, and secured their spot by finishing sixth in the pre-Olympic tournament in Qingdao on 22 August 2007.[24] Postma, who won silver at the 2007 World Championships in the finn class, also qualified during the pre-Olympic tournament by finishing in second place.[25] Brothers Sven and Kalle Coster qualified in the 470 class after finishing 12th in the 2008 World Championships.[26]
The qualification criteria for softball were the same as the international standards. Reaching the semifinals in the 2006 World Championships was an automatic qualification to compete in the Games in Beijing. The Dutch team did not reach the semifinals, and had to enter the African/European qualification tournament to secure their spot.[27][28][29]
The two fastest athletes in each distance as of 26 March 2008 were qualified.[30]
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch swimmers were required to meet both the international (set by the IOC and FINA) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF), which meant that athletes had to meet the Olympic "A" standard in order to qualify. Swimmers who met the "A" standard in 2007 were required to meet, at a minimum, the "B" standard in 2008 to ensure qualification for the Games.[31][32]
Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Preliminary) | Free Routine (Final) | |||||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | ||
Bianca van der Velden Sonja van der Velden |
Duet | 45.584 | 10th Q | 45.834 | 9th | 91.418 | 9th Q | 46.083 | 9th |
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch table tennis players needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and ITTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).[33][34] Li Jiao qualified herself in January 2008 when she was selected by the ITTF as one of the top 20 players in the World.[35]
Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
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Li Jiao | Singles | Ni Xialian (LUX) W 6–11 11–8 11–9 11–8 11–8 |
Guo Yue (CHN) L 2–11 6–11 3–11 11–13 |
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Li Jie | Singles | Zhu Fang (ESP) W 8–11 11–4 11–7 14–12 11–5 |
Liu Jia (AUT) W 11–5 11–8 9–11 12–10 11–3 |
Feng Tianwei (SIN) L 11–7 11–13 7–11 5–11 4–11 |
Elena Timina was the third player in the team event.
13 August
Netherlands | 3–0 | Nigeria |
Netherlands | 1–3 | United States |
14 August
Netherlands | 0–3 | Singapore |
Team (Group B) | Pts | Pld | W | L | GW | GL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singapore | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
United States | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Semifinals |
Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
Opposition result |
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Dennis Bekkers | −68 kg | Son Tae-Jin (KOR) L 3–4 |
Servet Tazegul (TUR) L 2–3 |
To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch taekwondo practitioners needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and WTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).[36][37] Dennis Bekkers finished third in the qualification tournament in Istanbul, thus qualifying to compete at the Olympics in Beijing.
Men
Athlete | Event | Swim | Cycling | Run | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sander Berk | Individual | 18:13 | 59:06 | 33:57 | 1:52:18.09 | 31 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Swim | Cycling | Run | Total | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lisa Mensink | Individual | 20:03 | 1:07:44 | 41:30 | 2:10:18.98 | 45 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Emiel Boersma Bram Ronnes Seed 16 |
Doubles | Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) L16–21; 15–21 Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) L15–21; 25–23; 11–15 Brink – Dieckmann Ch. (GER) W16–21; 19–21 |
3rd | ||||
Reinder Nummerdor Richard Schuil Seed 4 |
Doubles | Laciga M. – Schnider (SUI) W 21–14; 21–15 Kjemperud – Skarlund (NOR) W 13–21; 21–15; 15–9 Klemperer – Koreng (GER) W 21–16; 21–16 |
1st | Schacht – Slack (AUS) W 21–16; 21–14 |
Geor – Gia (GEO) |
Women
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rebekka Kadijk Merel Mooren Seed 19 |
Doubles | Branagh – Youngs (USA) L 19–21; 25–27 Esteves Ribalta – M. Crespo (CUB) L 11–21; 15–21 Pohl – Rau (GER) L 19–21; 18–21 |
4th |
The Netherlands participated in the women's tournament, where the team won the gold medal.
The qualification criteria for water polo were the same as the international standards.[38][39] The Dutch women's team became first at the European qualification tournament in Kirishi by beating the host nation Russia in the final.[40]
The following is the Dutch roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[41]
№ | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | Club | |
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1 | Ilse van der Meijden | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 71 kg (160 lb) | 22 October 1988 | Brandenburg Bilthoven |
2 | Yasemin Smit | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 21 November 1984 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
3 | Mieke Cabout | D | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 30 March 1986 | ZVL Leiden |
4 | Biurakn Hakhverdian | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (140 lb) | 4 October 1985 | Polar Bears |
5 | Marieke van den Ham | D | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 21 January 1983 | Polar Bears |
6 | Daniëlle de Bruijn | D | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 13 February 1978 | Widex GZC Donk Gouda |
7 | Iefke van Belkum | CF | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 75 kg (170 lb) | 22 July 1986 | ZVL Leiden |
8 | Noeki Klein | CF | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 28 April 1983 | ZVL Leiden |
9 | Gillian van den Berg | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 66 kg (150 lb) | 8 September 1971 | De Gouwe Waddinxveen |
10 | Alette Sijbring | CB | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 20 March 1982 | TWZ Zaandam |
11 | Rianne Guichelaar | D | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | 63 kg (140 lb) | 16 August 1983 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
12 | Simone Koot | D | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 65 kg (140 lb) | 12 November 1980 | Brandenburg Bilthoven |
13 | Meike de Nooy | GK | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (160 lb) | 2 May 1983 | Het Ravijn Nijverdal |
Qualified for the semifinals | |
Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
Will play for places 7–8 |
GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 5 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 0 |
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
11 August 2008 13:00 |
Game reference | Hungary | 11 – 9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Caputi (ITA), Koryzna (POL) |
Score by quarters: 3-3, 3-2, 4-3, 1-1 | |||||
Pelle 4, Kisteleki 2, Stieber 2, Valkai 2 | Goals | de Bruijn 4, van den Berg 3 |
13 August 2008 14:20 |
Game reference | Greece | 6 – 9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Patelli Decio Jr (BRA) |
Score by quarters: 3-3, 2-2, 1-3, 0-1 | |||||
Liosi 2 | Goals | Cabout 4, de Bruijn 2, van Belkum 2 |
15 August 2008 13:00 |
Game reference | Netherlands | 9 – 10 | Australia | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Caputi (ITA), Turcotte (CAN) |
Score by quarters: 1-2, 2-2, 1-2, 5-4 | |||||
van den Ham 3, van Belkum 2, Sijbring 2 | Goals | B. Knox 4, Beadsworth 2, Gynther 2 |
17 August 2008 15:40 |
Game reference | Italy | 8 (3) – 8 (5) | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Bock (GER), Argyros (GRE) |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-3, 3-2, 2-1 OT: 0-0, 0-0, 3-5 (PS) | |||||
Zanchi 4, Miceli 2, Bosurgi 2 | Goals | Cabout 4, de Bruijn 3, Smit 2, van Belkum 2 |
19 August 2008 15:40 |
Game reference | Hungary | 7 – 8 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Antsiferov (RUS) |
Score by quarters: 2-1, 1-3, 3-3, 1-1 | |||||
Pelle 3, Drávucz 2, Primász 2 | Goals | van den Ham 3, van Belkum 3 |
21 August 2008 18:20 |
Game reference | United States | 8 – 9 | Netherlands | Ying Tung Natatorium Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Caputi (ITA) |
Score by quarters: 2-4, 3-1, 1-2, 2-2 | |||||
Steffens 2 | Goals | de Bruijn 7 |
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