Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 110 (80 men and 30 women) in 13 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jan Willem van Erven Dorens | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 28 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
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The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
Silver
- Marianne Heemskerk – Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
Bronze
- Wieger Mensonides – Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Tineke Lagerberg – Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.
- Elly Botbijl
- Nina Kleijweg
- Daniëlle van Rossem
- Nina Kleijweg, Daniëlle van Rossem, Leni Kokkes-Hanepen, Elly Botbijl
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Hans Sleeswijk 24th, 2265 points
- Ben Verhagen & Gerardus Lautenschutz 5th, 5452 points
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2)
- Defeated Australia (5–3)
- Tied with South Africa (3–3)
- Semi Final Round (Group 2)
- Lost to Hungary (1–3)
- Lost to United States (6–7)
- Classification Round (5th/8th)
- Lost to Romania (4–5)
- Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Fred van Dorp
- Henk Hermsen
- Ben Kniest
- Harry Lamme
- Bram Leenards
- Hans Muller
- Harro Ran
- Harry Vriend
- Fred van der Zwan
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
External links
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