Netherlands at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code  NED
 (HOL used at these Games)
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (Dutch)
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 136 (82 men and 54 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer Ton Buunk
Medals
Rank: 13		 Gold
5		 Silver
2		 Bronze
6		 Total
13
Olympic history (summary)
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The Netherlands competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

Archery

Both of the Dutch archers from the 1980 competition returned in 1984. Both shot much higher scores than they had four years earlier, but the field was more competitive with the return of many nations that had boycotted, and both dropped out of the top eight.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat — 13:58.51 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:21:08 (→ 39th place)
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualifying Round — 19.28 m
  • Final — 19.65 m (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat 1 — 11.43s
  • Heat 2 — 11.56s (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 4:10.69
  • Final — 4:11.58 (→ 12th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:37:51 (→ 22nd place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Heat — 56.67
  • Semifinal — 57.01 (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Qualifying Heat — 58.28m
  • Final — 65.36m (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Women's High Jump

  • Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result — 6147 points (→ 7th place)
  • Final Result — 6015 points (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)


Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Canoeing

Men's K-2 (500 metres)

Men's K-2 (1,000 metres)

Women's K-1 (500 metres)

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Road Race

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

Equestrian

Mixed Dressage Individual

Mixed Dressage Team

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

  • Defeated Canada (4-1)
  • Defeated New Zealand (3-1)
  • Drew with Pakistan (3-3)
  • Lost to Great Britain (3-4)
  • Defeated Kenya (3-0)
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Spain (0-0) after penalty strokes (10-4)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to India (2-5) → 6th place

Women's Team Competition

  • Defeated New Zealand (2-1)
  • Defeated United States (2-1)
  • Defeated West Germany (6-2)
  • Drew with Canada (2-2)
  • Defeated Australia (2-0) → Gold Medal

Judo

Men's Half-Middleweight

Men's Middleweight

Men's Heavyweight

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 51.19
  • B-Final — 51.64 (→ 13th place)
  • Heat — 51.33
  • B-Final — 51.74 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:51.32
  • Final — 1:51.62 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 1:52.37
  • B-Final — 1:52.36 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 57.48
  • Final — 58.07 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heat — 55.46
  • B-Final — 55.75 (→ 14th place)
  • Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:01.18
  • B-Final — 2:01.23 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.83
  • B-Final — 2:01.30 (→ 13th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Heat — 2:08.27 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:27.60 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:29.14
  • Final — 7:26.72 (→ 7th place)


Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 56.11
  • Final — 56.08 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 56.94
  • Final — 56.43 (→ 4th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 2:01.61
  • Final — 1:59.69 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 2:01.52
  • Final — 2:00.59 (→ 5th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Heat — 4:16.65
  • Final — 4:16.05 (→ 6th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Heat — 8:46.58
  • Final — 8:42.86 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:47.65
  • Final — 3:44.40 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x100 Medley Relay

  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Heat — 1:02.94
  • Final — 1:02.91 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:04.57
  • Swimm-Off — 1:04.82
  • B-Final — 1:04.75 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Heat — 2:13.50
  • Final — 2:12.38 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:20.63 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Heat — 2:13.74
  • Swim-Off — 2:13.60
  • Final — 2:17.39 (→ 8th place)

Synchronized Swimming

Women's Solo

Women's Duet

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Defeated Canada (10-9)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
  • Defeated China (10-8)
  • Lost to United States (7-8)
  • Lost to Spain (4-8)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (5-9)
  • Lost to Australia (7-8)
  • Lost to West Germany (2-15) → 6th place

Remarks

  1. ↑ Jo Rutten (50 years, 81 days) was the oldest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  2. ↑ Brigitte van der Lans (16 years, 4 days) was the youngest member of the Dutch Olympic Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References