Netherlands_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Netherlands at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Netherlands at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED; (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee*; Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Mexico City
Competitors	107 (82 men, 25 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Fred van Dorp
Officials	Chef d'mission: Ansco Dokkum
Medals; Ranked 17th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists edit

Gold edit

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

Silver edit

Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
Harry Droog and Leendert van Dis — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
Roderick Rijnders, Herman Suselbeek, and Hadriaan van Nes — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs

Bronze edit

Maria Gommers — Athletics, Women's 800m

Athletics edit

Boxing edit

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Jan van Ispelen
1. First Round — Defeated Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2
2. Second Round — Lost to Mate Parlov (YUG), 1:4

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1968.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

1000m time trial

Leijn Loevesijn

Tandem

Individual pursuit

Fedor den Hertog

Team pursuit

Diving edit

Hockey edit

Rowing edit

Sailing edit

Swimming edit

Men

Women

Water polo edit

Men's Team Competition edit

Preliminary Round (Group B)

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

5th-8th place: Lost to United States (3-6)
7th-8th place: Defeated Cuba (8-5) → 7th place

Team Roster

Weightlifting edit

References edit

^ "New Zealand at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

External links edit

Dutch Olympic Committee

[sports-reference-1] "New Zealand at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

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Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Mexico City
Competitors	107 (82 men, 25 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Fred van Dorp
Officials	Chef d'mission: Ansco Dokkum
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Summary