Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors278 (113 men and 165 women) in 27 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Churandy Martina
Keet Oldenbeuving[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Sifan Hassan[1]
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
14
Total
36
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

Medalists[edit]

On 28 July, the Netherlands won 8 medals on a single day, which broke the country's previous record of 7 established on 11 August 1928 during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[4]

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of Dutch competitors in the Games.[5]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 1 4
Artistic swimming 2 2
Athletics 18 25 43
Badminton 2 2 4
Basketball 4 0 4
Boxing 1 1 2
Canoeing 0 1 1
Cycling 16 13 29
Diving 0 2 2
Equestrian 5 3 8
Fencing 1 0 1
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 0 22 22
Golf 0 1 1
Gymnastics 2 4 6
Handball 0 14 14
Judo 5 5 10
Rowing 21 14 35
Sailing 4 6 10
Skateboarding 0 2 2
Swimming 8 8 16
Table tennis 0 1 1
Tennis 2 2 4
Triathlon 2 2 4
Volleyball 2 4 6
Water polo 0 13 13
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 113 165 278

Archery[edit]

Three Dutch archers qualified for the men's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the men's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch.[6] Another Dutch archer scored a shoot-off victory in the quarterfinal round of the women's individual recurve to book an outright Olympic berth available at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[7]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Gijs Broeksma Men's individual 667 14  Chirault (FRA)
W 6–4
 Furukawa (JPN)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Sjef van den Berg 670 8  Valladont (FRA)
W 7–3
 D'Almeida (BRA)
L 1–7
Did not advance
Steve Wijler 675 6  Naploszek (POL)
W 6–4
 Abdullin (KAZ)
L 4–6
Did not advance
Gijs Broeksma
Sjef van den Berg
Steve Wijler
Men's team 2012 2 Bye  Great Britain (GBR)
W 5–3
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 0–6
 Japan (JPN)
L 4–5
4
Gabriela Schloesser Women's individual 652 20  Gomboeva (ROC)
W 6–5
 Barbelin (FRA)
L 0–6
Did not advance
Steve Wijler
Gabriela Schloesser
Mixed team 1327 6 Q  Italy (ITA)
W 6–0
 France (FRA)
W 5–4
 Turkey (TUR)
W 5–3
 South Korea (KOR)
L 3–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Artistic swimming[edit]

The Netherlands fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event, by finishing fourth at the 2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Barcelona, Spain.

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Bregje de Brouwer
Noortje de Brouwer
Duet 87.2612 9 88.1667 175.4279 9 Q 88.9000 176.1612 9

Athletics[edit]

Dutch athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[8][9]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • PB = Personal Best
  • SB = Season Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Taymir Burnet 200 m 20.60 SB 3 Q 20.90 8 Did not advance
Liemarvin Bonevacia 400 m 44.95 1 Q 44.62 NR 3 q 45.07 8
Jochem Dobber 45.54 3 Q 45.48 6 Did not advance
Tony van Diepen 800 m 1:46.03 6 Did not advance
Mike Foppen 5000 m DNF Did not advance
Nick Smidt 400 m hurdles 49.55 4 Q 49.35 SB 7 Did not advance
Taymir Burnet
Christopher Garia
Joris van Gool
Churandy Martina
4 × 100 m relay DNF Did not advance
Terrence Agard
Ramsey Angela
Liemarvin Bonevacia
Tony van Diepen
Jochem Dobber[a]
4 × 400 m relay 2:59.06 NR 5 q 2:57.18 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Khalid Choukoud Marathon DNF
Abdi Nageeye 2:09:58 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bart van Nunen DNF
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marije van Hunenstijn 100 m Bye 11.27 SB 6 Did not advance
Jamile Samuel Bye DNS Did not advance
Dafne Schippers Bye DNS Did not advance
Jamile Samuel 200 m DNS Did not advance
Dafne Schippers 23.13 3 Q 23.03 6 Did not advance
Lieke Klaver 400 m 51.37 3 Q 51.37 6 Did not advance
Lisanne de Witte 51.68 SB 4 q 52.09 8 Did not advance
Sifan Hassan 1500 m 4:05.17 1 Q 4:00.23 1 Q 3:55.86 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5000 m 14:47.89 1 Q 14:36.79 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10000 m 29:55.32 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Diane van Es 5000 m 15:47.01 16 Did not advance
Susan Krumins 10000 m DNF
Zoë Sedney 100 m hurdles 13.03 7 Did not advance
Nadine Visser 12.72 SB 2 Q 12.63 SB 3 q 12.73 5
Femke Bol 400 m hurdles 54.43 1 Q 53.91 1 Q 52.03 AR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Irene van der Reijken 3000 m steeplechase 9:42.98 30 Did not advance
Marije van Hunenstijn
Dafne Schippers
Naomi Sedney
Nadine Visser
4 × 100 m relay 42.81 SB 5 q DNF
Femke Bol
Laura de Witte
Lisanne de Witte
Lieke Klaver
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.01 NR 4 q 3:23.74 NR 6
Andrea Deelstra Marathon 2:37:05 44
Jill Holterman 2:45:27 63
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ramsey Angela
Liemarvin Bonevacia
Jochem Dobber[a]
Femke Bol
Lieke Klaver
Lisanne de Witte[a]
4 × 400 m relay 3:10.69 NR 2 Q 3:10.36 NR 4

a Athletes who participated in the heat only.

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Menno Vloon Men's pole vault 5.75 7 q 5.55 13
Jessica Schilder Women's shot put 17.74 19 Did not advance
Jorinde van Klinken Women's discus throw 61.15 14 Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Nadine Broersen Result 13.74 1.80 SB 14.50 SB 25.57 SB DNS DNF
Points 1015 978 827 835 0
Emma Oosterwegel Result 13.36 PB 1.80 PB 13.28 24.25 PB 6.29 54.60 PB 2:11.09 PB 6590 PB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points 1071 978 746 957 940 949 949
Anouk Vetter Result 13.09 PB 1.80 SB 15.29 SB 23.81 6.47 51.20 2:18.72 SB 6689 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 1111 978 880 999 997 883 841

Badminton[edit]

The Netherlands entered 4 badminton players for the following events based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; one in the men's singles, one pair in the women's doubles and mixed doubles.[10]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mark Caljouw Men's singles  Zilberman (ISR)
W (17–21, 21–9, 21–10)
 Sai Praneeth (IND)
W (21–14, 21–14)
1 Q  Cordón (GUA)
L (17–21, 21–3, 19–21)
Did not advance
Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
Women's doubles  Honderich /
Tsai (CAN)
W (16–21, 21–14, 21–15)
 Hany /
Hosny (EGY)
W (21–6, 21–10)
 Matsumoto /
Nagahara (JPN)
L (22–24, 15–21)
2 Q  Lee S-h /
Shin S-c (KOR)
L (8–21, 17–21)
Did not advance
Robin Tabeling
Selena Piek
Mixed doubles  Choi S-g /
Chae Y-j (KOR)
L (21–16, 15–21, 11–21)
 Zheng Sw /
Huang Yq (CHN)
L (15–21, 20–22)
 Elgamal /
Hany (EGY)
W (21–9, 21–4)
3 Did not advance

Basketball[edit]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Netherlands men's 3×3 Men's 3×3 tournament  Serbia
L 15–16
ROC
W 18–15
 Japan
W 21–20
 China
W 21–18
 Belgium
L 17–18
 Poland
W 22–20
 Latvia
L 18–22
4 Q ROC
L 19–21
Did not advance 5

3x3 basketball[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

Netherlands men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top three finish at the 2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[11]

Team roster

The players were announced on 6 July 2021.[12]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Serbia 7 7 0 138 91 +47 Semifinals
2  Belgium 7 4[a] 3 126 127 −1
3  Latvia 7 4[a] 3 133 129 +4 Quarterfinals
4  Netherlands 7 4[a] 3 132 129 +3
5  ROC 7 3 4 116 125 −9
6  Japan (H) 7 2[b] 5 123 134 −11
7  Poland 7 2[b] 5 120 130 −10
8  China 7 2[b] 5 119 142 −23
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. ^ a b c Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
15:25
v
Serbia  16–15  Netherlands
Pts: Vasić 5 Pts: Voorn 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
22:00
v
Netherlands  18–15  ROC
Pts: Van der Horst 9 Pts: Karpenkov 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
19:05
v
Japan  20–21  Netherlands
Pts: Tominaga 10 Pts: Bekkering, Slagter 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Vanessa Devlin (AUS)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
22:00
v
Netherlands  21–18  China
Pts: Van der Horst 8 Pts: Hu 17
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Glenn Tuitt (USA), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
18:40
v
Netherlands  17–18 (OT)  Belgium
Pts: Voorn 10 Pts: Vervoort 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
22:25
v
Netherlands  22–20 (OT)  Poland
Pts: Bekkering, Van der Horst 6 Pts: Hicks 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
18:25
v
Latvia  22–18  Netherlands
Pts: Miezis 9 Pts: Van der Horst 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Jasmina Juras (SRB)
Quarterfinal
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:00
v
Netherlands  19–21  ROC
Pts: Van der Horst 8 Pts: Zuev 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

Boxing[edit]

The Netherlands entered two boxers (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Rio 2016 Olympians Enrico Lacruz (men's lightweight) and Nouchka Fontijn (women's middleweight) secured the spots on the Dutch squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in Villebon-sur-Yvette, France.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Enrico Lacruz Men's lightweight  Davis (USA)
L 0–5
Did not advance =17
Nouchka Fontijn Women's middleweight  Wójcik (POL)
W 4–1
 Thibeault (CAN)
W 5–0
 Price (GBR)
L 2–3
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

The Netherlands qualified one canoeist for the women's K-1 class by finishing in the top eighteen at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, marking the country's recurrence to the sport after a twelve-year absence.[14]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martina Wegman Women's K-1 113.29 12 109.84 10 109.84 12 Q 108.74 8 Q 111.33 7

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

The Netherlands entered a squad of nine riders (five men and four women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[15]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Dylan van Baarle Road race 6:09:04 15
Tom Dumoulin 6:15:38 44
Yoeri Havik Did not finish
Wilco Kelderman 6:15:38 51
Bauke Mollema 6:06:33 4
Tom Dumoulin Time trial 56:05.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Anna van der Breggen Road race 3:54:31 15
Annemiek van Vleuten 3:54:00 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Demi Vollering 3:55:41 25
Marianne Vos 3:54:31 5
Anna van der Breggen Time trial 31:15.12 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Annemiek van Vleuten 30:13.49 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Track[edit]

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Dutch riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team sprint, omnium, and madison, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, the Netherlands won its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Jeffrey Hoogland Men's sprint 9.215 OR
78.133
1 Q  Mitchell (NZL)
W 9.821
73.312
Bye  Bötticher (GER)
W 10.034
71.756
Bye  Awang (MAS)
W 9.831
73.238
Bye  Vigier (FRA)
W 10.204,
W 9.902
 Dmitriev (ROC)
W 9.692,
W 9.786
 Lavreysen (NED)
L, W 9.776,
W 10.681
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Harrie Lavreysen 9.215
78.133
2 Q  Sharom (MAS)
W 10.005
71.964
Bye  Tjon En Fa (SUR)
W 9.766
73.725
Bye  Sharom (MAS)
W 9.635
74.728
Bye  Kenny (GBR)
W 10.243,
W 10.551
 Carlin (GBR)
W 9.747,
W 9.784
 Hoogland (NED)
W 9.724,
L, L
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shanne Braspennincx Women's sprint 10.479
68.709
7 Q  Bao Sj (CHN)
W 10.979
65.580
Bye  Zhong Ts (CHN)
W 10.912
65.982
Bye  Starikova (UKR)
W 10.889
66.122
Bye  Hinze (GER)
L, L
Did not advance 5th place final
 Friedrich (GER)
 Genest (CAN)
 Marchant (GBR)
L
7
Laurine van Riessen DNS Did not advance
Team sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Roy van den Berg
Matthijs Büchli[a]
Jeffrey Hoogland
Harrie Lavreysen
Men's team sprint 42.134 OR
64.081
1  Poland (POL)
W 41.431 OR
65.169
1 FA  Great Britain (GBR)
W 41.369 OR
65.266
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shanne Braspennincx
Laurine van Riessen
Women's team sprint 32.465 NR
55.444
3  Poland (POL)
W 32.308 NR
55.714
4 FB  ROC
L 32.504
55.378
4

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
a Athlete who participated in the qualification round only.

Keirin
Athlete Event Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank
Matthijs Büchli Men's keirin 3 R 3 Did not advance =19
Harrie Lavreysen 5 R 1 Q 4 Q 3 FA 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shanne Braspennincx Women's keirin 3 R 1 Q 1 Q 1 FA 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Laurine van Riessen 1 Q Bye DNF Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q=Qualified for next round; R=Advanced to repechage

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Jan-Willem van Schip Men's omnium 3 36 1 40 4 34 12 2 112 6
Kirsten Wild Women's omnium 5 32 2 38 11 20 2 18 108 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Madison
Athlete Event Points Lap Rank
Yoeri Havik
Jan-Willem van Schip
Men's madison 17 0 5
Amy Pieters
Kirsten Wild
Women's madison 21 0 4

Mountain biking[edit]

Dutch mountain bikers qualified for two men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's fifth-place finish for men and third for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.[16][17]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Mathieu van der Poel Men's cross-country Did not finish
Milan Vader 1:27:21 10
Anne Tauber Women's cross-country 1:20.18 11
Anne Terpstra 1:18.21 5

BMX[edit]

The Netherlands received six quota spots (three per gender) for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's runner-up placement for men and top finish for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of June 1, 2021.[18][19]

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank
Twan van Gendt Men's race 5 2 Q 23 8 Did not advance 16
Joris Harmsen 6 2 Q 18 7 Did not advance 13
Niek Kimmann 4 1 Q 6 1 Q 39.053 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Judy Baauw Women's race 7 2 Q 17 7 Did not advance 13
Laura Smulders 4 1 Q 24 8 Did not advance 16
Merel Smulders 10 3 Q 14 3 Q 44.721 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Diving[edit]

The Netherlands entered two divers into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top twelve of their respective events at the 2019 FINA World Championships.

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Inge Jansen Women's 3 m springboard 278.75 16 Q 301.90 9 Q 311.05 5
Celine van Duijn Women's 10 m platform 306.80 11 Q 306.45 10 Q 287.70 10

Equestrian[edit]

Dutch equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States.[20][21] Meanwhile, two eventing spots were awarded to the Dutch equestrians, based on the results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings for Group A (North Western Europe).[22]

Dutch equestrian squads for dressage, eventing and jumping were named on July 5, 2021.[23]

Dressage[edit]

Dinja van Liere and Haute Couture have been named the travelling reserve.[23]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Marlies van Baalen Go Legend Individual 71.615 20 Did not advance 20
Edward Gal Total US 78.649 6 Q 79.143 89.171 84.157 6
Hans Peter Minderhoud Dream Boy 76.817 9 q 75.536 85.829 80.682 12
Marlies van Baalen
Edward Gal
Hans Peter Minderhoud
See above Team 7312.0 5 Q 7479.5 5 7479.5 5

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Merel Blom The Quizmaster Individual 31.50 =21 Eliminated Did not advance
Janneke Boonzaaijer Champ de Tailleur 33.00 30 Eliminated Did not advance

Jumping[edit]

Harrie Smolders and Bingo du Parc have been named the travelling reserve.[23] They were entered as a substitution for the team final.

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Jump-off
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank Penalties Time Rank
Willem Greve Zypria S Individual 4 =31 Did not advance
Marc Houtzager Dante 0 =1 Q 13 88.10 21 Did not advance
Maikel van der Vleuten Beauville Z 0 =1 Q 0 85.31 =1 0 38.90 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Willem Greve
Marc Houtzager
Harrie Smolders
Maikel van der Vleuten
Zypria S
Dante
Bingo du Parc
Beauville Z
Team 26 9 Q 17 243.35 4 Did not advance

Fencing[edit]

The Netherlands entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Set to compete at his fourth consecutive Games, Bas Verwijlen claimed a spot in the men's épée as one of the highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bas Verwijlen Men's épée Bye  Kweon Y-j (KOR)
W 15–10
 Cannone (FRA)
L 11–15
Did not advance 9

Field hockey[edit]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Netherlands men's Men's tournament  Belgium
L 1–3
 South Africa
W 5–3
 Canada
W 4–2
 Great Britain
D 2–2
 Germany
L 1–3
4 Q  Australia
L 0–3P
FT: 2–2
Did not advance 6
Netherlands women's Women's tournament  India
W 5–1
 Ireland
W 4–0
 South Africa
W 5–0
 Great Britain
W 1–0
 Germany
W 3–1
1 Q  New Zealand
W 3–0
 Great Britain
W 5–1
 Argentina
W 3–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament[edit]

Netherlands men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Pakistan in a two-legged playoff at the Amsterdam leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.[24]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 28 May 2021.[25]

Head coach: Argentina Maximiliano Caldas[26]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
2 FW Jeroen Hertzberger (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 (aged 35) 259 90 Netherlands Rotterdam
4 DF Lars Balk (1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 25) 71 3 Netherlands Kampong
6 DF Jonas de Geus (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 23) 87 0 Netherlands Kampong
7 FW Thijs van Dam (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 24) 54 7 Netherlands Rotterdam
8 MF Billy Bakker (Captain) (1988-11-23)23 November 1988 (aged 32) 228 48 Netherlands Amsterdam
9 MF Seve van Ass (1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 29) 182 25 Netherlands HGC
10 MF Jorrit Croon (1998-08-09)9 August 1998 (aged 22) 85 7 Netherlands Bloemendaal
11 MF Glenn Schuurman (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 (aged 30) 151 3 Netherlands Bloemendaal
12 DF Sander de Wijn (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 31) 154 6 Netherlands Kampong
14 MF Robbert Kemperman (1990-06-24)24 June 1990 (aged 31) 220 39 Netherlands Kampong
16 FW Mirco Pruyser (1989-08-11)11 August 1989 (aged 31) 134 72 Netherlands Amsterdam
17 FW Roel Bovendeert (1992-05-08)8 May 1992 (aged 29) 31 8 Netherlands Bloemendaal
23 DF Joep de Mol (1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 25) 87 0 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
25 FW Thierry Brinkman (1995-03-19)19 March 1995 (aged 26) 111 38 Netherlands Bloemendaal
26 GK Pirmin Blaak (1988-03-08)8 March 1988 (aged 33) 106 0 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
27 DF Jip Janssen (1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 23) 43 0 Netherlands Kampong
30 DF Mink van der Weerden (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 32) 183 100 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
32 DF Justen Blok (2000-09-27)27 September 2000 (aged 20) 11 0 Netherlands Rotterdam
Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 5 4 1 0 26 9 +17 13 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 5 3 0 2 19 10 +9 9
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 11 11 0 8
4  Netherlands 5 2 1 2 13 13 0 7
5  South Africa 5 1 1 3 16 24 −8 4
6  Canada 5 0 1 4 9 27 −18 1
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
11:45
v
Netherlands  1–3  Belgium
Hertzberger field hockey ball 35' Report Hendrickx field hockey ball 41'44'45'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
21:15
v
South Africa  3–5  Netherlands
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 2'
D. Cassiem field hockey ball 10'
Kok field hockey ball 18'
Report Pruyser field hockey ball 24'54'
Van Dam field hockey ball 29'
Brinkman field hockey ball 36'
Van der Weerden field hockey ball 48'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
20:45
v
Netherlands  4–2  Canada
Bakker field hockey ball 1'
Brinkman field hockey ball 4'
De Mol field hockey ball 50'
Pruyser field hockey ball 60'
Report Wallace field hockey ball 10'
Tupper field hockey ball 53'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Javed Shaikh (IND)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
12:15
v
Netherlands  2–2  Great Britain
Brinkman field hockey ball 22'
Janssen field hockey ball 31'
Report Ward field hockey ball 52'57'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
20:45
v
Germany  3–1  Netherlands
Wellen field hockey ball 10'
Staib field hockey ball 41'
Herzbruch field hockey ball 54'
Report Hertzberger field hockey ball 57'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Quarterfinal
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
12:00
v
Australia  2–2  Netherlands
Wickham field hockey ball 13'38' Report Van der Weerden field hockey ball 32'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 50'
Penalties
Govers Penalty shoot-out scored
Ogilvie Penalty shoot-out scored
Brand Penalty shoot-out scored
3–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Hertzberger
Penalty shoot-out missed Kemperman
Penalty shoot-out missed De Geus
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

Women's tournament[edit]

Netherlands women's national field hockey team qualified for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[27]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 16 June 2021.[28]

Head coach: Australia Alyson Annan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
3 DF Sanne Koolen (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 25) 49 0 Netherlands Den Bosch
4 DF Freeke Moes (1998-11-29)29 November 1998 (aged 22) 7 1 Netherlands Amsterdam
5 MF Malou Pheninckx (1991-07-24)24 July 1991 (aged 30) 100 3 Netherlands Kampong
6 MF Laurien Leurink (1994-11-13)13 November 1994 (aged 26) 113 26 Netherlands SCHC
7 MF Xan de Waard (1995-11-08)8 November 1995 (aged 25) 156 16 Netherlands SCHC
8 MF Marloes Keetels (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 28) 157 23 Netherlands Den Bosch
10 MF Felice Albers (1999-12-27)27 December 1999 (aged 21) 10 7 Netherlands Amsterdam
11 FW Maria Verschoor (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 27) 144 20 Netherlands Amsterdam
12 FW Lidewij Welten (1990-07-16)16 July 1990 (aged 31) 217 86 Netherlands Den Bosch
13 DF Caia van Maasakker (1989-04-05)5 April 1989 (aged 32) 204 66 Netherlands SCHC
15 FW Frédérique Matla (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 24) 82 55 Netherlands Den Bosch
18 DF Pien Sanders (1998-06-11)11 June 1998 (aged 23) 63 1 Netherlands Den Bosch
20 MF Laura Nunnink (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 26) 131 2 Netherlands Den Bosch
21 DF Lauren Stam (1994-01-30)30 January 1994 (aged 27) 97 8 Netherlands Amsterdam
22 GK Josine Koning (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 (aged 25) 78 0 Netherlands Den Bosch
23 DF Margot van Geffen (1989-11-23)23 November 1989 (aged 31) 210 15 Netherlands Den Bosch
24 MF Eva de Goede (Captain) (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 (aged 32) 241 32 Netherlands Amsterdam
29 DF Stella van Gils (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 (aged 21) 6 Netherlands Pinoké
Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 15 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 5 4 0 1 13 7 +6 12
3  Great Britain 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9
4  India 5 2 0 3 7 14 −7 6
5  Ireland 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 3
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 5 19 −14 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
20:45
v
Netherlands  5–1  India
Albers field hockey ball 6'43'
Van Geffen field hockey ball 33'
Matla field hockey ball 45'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 52'
Report Rani field hockey ball 10'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Amber Church (NZL)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
Netherlands  4–0  Ireland
Albers field hockey ball 8'
Pheninckx field hockey ball 49'
Leurink field hockey ball 50'
Matla field hockey ball 56'
Report
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Liu Xiaoying (CHN)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
09:30
v
Netherlands  5–0  South Africa
Matla field hockey ball 16'35'
Keetels field hockey ball 42'
Albers field hockey ball 52'
Verschoor field hockey ball 55'
Report
North Pitch
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Ayanna McClean (TTO)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
19:00
v
Great Britain  0–1  Netherlands
Report Matla field hockey ball 13'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
18:30
v
Germany  1–3  Netherlands
Zimmermann field hockey ball 23' Report Matla field hockey ball 8'56'
Welten field hockey ball 14'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Quarterfinal
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
18:30
v
Netherlands  3–0  New Zealand
Welten field hockey ball 7'
Matla field hockey ball 21'
Stam field hockey ball 37'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Semifinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
10:30
v
Netherlands  5–1  Great Britain
Albers field hockey ball 19'38'
Keetels field hockey ball 18'
Verschoor field hockey ball 32'
Matla field hockey ball 49'
Report Ansley field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Gold medal game
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
19:00
v
1st place, gold medalist(s) Netherlands  3–1  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Van Geffen field hockey ball 23'
Van Maasakker field hockey ball 26'29'
Report Gorzelany field hockey ball 30+'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

Football[edit]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Netherlands women's Women's tournament  Zambia
W 10–3
 Brazil
D 3–3
 China
W 8–2
1 Q  United States
L 2–4P
2–2 (a.e.t.)
Did not advance 5

Women's tournament[edit]

Netherlands women's national football team qualified for the Games by securing a top-three finish at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, defeating the Italians in the quarterfinal round to reach the country's first women's Olympic tournament.[29]

Team roster

The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 16 June 2021.[30] On 20 July 2021, Joëlle Smits replaced Sherida Spitse due to injury.[31]

Head coach: Sarina Wiegman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sari van Veenendaal (captain) (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 31) 74 0 Netherlands PSV
2 2DF Lynn Wilms (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 (aged 20) 12 1 Netherlands FC Twente
3 2DF Stefanie van der Gragt (1992-08-16)16 August 1992 (aged 28) 75 10 Netherlands Ajax
4 2DF Aniek Nouwen (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 22) 16 1 Netherlands PSV
5 2DF Merel van Dongen (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 28) 51 1 Spain Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Jill Roord (1997-04-22)22 April 1997 (aged 24) 64 11 England Arsenal
7 4FW Shanice van de Sanden (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 28) 85 19 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
8 4FW Joëlle Smits (2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 21) 4 0 Netherlands PSV
9 4FW Vivianne Miedema (1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 25) 96 73 England Arsenal
10 3MF Daniëlle van de Donk (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 29) 114 28 England Arsenal
11 4FW Lieke Martens (1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 28) 123 49 Spain Barcelona
12 4FW Sisca Folkertsma (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 24) 12 0 Netherlands FC Twente
13 3MF Victoria Pelova (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (aged 22) 11 0 Netherlands Ajax
14 3MF Jackie Groenen (1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 26) 71 7 England Manchester United
15 2DF Kika van Es (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 29) 70 0 Netherlands FC Twente
16 1GK Lize Kop (1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 23) 6 0 Netherlands Ajax
17 2DF Dominique Janssen (1995-01-17)17 January 1995 (aged 26) 71 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 4FW Lineth Beerensteyn (1996-10-11)11 October 1996 (aged 24) 66 12 Germany Bayern Munich
19 4FW Renate Jansen (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 (aged 30) 48 4 Netherlands FC Twente
20 3MF Inessa Kaagman (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 25) 11 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
21 2DF Anouk Dekker (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 34) 86 7 France Montpellier
22 1GK Loes Geurts (1986-01-12)12 January 1986 (aged 35) 125 0 Sweden BK Häcken
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 21 8 +13 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
3  Zambia 3 0 1 2 7 15 −8 1
4  China 3 0 1 2 6 17 −11 1
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 3–10 Netherlands
  • Banda 19', 82', 83'
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 1,822[32]

Netherlands 3–3 Brazil
Report (TOCOG)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 2,621[32]

Quarterfinal

Golf[edit]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Anne van Dam Women's 74 78 69 77 298 +14 57

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

The Netherlands fielded a full squad of five gymnasts (one man and four women) into the Olympic competition. The women's squad claimed one of the remaining nine spots in the team all-around, while an additional berth was awarded to a lone Dutch male gymnast, who competed in the individual all-around and apparatus events at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[33]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Bart Deurloo Horizontal bar 14.400 14.400 8 Q 12.266 12.266 7
Epke Zonderland 13.833 13.833 23 Did not advance
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Vera van Pol Team 14.100 13.133 11.600 12.900 51.733 47 Did not advance
Eythora Thorsdottir 14.433 13.000 12.333 13.133 52.899 36
Lieke Wevers 13.600 13.533 13.366 12.866 53.365 32 R1[a]
Sanne Wevers 11.733 13.866
Total 42.133 39.666 39.565 38.899 160.263 11
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Lieke Wevers All-around See team results 13.266 13.366 12.400 12.066 51.098 24

Qualification legend: Q=Qualified for final; R1=First reserve
a Qualified for final after withdrawal of another athlete.

Handball[edit]

Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Netherlands women's Women's tournament  Japan
W 32–21
 South Korea
W 43–36
 Angola
W 37–28
 Norway
L 27–29
 Montenegro
W 30–29
2 Q  France
L 22–32
Did not advance 5

Women's tournament[edit]

Netherlands women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 World Championships in Kumamoto.[34][35]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 30 June 2021.[36]

Head coach: France Emmanuel Mayonnade

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 RB Laura van der Heijden (1990-06-27)27 June 1990 (aged 31) 1.72 m 222 683 Germany Borussia Dortmund
7 RW Debbie Bont (1990-12-09)9 December 1990 (aged 30) 1.75 m 177 348 France Metz Handball
8 LB Lois Abbingh (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 28) 1.77 m 161 724 Denmark Odense Håndbold
9 CB Larissa Nüsser (2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 21) 1.75 m 37 40