Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	NED
Nocname:	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1960
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Netherlands
Oldcode:	PBA
Website:
Location:	Rome
Competitors:	110 (80 men and 30 women)
Sports:	13
Flagbearer:	Jan Willem van Erven Dorens
Rank:	28
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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

See main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Individual road race

• Jan Hugens
• Jan Janssen
• René Lotz
• Lex van Kreuningen

Team time trial

• Jan Hugens
• René Lotz
• Ab Sluis
• Lex van Kreuningen

Sprint

• Piet van der Touw
• Aad de Graaf

1000m time trial

• Piet van der Touw

Tandem

• Rinus Paul
• Mees Gerritsen

Team pursuit

• Jaap Oudkerk
• Theo Nikkessen
• Henk Nijdam
• Piet van der Lans

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Men's épée

• Max Dwinger

Women's foil

• Elly Botbijl
• Nina Kleijweg
• Daniëlle van Rossem

Women's team foil

• Nina Kleijweg, Daniëlle van Rossem, Leni Kokkes-Hanepen, Elly Botbijl

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

The Netherlands had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.^[2]

Men's single sculls

• Lex Redelé

Men's double sculls – 5th place

• Peter Bakker
• Co Rentmeester

Men's coxless pair

• Steven Blaisse
• Ernst Veenemans

Men's coxed pair

• Maarten van Dis
• Arnold Wientjes
• Jan Just Bos

Men's coxed four

• Toon de Ruiter
• Frank Moerman
• Ype Stelma
• Henk Wamsteker
• Marius Klumperbeek

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Finn

• Hans Sleeswijk 24th, 2265 points

Flying Dutchman

• Ben Verhagen & Gerardus Lautenschutz 5th, 5452 points

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Water polo

See 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

See main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1960/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 November 2010 . sports-reference.com.
2. Netherlands Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1960/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 February 2018.