Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	NED
Nocname:	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1964
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Netherlands
Website:
Location:	Tokyo
Competitors:	125 (105 men and 20 women)
Sports:	12
Flagbearer:	Anton Geesink
Rank:	15
Gold:	2
Silver:	4
Bronze:	4
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports.^[1] Simon de Wit, who had represented his country in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, was the Netherlands' Chef de Mission.

Medalists

Gold

• Anton Geesink - Judo, Men's Open Class
• Bart Zoet, Jan Pieterse, Evert Dolman, and Gerben Karstens - Cycling Road, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

• Anton Geurts and Paul Hoekstra - Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000m Kayak Pairs
• Steven Blaisse, and Ernst Veenemans - Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Ada Kok - Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
• Corrie Winkel, Klenie Bimolt, Ada Kok, and Erica Terpstra - Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

• Cor Schuuring, Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel, and Jaap Oudkerk - Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
• Jan Justus Bos, Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé - Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
• Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and Freek van de Graaff - Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra, Pauline van der Wildt, and Toos Beumer - Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Men's competition

• Eef Kamerbeek
• Kees Koch
• Frans Luitjes

Women's competition

• Joke Bijleveld
• Jannie van Eyck-Vos
• Lia Hinten
  • Gerda Kraan Tilly van der Made

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.

Individual road race

• Bart Zoet
• Gerben Karstens
• Harry Steevens
• Jan Pieterse

Team time trial

• Evert Dolman
• Gerben Karstens
• Jan Pieterse
• Bart Zoet

Sprint

• Piet van der Touw
• Aad de Graaf

1000m time trial

• Piet van der Touw

Tandem

• Aad de Graaf
• Piet van der Touw

Individual pursuit

• Tiemen Groen

Team pursuit

• Gerard Koel
• Henk Cornelisse
• Jaap Oudkerk
• Cor Schuuring

Hockey

See main article: Hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics. One shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Joop van Domselaar

50 m rifle, prone

• Joop van Domselaar

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Women

• Toos Beumer
• Klenie Bimolt
• Marianne Heemskerk
• Betty Heukels
• Ada Kok
• Gretta Kok
• Adrie Lasterie
• Truus Looijs
• Erica Terpstra
• Ineke Tigelaar
• Ria van Velsen
• Winnie van Weerdenburg
• Bep Weeteling
• Pauline van der Wildt
• Corrie Winkel

Men

• Vinus van Baalen
• Johan Bontekoe
• Jan Jiskoot
• Ron Kroon
• Dick Langerhorst
• Wieger Mensonides
• Henri van Osch
• Aad Oudt
• Bert Sitters
• Hemmie Vriens
• Jan Weeteling

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Round Robin

• Lost to United States (0-3)

• Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)

• Defeated Brazil (3-2)

• Lost to Romania (0-3)

• Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)

• Defeated South Korea (3-1)

• Lost to Hungary (3-1)

• Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)

• Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster

• Frank Constandse

• Jacques Ewalds

• Ron Groenhuyzen

• Johannes van der Hoek

• Jurjaan Koolen

• Jaap Korsloot

• Jan Oosterbaan

• Dinco van der Stoep

• Piet Swieter

• Joop Tinkhof

• Jacques de Vink

• Hans van Wijnen

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)

• Defeated Brazil (3-2)

• Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7)

• Defeated United States (6-4)
• Semi Final Round (Group C/D)

• Defeated Belgium (7-5)

• Lost to Hungary (5-6)
• Classification Round (5th-8th place)

• Lost to Germany (4-5)

• Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place
• Team Roster

• Bram Leenards

• Hans Muller

• Gerrit Wormgoor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Netherlands at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1964/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.