Dutch Olympic Sailing Team

Dutch Olympic Sailing Team

Highest governing body Koninlijk Verbond Nederlandsche Watersport Verenigingen
(1890 - 1970)
Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond
(1970 - Today)
Nicknames Het Watersportverbond
22 Olympic Medals 1st, gold medalist(s): 5 2nd, silver medalist(s): 8 3rd, bronze medalist(s): 9
Characteristics
Contact Het Watersportverbond
Team members Female: 26, Male: 176, Female substitutes: 1, Male substitutes: 38, Officials: 26, Total: 267
Type Sailing
Venue Olympic Games
(1900 - 2012)
Presence
Country or region Netherlands
Olympic 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952,
1956 (Boycott), 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976,
1980 (Under IOC flag), 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012

The Dutch were in most of the Olympic sailing competitions represented by the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team. The selection of the members of the team was done by the Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond (KNWV) or its predecessor. With the exception of 1908 and 1912 there were always Dutch sailors willing to compete at this pinnacle of competitive sailing. Even in 1956 in Melbourne the Dutch team was willing and able to perform. However at the last possible moment the Dutch NOC and the Dutch government (together with Switzerland and Spain), ordered a boycott of these games. This boycott was a result of the presence in Hungary of the Soviet Union after the Hungarian Revolution. The KNWV was not in favor of this boycott.

Listed below is an overview of all Olympic games and events which the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team was selected for. The list includes all sailors, substitutes and when known, the officials that supported the team:

The Gentleman years[1]

1896 Athens,  Greece

  • 1896 Summer Olympics
  • Sailing program cancelled due to weather conditions
  • No knowledge of Dutch representation in sailing

1900 Paris,  France

1904 St. Louis,  United States

1908 Ryde (Isle of Wight) & Hunter’s Quay (Firth of Clyde),  United Kingdom

1912 Stockholm,  Sweden

1916 Berlin,  Germany

The Yachtsmen years

1920 Ostend,  Belgium

1924 Paris,  France

1928 Amsterdam,  Netherlands

1932 Los Angeles,  United States

1936 Kiel,  Germany

1940 Tokio,  Japan

1940 Helsinki,  Finland

1944

  • Not scheduled

The Innovator years

1948 Torbay,  United Kingdom

1952 Helsinki,  Finland

The sailors of the 1952 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team were accommodated by members of the local Finish Yacht Club. The club house of that club is a fortress over 200 years old. The Dutch boats were moored on an island called: Merenkävijät what can be loosely translated into pirates'. Also the Dutch Royal Yacht Piet Hein was moored at the island.
  • Transport
The Dutch Olympic boats were transported over sea by the coaster Marvic

1956 Melbourne,  Australia

Naples,  Italy

Enoshima,  Japan

The Sailors years

Acapulco,  Mexico

1972 Kiel,  Germany

1976 Kingston,  Canada

1980 Tallinn,  Soviet Union

1984 Long Beach,  United States

The Athlete years

1988 Pusan,  South Korea

1992 Barcelona,  Spain

1996 Savannah,  United States

The Performers years

2000 Sydney,  Australia

2004 Athens,  Greece

2008 Qingdao,  China

2012 Weymouth,  United Kingdom

2016 Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil

References

  1. ↑ The titles of the chapters came from the book: Vintage Yachting Games - Olympic Classes. ISBN 978-90-78440-23-9

Sources

  • "Olympisch voorspel Eerste Nederlanders in Helsinki aangekomen" (in Dutch) (Day ed.). De Telegraaf. 1952-07-08. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  • "De Marvic van 1943" (in Dutch). Kustvaartforum.com. 2004-12-31. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
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