Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Rome
Competitors 110 (80 men and 30 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Jan Willem van Erven Dorens
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Fencing

Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Men's épée
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Rowing

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

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls – 5th place
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

Finn
Flying Dutchman

Swimming

Water polo

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

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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