The Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

in Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Australia

Australia

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Medalists

Medals Per Day
Day	Date				Total
Day 1	16th	0	1	0	1
Day 2	17th	1	0	0	1
Day 3	18th	1	0	0	1
Day 4	19th	1	0	1	2
Day 5	20th	2	0	1	3
Day 6	21st	1	1	0	2
Day 7	22nd	0	0	1	1
Day 8	23rd	1	1	0	2
Day 9	24th	0	2	0	2
Day 10	25th	0	0	0	0
Day 11	26th	1	0	0	1
Day 12	27th	0	1	0	1
Day 13	28th	0	1	0	1
Day 14	29th	1	1	1	3
Day 15	30th	2	0	0	2
Day 16	1st	1	1	0	2
Total		12	9	4	25
Medals Per Sport
Sport					Total
Archery Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...		0	0	1	1
Cycling Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested: Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking.-Medal table:-Road cycling:-Track cycling:MenWomen-Mountain biking:-References:*...		3	1	0	4
Equestrian Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Equestrian Events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Event Summary:-Riders:*Imtiaz Anees*David O'Connor *Andrew Hoy*Mark Todd...		2	2	0	4
Field hockey Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...		1	0	1	2
Judo Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...		1	0	0	1
Rowing Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Final results for the Rowing events at the 2000 Summer Olympics:The event is probably most noted for Steve Redgrave's winning his fifth Olympic gold medal in as many games in the British men's coxless four. However, there were a number of other dramatic races. Both the men's and women's single...		0	3	0	3
Sailing Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....		0	1	0	1
Swimming Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...		5	1	2	8
Tennis Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...		0	1	0	1
Total		12	9	4	25

Gold

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200m Freestyle

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 50m Freestyle

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
   — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly

• Leontien Zijlaard — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race

• Leontien Zijlaard — Cycling, Women's Individual Pursuit

• Leontien Zijlaard — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Time Trial

• Mark Huizinga
  Mark Huizinga
  Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004...
  
   — Judo, Men's Middleweight (90 kg)

• Jeroen Dubbeldam
  Jeroen Dubbeldam
  Jeroen Dubbeldam is a Dutch show jumping champion.-Olympic Record:Dubbeldam competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, where he won a gold medal in Individual Jumping with the horse De Sjiem.-References:...
  
   — Equestrian, men's individual jumping

• Anky van Grunsven
  Anky van Grunsven
  Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...
  
   — Equestrian, women's individual dressage

• Jacques Brinkman
  Jacques Brinkman
  Jacques Brinkman is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the golden medal with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
  
  , Jeroen Delmee
  Jeroen Delmee
  Jeroen Petrus Maria Delmee is a field hockey player from The Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.-External links:*...
  
  , Jaap-Derk Buma
  Jaap-Derk Buma
  Jaap-Derk Buma is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 143 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored nineteen goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on 5 November 1994 in a match against Belgium...
  
  , Marten Eikelboom
  Marten Eikelboom
  Marten Eikelboom is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
  
  , Piet-Hein Geeris
  Piet-Hein Geeris
  Piet-Hein Willem Geeris is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 194 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he scored 29 goals. The forward and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on May 5, 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland...
  
  , Erik Jazet
  Erik Jazet
  Erik Alexander Jazet is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 308 international matches for the Netherlands. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on November 17, 1990 in a match against England....
  
  , Ronald Jansen
  Ronald Jansen
  Franciscus Ronaldus Maria Jansen is a former field hockey goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who twice won the golden medal at the Summer Olympics....
  
  , Bram Lomans
  Bram Lomans
  Abraham Robertus Lomans is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the gold medal at the Olympics: in Atlanta Abraham ("Bram") Robertus Lomans (born on April 19, 1975 in Roosendaal) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the gold medal at the Olympics: in Atlanta Abraham...
  
  , Teun de Nooijer
  Teun de Nooijer
  Teun Floris de Nooijer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal.- Life and work :He made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand...
  
  , Wouter van Pelt
  Wouter van Pelt
  Wouter van Pelt is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 236 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he scored 21 goals. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on March 27, 1989 in a match against England. He played in the Dutch League for HDM and Breda...
  
  , Stephan Veen
  Stephan Veen
  Stephan Patrick Veen is a retired field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, who twice became olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000....
  
   (captain), Guus Vogels
  Guus Vogels
  Augustinus Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with...
  
  , Peter Windt
  Peter Windt
  Pieter Windt is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 69 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on January 21, 1997 in a match against Argentina...
  
  , Diederik van Weel
  Diederik van Weel
  Diederik David van Weel is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 61 international matches for the Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender made his debut for the Dutch on 17 August 1998 in a match against Argentina...
  
  , Sander van der Weide
  Sander van der Weide
  Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
  , and Remco van Wijk
  Remco van Wijk
  Remco van Wijk is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 242 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he scored 63 goals. The striker made his debut for the Dutch on May 5, 1993 in a friendly match against Ireland...
  
   — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

Silver

• Leontien Zijlaard — Cycling, Women's Points Race

• Albert Voorn
  Albert Voorn
  Albert Bernard Voorn is a Dutch equestrian and Olympic medalist.His son is Vincent Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper.-Olympic Record:...
  
   — Equestrian, Jumping Individual

• Margriet Matthijsse
  Margriet Matthijsse
  Margriet Matthijsse is a Dutch sailor and Olympic champion.She received a silver medal in the Europe Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and again a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
   — Sailing, Women's Europe

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
  , Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Wilma van Hofwegen
  Wilma van Hofwegen
  Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
  
  , Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Nanette Henneken is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , and Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
  
   (heats) — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Kristie Boogert
  Kristie Boogert
  Kristie Boogert was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 5 February 1996 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 29....
  
   and Miriam Oremans
  Miriam Oremans
  Miriam Oremans is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 26 July 1993 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 25....
  
   — Tennis, Women's Doubles

• Arjen Teeuwissen
  Arjen Teeuwissen
  Arjen Gerald Teeuwissen is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Coby van Baalen.-External links:*...
  
  , Coby van Baalen
  Coby van Baalen
  Jacoba Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Ellen Bontje, and Arjen Teeuwissen. In the Individuel Competition Van...
  
  , Ellen Bontje
  Ellen Bontje
  Petronella Theodora Maria Bontje is an equestrian from The Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage Event at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Anky van Grunsven, Coby van Baalen, and Arjen Teeuwissen...
  
  , and Anky van Grunsven
  Anky van Grunsven
  Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...
  
   — Equestrian, Mixed Team Dressage

• Michiel Bartman
  Michiel Bartman
  Michiel Bernhard Emiel Marie Bartman is a former rower from the Netherlands, who won a total of three Olympic medals during his career...
  
  , Dirk Lippits
  Dirk Lippits
  Dirk Reinier Lippits is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's Quadruple Sculls. In 2004, Lippits took part in the men's single sculls, finishing fourth in the C Final.-References:...
  
  , Diederik Simon
  Diederik Simon
  Diederik Rudolf Simon is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
  , and Jochem Verberne
  Jochem Verberne
  Joachim Hermanus Jacobus Verberne is a former rower from the Netherlands. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's Quadruple Sculls.-References:...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls

• Pieta van Dishoeck
  Pieta van Dishoeck
  Pieta Roberta van Dishoeck is a retired rower from the Netherlands who won two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls, alongside Eeke van Nes, and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...
  
   and Eeke van Nes
  Eeke van Nes
  Eeke Geertruida van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career...
  
   — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls

• Tessa Appeldoorn
  Tessa Appeldoorn
  Tessa Appeldoorn is a Dutch Olympic rower.A silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Dutch women's eight, she was also in the women's eight in the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth...
  
  , Carin ter Beek
  Carin ter Beek
  Carin Anuschka ter Beek is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...
  
  , Pieta van Dishoeck
  Pieta van Dishoeck
  Pieta Roberta van Dishoeck is a retired rower from the Netherlands who won two Olympic medals during her career. She claimed the silver medal in the women's double sculls, alongside Eeke van Nes, and in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...
  
  , Elien Meijer
  Elien Meijer
  Elsiena Janneke Meijer is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Meijer and Anneke Venema finished 8th in the women's coxless...
  
  , Eeke van Nes
  Eeke van Nes
  Eeke Geertruida van Nes is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three Olympic medals during her career...
  
  , Nelleke Penninx
  Nelleke Penninx
  Petronella Wilhelmina Cornelia Penninx is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Penninx finished sixth in the...
  
  , Martijntje Quik
  Martijntje Quik
  Martijntje Quik is a former coxswain from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...
  
  , Anneke Venema
  Anneke Venema
  Anneke Venema is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, Venema and Elien Meijer finished 8th in the women's coxless pair.-References:...
  
  , and Marieke Westerhof
  Marieke Westerhof
  Marieke Aleida Westerhof is a retired rower from the Netherlands. She won a silver medal in the women's eight with coxswain in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   — Rowing, Women's Eights

Bronze

• Wietse van Alten
  Wietse van Alten
  Wietse Cornelis van Alten is an archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven....
  
   — Archery, Men's Individual Competition

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 50m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  , Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  , Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  , Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Hendrik Zuijdweg is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch 4×200 m freestyle relay Team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Johan Kenkhuis, Marcel Wouda and Pieter van den...
  
  , and Mark van der Zijden
  Mark van der Zijden
  Mark Richard van der Zijden is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   (heats) — Swimming, Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
• Minke Booij
  Minke Booij
  Minke Gertine Booij is a Dutch field hockey player, who played more than 150 international matches for the Netherlands national team since her debut, on September 9, 1998 in a friendly match against Japan.Booij was captain of the Dutch squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in...
  
  , Dillianne van den Boogaard, Ageeth Boomgaardt, Julie Deiters, Mijntje Donners
  Mijntje Donners
  Wilhelmina Petronella Ardina Maria Donners is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who played 234 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 97 goals.Donners made her debut on April 1, 1994 against South Korea , and was a member of the team, that won the...
  
  , Fleur van de Kieft, Fatima Moreira de Melo
  Fatima Moreira de Melo
  Fatima Moreira de Melo LL.M. is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of...
  
  , Clarinda Sinnige
  Clarinda Sinnige
  Clarinda Maria Sinnige is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played 142 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team....
  
  , Hanneke Smabers, Minke Smabers
  Minke Smabers
  Minke Smeets is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands. Her current team is Laren.She was part of the team that won the 2007 Champions Trophy...
  
  , Margje Teeuwen
  Margje Teeuwen
  Margje Josepha Teeuwen is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands, who played 145 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored fifteen goals....
  
  , Carole Thate
  Carole Thate
  Carole Helene Antoinette Thate is a Dutch former field hockey player, who played 168 international matches for the Netherlands, in which she scored forty goals...
  
   (captain), Daphne Touw
  Daphne Touw
  Daphne Touw is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played 68 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team. She made her debut on July 3, 1993 against Germany, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,...
  
  , Macha van der Vaart, Myrna Veenstra, and Suzan van der Wielen — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Archery

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at Sydney International Archery Park in Sydney, Australia with ranking rounds on 16 September and regular competition held from 17 September to 20 September...

Where the Netherlands had sent only female archers to the 1996 Olympic competition, they sent only men to the 2000 event. Wietse van Alten

Wietse van Alten

Wietse Cornelis van Alten is an archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven....

 won the bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 in the individual tournament.

Men's individual
	Wietse van Alten Wietse van Alten Wietse Cornelis van Alten is an archer from the Netherlands. Van Alten was born in Zaandam, in the municipality of Zaanstad. He has competed in archery since the age of seven....			Fred van Zutphen			Henk Vogels
1/32 eliminations	Defeated	Miika Aulio  Finland	163-160	Defeated	Jari Lipponen Jari Lipponen Jari Matti Lipponen is a former Finnish archer, who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1992. He won the silver medal in the Men's Team Competition in 1992 alongside Tomi Poikolainen and Ismo Falck.-References:*...   Finland	161-155	Lost to	Bård Nesteng  Norway	158-149
1/16 eliminations	Defeated	Grzegorz Targonski  Poland	160-157	Defeated	Rodney White Rodney White Rodney Charles White is an American professional basketball player currently playing in South Korea for the Anyang KGC Pro Basketball Club...   United States	153-152	-	-	-
1/8 eliminations	Defeated	Stanislav Zabrodskiy Stanislav Zabrodskiy Stanislav Zabrodskiy is an athlete from Kazakhstan. Zabrodskiy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was defeated. His final rank was 18th overall.-References:...   Kazakhstan	166-164	Lost to	Sebastien Flute  France	166-159	-	-	-
Quarterfinal	Defeated	Sebastien Flute  France	106-102	-	-	-	-	-	-
Semifinal	Lost to	Simon Fairweather Simon Fairweather Simon John Fairweather, OAM is an archer born in Adelaide, South Australia. He is 175 centimetres tall and weighs 71 kilograms.Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991....   Australia	112-110	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bronze Medal	Defeated	Magnus Petersson Magnus Petersson Magnus Petersson is an archer from Sweden.He is an experienced Olympian, having won a silver medal in 1996. Petersson advanced to the semifinals in archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated there by Vic Wunderle. In the consolation bronze medal match, he again lost, this time to...   Sweden	114-109	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bronze medal			-			-

Men's Team Competition:

• Van Alten, Van Zutphen, and Vogels — Round of 16 (0-1) → 9th place

Men's Competition

Men's 800m

• Bram Som
  Bram Som
  Bram Som is a Dutch runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time of 1:43.45 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Zürich, is also the current Dutch National Record. He missed the 2005 season, but returned in 2006 to win the national Dutch championship for the fifth time since 2000...
  
  
• Round 1 — 01:48.58 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500m

• Marko Koers
  Marko Koers
  Marko Ewout Koers is a retired middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He competed in the 800 and 1500 metres...
  
  
• Round 1 — 03:39.16
• Semifinal — 03:39.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Robin Korving
  Robin Korving
  Robin Korving is a former hurdler from the Netherlands, best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. He was Holland's leading hurdler in the 1990s, winning eight national titles in a row...
  
  
• Round 1 — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

• Simon Vroemen
  Simon Vroemen
  Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...
  
  
• Round 1 — 08:22.13
• Final — 08:37.87 (→ 12th place)

Men's High Jump

• Wilbert Pennings
  Wilbert Pennings
  Wilbert Bernard Roger Pennings is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records....
  
  
• Qualifying — 2.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

• Rens Blom
  Rens Blom
  Rens Blom is a former Dutch athlete competing in pole vault.-Biography:He achieved the result of 5.75 as early as in 2000, but five years passed without much progression. However, on June 8, 2004 in Zaragoza he set the current Dutch record with 5.81...
  
  
• Qualifying — 5.65 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Kamiel Maase
  Kamiel Maase
  Kamiel Maase is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. He also holds the national record in the marathon, which he ran on 21 October 2007 in the Amsterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Final — 2:16:24 (→ 13th place)
• Greg van Hest
  Greg van Hest
  Greg van Hest is a Dutch runner.-Career highlights:Dutch National Championships-External links:**...
  
  
• Final — 2:18:00 (→ 25th place)

Women's Competition

Women's Shot Put

• Lieja Koeman
• Qualifying — 17.99
• Final — 17.96 (→ 9th place)

Women's Marathon

• Nadezhda Wijenberg
  Nadezhda Wijenberg
  Nadezhda Wijenberg is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands....
  
  
• Final — 2:32:29 (→ 22nd place)

Badminton

Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Badminton was held at The Dome and Exhibition Complex at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney from September 17–23, 2000. The competition included five events ....

Men's Doubles

• Quinten van Dalm and Dennis Lens
• Round of 32 — Lost to Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Pramote Teerawiwatana is a male badminton player from Thailand.Teerawiwatana competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tesana Panvisvas...
  
   and Tesana Panvisavas of Thailand

Women's Singles

• Judith Meulendijks
  Judith Meulendijks
  Judith Meulendijks is a female badminton player from the Netherlands.-2000 Summer Olympics:She competed badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's singles and was beaten in round of 32 by Ye Zhaoying, of China, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7.-2007 BWF World Championships:Meulendijks played the 2007 BWF...
  
  
• Round of 64 — Bye
• Round of 32 — Lost to Ye Zhaoying
  Ye Zhaoying
  Ye Zhaoying is a retired women's singles badminton player from Zhejiang, the People's Republic of China who rates as one of the finest that China or any nation has produced. Officially ranked as the number one player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost but regained that...
  
   of China
• Mia Audina Tjiptawan
• Round of 64 — Bye
• Round of 32 — Defeated Sonya McGinn of Ireland
• Round of 16 — Defeated Ya-Lin Chan of Chinese Taipei
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Camilla Martin
  Camilla Martin
  Camilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles....
  
   of Denmark

Women's Doubles

• Lotte Jonathans and Nicole van Hooren
• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Defeated Nicole Grether
  Nicole Grether
  -Career:Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Juliane Schenk. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.As of 2011 she...
  
   and Karen Stechmann of Germany
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Huang Nanyan
  Huang Nanyan
  Huang Nanyan is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:A women's doubles specialist, Huang won a number of top tier titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The first of these came at the 1997 Asian Badminton Championships with Liu Zhong...
  
   and Yang Wei
  Yang Wei (badminton)
  Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...
  
   of China

Mixed Doubles

• Erica van den Heuvel and Chris Bruil
  Chris Bruil
  Christiaan "Chris" Gerrit Herman Bruil is a male badminton player from the Netherlands.Bruil competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, who is his wife. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Kim Dong-moon and Ra...
  
  
• Round of 32 — Defeated Amanda Hardy and David Bamford of Australia
• Round of 16 — Defeated Ge Fei
  Ge Fei (badminton)
  Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...
  
   and Liu Yong
  Liu Yong (badminton)
  Liu Yong is a male former international level badminton player for China who specialized in mixed doubles.He is married to former singles player on the Chinese national badminton team Dai Yun.-Career:...
  
   of China
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Simon Archer
  Simon Archer
  Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:...
  
   and Joanne Goode
  Joanne Goode
  Joanne Goode is a former English female badminton player.-Career:Goode competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with Simon Archer and won a bronze medal...
  
   of Great Britain

Men's Team Competition

In their second appearance in Olympic baseball, The Netherlands

Netherlands national baseball team

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....

 repeated their fifth-place finish. They scored victories over Australia

Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Australia was the host nation for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.-Medalists:-Archery:...

 and Italy

Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics

- Gold:*Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi — Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000 m*Josefa Idem Guerrini — Women's Kayak Singles 500 m*Paola Pezzo — Women's Cross Country Mountain Bike...

 to begin (→ game 1) and end (→ game 7) the preliminary round, but suffered four defeats in between (→ games 2, 3, 5, and 6). In game 4, however, the Dutch team served Cuba

Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Cuba competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Australia's largest city, Sydney.- Gold:*Anier García — Athletics, men's 110 m hurdles*Iván Pedroso — Athletics, men's long jump*Guillermo Rigondeaux — Boxing, men's bantamweight...

 its first defeat in the history of Olympic baseball, breaking a 21-game winning streak (→ in its third Olympiad) by the Cubans.

• Preliminary Round Robin (→ 3-4)
• Defeated Australia
  Australia national baseball team
  The Australian national baseball team represents Australia in international baseball tournaments and competitions. They are ranked as the top team in Oceania, and are the Oceanian Champions, having been awarded the title in 2007 when New Zealand withdrew from the Oceania Baseball Championship. They...
  
   6-4
• Lost to Japan
  Japan national baseball team
  The Japan national baseball team is the national baseball team representing Japan in international competitions. They are one of the more successful baseball teams in the world, having won the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009...
  
   2-10
• Lost to United States
  United States national baseball team
  The United States National Baseball team represents the United States in international baseball competition. The United States has won the previous two Baseball World Cups, having lost this title to the Netherlands in 2011, and is currently second in the IBAF World Rankings, behind Cuba.The team...
  
   2-6
• Defeated Cuba
  Cuba national baseball team
  The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
  
   4-2
• Lost to South Korea
  Korea national baseball team
  The Korea national baseball team , nicknamed "Blue Bogy ", is the national baseball team of the Republic of Korea . It has participated in the Summer Olympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, it won the gold medal in a final victory against Cuba...
  
   0-2
• Lost to South Africa
  South Africa national baseball team
  The South African national baseball team is a baseball team which represents the Republic of South Africa in international baseball competitions such as the World Baseball Classic and formerly the Summer Olympics.-All-Africa Games:...
  
   South Africa 2-3
• Defeated Italy
  Italy national baseball team
  The Italy national baseball team is the team that represents Italy in international baseball competition. The Italian national team is currently ranked 12th in the world.-World Baseball Classic:...
  
   3-2 (→ did not advance)
• Team Roster:
• Sharnol Adriana
  Sharnol Adriana
  Sharnol Leonard Adriana is a Dutch baseball player.-Early years:Adriana began his professional baseball career after being taken in the 15th round of the 1991 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays assigned him to their St. Catharines Blue Jays farm team, where he hit .206-.311-.341 as...
  
  
• Sharnol Leonard
• Johnny Balentina
  Johnny Balentina
  Randolph Benito Balentina is a Dutch baseball player, who competed in three consequtive Summer Olympics for the Netherlands, starting in 1996 . Twice he finished in sixth place , once in fifth place .-Reference:...
  
  
• Patrick Beljaards
  Patrick Beljaards
  Patrick Beljaards is a Dutch baseball player.Beljaards represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Ken Brauckmiller
• Rob Cordemans
  Rob Cordemans
  Rob "Robbie" Cordemans is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions.- Olympics :Cordemans has been a fixture on Dutch baseball teams in international competitions...
  
  
• Jeffrey Cranston
• Mike Crouwel
• Radhames Dijkhoff
• Robert Eenhoorn
  Robert Eenhoorn
  Robert Franciscus Eenhoorn is a retired Dutch professional baseball player and manager. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a utility infielder for the New York Yankees and California/Anaheim Angels.-Major League career:Robert Eenhoorn played four seasons in Major League Baseball as...
  
  
• Rikkert Faneyte
  Rikkert Faneyte
  Rikkert Faneyte was a Major League Baseball player from to for the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers. He was an outfielder. He was a member of the Dutch National Team which finished in fifth position at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-External links:...
  
  
• Evert-Jan 't Hoen
  Evert-Jan 't Hoen
  Evert-Jan Axel Charles 't Hoen is a Dutch baseball player.'t Hoen represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in which the Dutch finished sixth...
  
  
• Chairon Isenia
  Chairon Isenia
  Chairon Ramon Isenia is a Dutch baseball player.Isenia represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth...
  
  
• Percy Isenia
  Percy Isenia
  Percy Isenia is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for SV ADO and the Dutch national team....
  
  
• Eelco Jansen
  Eelco Jansen
  Eelco Jansen is a Dutch baseball player.Jansen represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he and his team became sixth. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney they were fifth, while in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics they were sixth again.-External...
  
  
• Ferenc Jongejan
  Ferenc Jongejan
  Ferenc Peter Jongejan is a Dutch baseball player.Jongejan represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Dirk van 't Klooster
  Dirk van 't Klooster
  Dirk Gijsbertus van 't Klooster is a Dutch baseball player.Van 't Klooster represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Patrick de Lange
  Patrick de Lange
  Patrick de Lange is a Dutch baseball player.De Lange represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Reily Legito
  Reily Legito
  Raylinos Joaquin 'Reily' Legito is a Dutch baseball player.Legito, a right-handed infielder, represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Jurriaan Lobbezoo
• Remy Maduro
• Hensley Meulens
  Hensley Meulens
  Hensley Filemon Acasio Meulens is a former professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. He played from to in Major League Baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball, and the Korea Baseball Organization...
  
  
• Ralph Milliard
  Ralph Milliard
  Ralph Gregory Milliard is a Dutch baseball player.Milliard represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth...
  
  
• Erik Remmerswaal
• Orlando Stewart
• Head Coach: Pat Murphy
  Pat Murphy (baseball)
  Patrick J. Murphy , was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher from -. He would play for the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

• Bas van Dooren
• Final — 2:14:37.26 (→ 11th place)
• Bart Brentjens
  Bart Brentjens
  Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens is a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking.Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Final — 2:14:41.95 (→ 12th place)
• Patrick Tolhoek
  Patrick Tolhoek
  Patrick Tolhoek is a retired Dutch professional cyclist. His father Ko Tolhoek was also a professional cyclist.In 1985, Tolhoek won the national road race for militaries. In 1989 and 1990, Tolhoek rode the Tour de France. During his first years as professional cyclist, he had problems with his...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Women's Mountain Bike

• Corine Dorland
  Corine Dorland
  Corine Stam-Dorland was a Dutch amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1996. From 1996 to 2006 she was also an accomplished Mountain Bike Cyclo-cross and Road Bike racer...
  
  
• Final — 1:59:59.36 (→ 17th place)

Men's Competition

Individual Time Trial

• Koos Moerenhout
  Koos Moerenhout
  Jacobus Moerenhout is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :19941996...
  
  
• Final — 1:01:27 (→ 26th place)
• Erik Dekker
  Erik Dekker
  Hendrik "Erik" Dekker is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank cycling team from 1996 till 2006. In 2007 he became one of Rabobank's team managers.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• Final — 1:01:40 (→ 29th place)

Individual Road Race

• Max van Heeswijk
  Max van Heeswijk
  Max Lambert Peter van Heeswijk is a Dutch retired professional road racing cyclist.- Major achievements :2000...
  
  
• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 15th place)
• Léon van Bon
  Léon van Bon
  Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics...
  
  
• Final — 5:30:46 (→ 25th place)
• Tristan Hoffman
  Tristan Hoffman
  Tristan Henri Christiaan Hoffman is a former road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. Since early 2007 he is a directeur sportif for .-Major results:199119921993...
  
  
• Final — 5:36:14 (→ 80th place)
• Erik Dekker
  Erik Dekker
  Hendrik "Erik" Dekker is a retired Dutch professional road racing cyclist active from 1992 until 2006. He was a member of the Rabobank cycling team from 1996 till 2006. In 2007 he became one of Rabobank's team managers.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• Final — DNF
• Koos Moerenhout
  Koos Moerenhout
  Jacobus Moerenhout is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :19941996...
  
  
• Final — DNF

Women's Competition

Individual Time Trial

• Leontien Zijlaard
• Final — 0:42:00 (→ Gold Medal)
• Mirjam Melchers
  Mirjam Melchers
  Maria Wilhelmina Johanna 'Mirjam' Melchers-Van Poppel is a female racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly-rated races...
  
  
• Final — 0:44:12 (→ 11th place)

Individual Road Race

• Leontien Zijlaard
• Final — 3:06:31 (→ Gold Medal)
• Mirjam Melchers
  Mirjam Melchers
  Maria Wilhelmina Johanna 'Mirjam' Melchers-Van Poppel is a female racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly-rated races...
  
  
• Final — 3:06:31 (→ 12th place)
• Chantal Beltman
  Chantal Beltman
  Chantal Beltman is a Dutch professional cyclist. She is part of the 2008 Team High Road Women team. In 2007 this was called the T-Mobile Women cycling team. In 2006, Beltman raced for Vrienden van het Platteland team...
  
  
• Final — 3:10:34 (→ 36th place)

Men's Competition

Point Race

• Wilco Zuijderwijk
  • Points — 3
  • Laps Down — 2 (→ 18th place)

Team Pursuit

• John den Braber, Robert Slippens
  Robert Slippens
  Robertus Michiel Joseph Lucas Maria Jacobus 'Robert' Slippens is a Dutch racing cyclist.Slippens represented the Netherlands at three different Summer Olympics. He made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he participated in the four kilometer team pursuit alongside...
  
  , Jens Mouris
  Jens Mouris
  Jens Mouris is a Dutch racing cyclist.Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with John den Braber, Robert Slippens and Wilco Zuijderwijk. They ended up in seventh position after being lapped by the Ukraine...
  
  , Wilco Zuijderwijk and Peter Schep
  Peter Schep
  Pieter Otto Schep is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.-Biography:...
  
  
  • Qualifying — 04:09.590
  • Quarterfinal — Lapped (→ did not advance)

Madison

• Danny Stam
  Danny Stam
  Danny Stam is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling Six-day racing. He is nicknamed "De kleine diesel" .-Biography:...
  
   and Robert Slippens
  Robert Slippens
  Robertus Michiel Joseph Lucas Maria Jacobus 'Robert' Slippens is a Dutch racing cyclist.Slippens represented the Netherlands at three different Summer Olympics. He made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he participated in the four kilometer team pursuit alongside...
  
  
  • Final — 8 (→ 8th place)

Women's Competition

Individual Pursuit

• Leontien Zijlaard
  • Qualifying — 03:31.570
  • Semifinal — Defeated Sarah Ulmer
    Sarah Ulmer
    Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer, ONZM is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold. She won a gold medal and set world records at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens,....
    
     of New Zealand
  • Final — Defeated Marion Clignet
    Marion Clignet
    Marion Clignet is a French former track cyclist. Clignet was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France.- Palmarès :...
    
     of France (→ Gold Medal)

Women's Point Race

• Leontien Zijlaard
  • Points — 16 (→ Silver medal)

Judo

Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...

Men's Half-Lightweight

• Patrick van Kalken
  Patrick van Kalken
  Patrick van Kalken is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
  
  

Men's Half-Middleweight

• Maarten Arens
  Maarten Arens
  'Maarten Johannes Arens is a Dutch judoka.European Champion 1995 in Birmingham in the 86 kg categorie, 4 times Dutch champion, Winner Tournoi de Paris in 2000 in the 81 kg category...
  
  

Men's Middleweight

• Mark Huizinga
  Mark Huizinga
  Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004...
  
  

Men's Half-Heavyweight

• Ben Sonnemans
  Ben Sonnemans
  Ben Sonnemans is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com* on Judovision.org...
  
  

Men's Heavyweight

• Dennis van der Geest
  Dennis van der Geest
  Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland....
  
  

Women's Half-Lightweight

• Deborah Gravenstijn
  Deborah Gravenstijn
  Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...
  
  

Women's Lightweight

• Jessica Gal

Women's Half-Middleweight

• Daniëlle Vriezema

Women's Middleweight

• Edith Bosch
  Edith Bosch
  Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....
  
  

Women's Half-Heavyweight

• Karin Kienhuis

Sailing

Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

The Netherlands competed in 5 different events in the Sailing venue, including three top 5 finishes and one medal.

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (→ Europe)

• Margriet Matthijsse
  Margriet Matthijsse
  Margriet Matthijsse is a Dutch sailor and Olympic champion.She received a silver medal in the Europe Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and again a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....
  
  
• Race 1 — 1
• Race 2 — (24)
• Race 3 — (19)
• Race 4 — 2
• Race 5 — 6
• Race 6 — 5
• Race 7 — 3
• Race 8 — 19
• Race 9 — 1
• Race 10 — 1
• Race 11 — 1
• Final — 39 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (→ 470)

• Carolijn Brouwer
  Carolijn Brouwer
  Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer is a professional sailorShe won the International Sailing Federation highest award in 1998 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards....
  
   and Alexandra Verbeek
• Race 1 — 11
• Race 2 — (16)
• Race 3 — 8
• Race 4 — 9
• Race 5 — 10
• Race 6 — 6
• Race 7 — 5
• Race 8 — 9.3 RDG
• Race 9 — (13)
• Race 10 — 10
• Race 11 — 7
• Final — 75.3 (→ 13th place)

Open Laser

• Serge Kats
• Race 1 — (29)
• Race 2 — 3
• Race 3 — 10
• Race 4 — 7
• Race 5 — 5
• Race 6 — 10
• Race 7 — (31)
• Race 8 — 19
• Race 9 — 3
• Race 10 — 9
• Race 11 — 6
• Final — 72 (→ 4th place)

Open Two Handed Keelboat (→ Star)

• Mark Neeleman
  Mark Neeleman
  Mark Neeleman is a Sailor from The Netherlands, who competed five time in the Olympic Games.-Results:* Olympic Games** 1980, Finn: 8** 1980, Finn: 9** 1992, Star with Jos Schrier: 4...
  
   and Jos Schrier
• Race 1 — 5
• Race 2 — 7
• Race 3 — 7
• Race 4 — (11)
• Race 5 — 8
• Race 6 — 4
• Race 7 — (15)
• Race 8 — 6
• Race 9 — 1
• Race 10 — 4
• Race 11 — 8
• Final — 50 (→ 6th place)

Open Three Handed Keelboat (→ Soling)

• Dirk de Ridder, Roy Heiner
  Roy Heiner
  Roy Heiner is a Dutch competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.He won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:...
  
   and Peter van Niekerk
• Quarterfinals- (2-3) two points
• Semi-Finals — Lost to Germany
• Final — Lost to Norway (→ 4th place)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 22.32
• Semi-final — 22.11
• Final — 22.03 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 22.61
• Semi-final — 22.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 49.93 (→ did not advance)
• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 48.64
• Semi-final — 47.84- World Record
• Final — 48.3 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Hendrik Zuijdweg is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch 4×200 m freestyle relay Team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Johan Kenkhuis, Marcel Wouda and Pieter van den...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 1:50.37 (→ did not advance)
• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 1:46.71
• Semi-final — 1:45.35- World Record
• Final — 1:45.35 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  Stefan Aartsen
  Stefan Remco Aartsen is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 53.81
• Semi-final — 53.81 (→ did not advance)
• Joris Keizer
  Joris Keizer
  Joris Gerhard Keizer is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 53.66
• Semi-final — 53.33 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Stefan Aartsen
  Stefan Aartsen
  Stefan Remco Aartsen is a former butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:58.89
• Semi-final — 01:58.66 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:02.00
• Semi-final — 01:01.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Benno Kuipers
  Benno Kuipers
  Benno Gerrit Valentijn Kuipers is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. Kuipers competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:17.03 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:00.94
• Semi-final — 02:00.06 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:01.89
• Semi-final — 02:01.40
• Final — 02:01.48 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mark Veens
  Mark Veens
  Mark Hermanus Maria Veens is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle .Veens' finest hour came at the European Short Course Swimming...
  
  , Dennis Rijnbeek
  Dennis Rijnbeek
  Dennis Martinus Hendrikus Rijnbeek is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he took over too early in the qualifying heats of the 4 × 100m freestyle relay, which meant disqualification for the...
  
  , Ewout Holst
  Ewout Holst
  Ewout Holst is a Dutch former freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Holst's early years were spent abroad, travelling with his family to the various postings his father was given as a government official...
  
  , and Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  , Mark van der Zijden
  Mark van der Zijden
  Mark Richard van der Zijden is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  , and Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Hendrik Zuijdweg is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch 4×200 m freestyle relay Team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Johan Kenkhuis, Marcel Wouda and Pieter van den...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 07:20.67
• Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis
  Johan Kenkhuis is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer.From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships...
  
  , Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  , Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  , and Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Zuijdweg
  Martijn Hendrik Zuijdweg is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch 4×200 m freestyle relay Team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He did so alongside Johan Kenkhuis, Marcel Wouda and Pieter van den...
  
  
• Final — 07:12.70 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Joris Keizer
  Joris Keizer
  Joris Gerhard Keizer is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's...
  
  , Mark Veens
  Mark Veens
  Mark Hermanus Maria Veens is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle .Veens' finest hour came at the European Short Course Swimming...
  
  , Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  , and Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 03:40.10
• Joris Keizer
  Joris Keizer
  Joris Gerhard Keizer is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's...
  
  , Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
  , Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Wouda
  Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
  
  , and Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering
  Klaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club...
  
  
• Final — 03:37.53 (→ 4th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 24.46
• Semi-final — 24.13 — World Record
• Final — 24.32 (→ Gold Medal)
• Wilma van Rijn
  Wilma van Hofwegen
  Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 25.81
• Semi-final — 25.87 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 54.77
• Semi-final — 53.77 — World Record
• Final — 53.83 (→ Gold Medal)
• Wilma van Rijn
  Wilma van Hofwegen
  Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 55.82
• Semi-final — 55.28
• Final — 55.58 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 02:00.60
• Semi-final — 02:00.88 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 04:10.86
• Final — 04:12.36 (→ 7th place)
• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  Kirsten Vlieghuis
  Kirsten Vlieghuis is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 04:11.87 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Kirsten Vlieghuis
  Kirsten Vlieghuis
  Kirsten Vlieghuis is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 08:35.80 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 57.6
• Semi-final — 57.14
• Final — 56.61 (→ Gold Medal) — World Record

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Madelon Baans
  Madelon Baans
  Madelon Baans is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:10.47
• Semi-final — 01:10.44 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Brenda Starink
  Brenda Starink
  Brenda Starink is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. She retired from the sport in 2001. Starink won a total number of sixteen Dutch titles on long course during her...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 01:05.93 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
  
  , Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Nanette Henneken is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Wilma van Rijn
  Wilma van Hofwegen
  Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
  
  , and Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 03:42.32
• Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn
  Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
  
  , Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Nanette Henneken is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Wilma van Rijn
  Wilma van Hofwegen
  Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
  
  , and Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• Final — 03:39.83 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts
  Carla Geurts is a former freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships...
  
  , Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
  
  , Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , and Haike van Stralen
• Preliminary Heat — 08:08.53 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Madelon Baans
  Madelon Baans
  Madelon Baans is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
  
  , Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Henneken
  Thamar Nanette Henneken is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , and Brenda Starink
  Brenda Starink
  Brenda Starink is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. She retired from the sport in 2001. Starink won a total number of sixteen Dutch titles on long course during her...
  
  
• Preliminary Heat — 04:12.31 (→ did not advance)

Triathlon

Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Triathlon made its Olympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The sport consists of three different disciplines, competed consecutively with no rest between them.The Olympic distances for the three disciplines are:...

At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, the Netherlands was represented by three men and three women. The nation's best result came from Wieke Hoogzaad

Wieke Hoogzaad

Ludowieka Victoria Hoogzaad is an athlete from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed Wiki de Viking. She competes in triathlon....

 at twenty-fifth place in the women's competition, while Dennis Looze

Dennis Looze

Dennis Looze is an athlete from the Netherlands, who competes in triathlon. He is married to Tracy Looze....

 was the last finisher in the men's race.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Wieke Hoogzaad
  Wieke Hoogzaad
  Ludowieka Victoria Hoogzaad is an athlete from the Netherlands, who is nicknamed Wiki de Viking. She competes in triathlon....
  
   — 2:06:45.48 (→ 25th place)
• Silvia Pepels
  Silvia Pepels
  Silvia Maria Johannes Pepels is an athlete from the Netherlands. She competes in triathlon....
  
   — 2:07:05.01 (→ 26th place)
• Ingrid van Lubek
  Ingrid van Lubek
  Ingrid Jeanine van Lubek is an athlete from the Netherlands. She competes in triathlon.Van Lubek competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took thirty-third place with a total time of 2:09:29.00.-References:*...
  
   — 2:09:29.00 (→ 33rd place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Eric van der Linden
  Eric van der Linden
  Eric van der Linden is an athlete from the Netherlands. He competes in triathlon.Van der Linden competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-second place with a total time of 1:54:32.04.-References:...
  
   — 1:54:32.04 (→ 42nd place)
• Rob Barel
  Rob Barel
  Robert Alexander Barel is an athlete from the Netherlands. He competes in triathlon.-Career:...
  
   — 1:55:36.69 (→ 43rd place)
• Dennis Looze
  Dennis Looze
  Dennis Looze is an athlete from the Netherlands, who competes in triathlon. He is married to Tracy Looze....
  
   — 2:00:23.80 (→ 48th place)

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Defeated Cuba (3-0)
• Defeated Australia (3-0)
• Lost to Brazil (0-3)
• Defeated Egypt (3-1)
• Defeated Spain (3-1)
• Quarterfinals
• Lost to Yugoslavia (2-3)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Defeated Australia (3-0)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated Brazil (3-1) → Fifth place
• Team Roster:
• Peter Blangé
  Peter Blangé
  Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Albert Cristina
  Albert Cristina
  Albert Maximo Cristina is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. After having finished in fifth place in Sydney, Australia he ended up in ninth place with the Dutch Men's National Team four years later in...
  
  
• Martijn Dieleman
• Bas van de Goor
  Bas van de Goor
  Sebastiaan Jacques Henri van de Goor is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996....
  
  
• Mike van de Goor
  Mike van de Goor
  Mike Willem Frank van de Goor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...
  
  
• Guido Görtzen
  Guido Görtzen
  Guido Görtzen is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold medal with the Dutch Men's National Team by defeating archrivals Italy in the final .-References:...
  
  
• Martin van der Horst
  Martin van der Horst
  Johan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...
  
  
• Joost Kooistra
• Reinder Nummerdor
  Reinder Nummerdor
  Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000....
  
  
• Richard Schuil
  Richard Schuil
  Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (1-9)
• Lost to Hungary (8-16)
• Lost to United States (8-12)
• Defeated Greece (10-7)
• Lost to Croatia (7-11)
• Classification Round
• Defeated Slovakia (9-8)
• Tied with Greece (6-6)
• Lost to Kazakhstan (4-6) → Eleventh place
• Team Roster:
• Marco Booij
• Bjørn Boom
• Bobbie Brebde
• Matthijs de Bruijn
• Arie van de Bunt
  Arie van de Bunt
  Arend Jantinus "Arie" van de Bunt is a former water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth , tenth and eleventh position with the National Men's Team. He retired from the sport in the spring of...
  
  
• Arno Havenga
• Bas de Jong
• Harry van der Meer
  Harry van der Meer
  Henricus Antonius Wilhelmus van der Meer is a former water polo forward from The Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland...
  
  
• Gerben Silvis
• Kimmo Thomas
• Eelco Uri
• Wim Vermeulen
• Niels Zuidweg
• Head Coach: Johan Aantjes
  Johan Aantjes
  Johan Aantjes is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in sixth position with the Dutch National Men's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Later on, from 1999 until 2003, Aantjes was the head coach of the Dutch Men's Squad...
  
  

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round Robin
• Lost to the United States (3:4)
• Defeated Kazakhstan (8:6)
• Defeated Australia (5:4)
• Defeated Canada (7:4)
• Lost to Russia (3:6)
• Semi Final
• Lost to the United States (5:6)
• Bronze Medal Game
• Lost to Russia (3:4) → 4th place
• Team Roster:
• Gillian van den Berg
  Gillian van den Berg
  Gillian van den Berg is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Hellen Boering
  Hellen Boering
  Heleen Aafje Boering is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984, and was on the squad that won the silver medal at the first official World Championship in women's water polo in 1986 .Boering competed for her native country at...
  
  
• Daniëlle de Bruijn
  Daniëlle de Bruijn
  Daniëlle de Bruijn is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....
  
  
• Edmée Hiemstra
• Karin Kuipers
• Ingrid Leijendekker
  Ingrid Leijendekker
  Ingrid Margaretha Cornelia Leijendekker is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1992, and was a regular member of the squad that claimed many international titles during the 1990s.Leijendekker competed for her native country at the...
  
  
• Patricia Megens
  Patricia Libregts
  Patricia Megens-Libregts is a retired water polo player from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984, and was on the squad that won the first official European title in women's water polo in 1985.A daughter of former football coach Thijs Libregts, she competed...
  
  
• Mirjam Overdam
• Heleen Peerenboom
• Karla Plugge
  Karla van der Boon
  Karla Irene van der Boon is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who after her marriage became known as Karla Plugge...
  
  
• Carla Quint
• Marjan op den Velde
• Ellen Bast
• Head Coach: Jan Mensink