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Wedding Medal of Princess Beatrix and Claus van Amsberg, 1966 (Huwelijksmedaille 1966) Queen Beatrix Inauguration Medal, 1980 (Inhuldigingsmedaille 1980) Netherlands Antilles Visit Medal, 1980 (Herinneringsmedaille bezoek aan de Nederlandse Antillen) Wedding Medal of Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta, 2002 (Huwelijksmedaille 2002)
From 1992 onward, they have utilized the "Netherlands" and "NED", as an abbreviation of the Dutch name Nederland. Dutch athletes have won 356 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, with swimming and cycling as the top medal-producing sports. The nation has won another 147 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, of which 133 have come from speed skating.
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of the Netherlands" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (except the equestrian events in Stockholm), which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Successes continue up to today, with the likes of Yvonne van Gennip (3 Olympic gold medals in 1988), Rintje Ritsma (4-time World Allround Champion), Jochem Uytdehaage (2 Olympic gold medals in 2002), Marianne Timmer (3 Olympic gold medals in 1998 and 2006), Ireen Wüst (5 Olympic golds in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 6 World Allround Speed ...
Seven of these medals were awarded to the athletes in swimming, including two from the freestyle relay teams; [3] [4] four each in cycling and judo, and three in rowing. Netherlands' team-based athletes proved particularly successful in Athens, as the men's and women's field hockey teams took home silver medals. [5] [6]
Queen Queen Máxima of the Netherlands : Member of the Family Order of Laila Utama (prefix: Datu Laila Utama, post-nominal: DK, 21 January 2013) [citation needed] Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (when Queen) : Member of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (post-nominal: DKMB , 21 January 2013) [ 44 ]
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 300 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .