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The first individual gold medal at the Summer Games was earned by Maurice Peeters in cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the men's 1000 metres sprint event. The first gold medal at the Winter Games was earned by Sjoukje Dijkstra in ladies' figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics. The Netherlands hosted the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Netherlands women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the final match of the 2019 World Championships in Kumamoto. [34] [35] Team roster. The squad was announced on 30 June 2021. [36] Head coach: Emmanuel Mayonnade
No country has swept field hockey gold medals since the women’s tournament was added to the Games in 1980. “That would be fantastic,” said Netherlands women’s coach Paul van Ass, Seve's ...
The Netherlands entered three breakdancers to compete in the B-Boy and B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. India Sardjoe (India) outlasted the female breakdancers from Europe through all rounds to successfully win a gold medal and secure an outright berth at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland. [6]
The Netherlands won eight gold medals at these Games, matching their gold medal hauls from 2014 and 2018, although the total number of medals won decreased from 24 in 2014 to 20 in 2018 and 17 in 2022. Speed skater Irene Schouten was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [3]
The Netherlands has competed in all World Athletics Championships since the first edition in 1976.. Athletes representing the Netherlands have won 28 medals of which 7 gold. The individual gold medalists are Rens Blom (pole vault in 2005), Dafne Schippers (200 metres in 2015 and 2017), Sifan Hassan (1500 metres and 10,000 metres in 2019), and Femke Bol (400 metres hurdles in 2023).
The women’s team goes for the sweep Friday night when it faces China. No country has swept field hockey gold medals since the women’s tournament was added to the Games in 1980. “That would be fantastic,” said Netherlands women’s coach Paul van Ass, Seve's father. “Our family stays close, with or without gold medals.
To sort by gold, silver, and then bronze, sort first by the bronze column, then the silver, and then the gold. The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal ...