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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.
Netherlands women's national football team qualified for the Games by securing a top-three finish at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, defeating the Italians in the quarterfinal round to reach the country's first women's Olympic tournament. [29] Team roster. The final squad of 22 athletes was announced on 16 June 2021. [30]
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)
The Royal Dutch Athletics Federation announced their selection of 41 competitors, 19 men and 22 women, on 2 August 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These world championships were the most successful edition for the Netherlands with the most medals (5) and the highest medal ranking (8th).
The Netherlands ranked 6th in the championship's overall medal table. Femke Bol, Jessica Schilder, and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay team won gold medals. Bol and Lieke Klaver each won three medals and Liemarvin Bonevacia, Jorinde van Klinken, and Cathelijn Peeters won two medals each. Bol also received a Golden Crown for the highest ...
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).
In the women's 4 × 400 m relay, she ran the first leg in the heats and final, helping the Netherlands win the silver medal. During the summer season, Klaver greatly lowered her outdoor pre-2022 best (50.98 s) down to 50.18 seconds in the semi-finals at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon , where she finished fourth in the final. [ 4 ]
Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation: Website: www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch) in Barcelona; Competitors: 201 (117 men, 84 women) in 20 sports: Flag bearer : Carina Benninga (field hockey) Medals Ranked 20th: Gold 2 Silver 6 Bronze 7 Total 15: Summer Olympics appearances