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...

(as Holland) competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

, Republic of Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.

Gold

• Monique Knol
  Monique Knol
  Monique Knol is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics , starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, taking a bronze in the same event four years later in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
  
   — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
• Nico Rienks
  Nico Rienks
  Nicolaas Hessel Rienks is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist....
  
   and Ronald Florijn
  Ronald Florijn
  Ronald Florijn is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist.Florijn won the gold medal in the men's double sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Nico Rienks...
  
   — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls

Silver

• Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  , Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  , Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
   and Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
• Leo Peelen
  Leo Peelen
  Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris Peelen is a retired Dutch former track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 Lyon World Championships...
  
   — Cycling, Men's Points Race

Bronze

• Arnold Vanderlyde
  Arnold Vanderlyde
  Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won three bronze medals in the heavyweight division , starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He started boxing at age fifteen...
  
   — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
• Ben Spijkers
  Ben Spijkers
  Bernhard Hendrikus Martinus Spijkers is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
   — Judo, Men's Middleweight (86kg)
• Annemarie Cox and Annemiek Derckx
  Annemiek Derckx
  Anna Maria Josephine Derckx is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned two bronze medals ....
  
   — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
• Marc Benninga
  Marc Benninga
  Marc Alexander Benninga is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 53 caps, scoring no goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team in the 1980s and early 1990s....
  
  , Cees Jan Diepeveen
  Cees Jan Diepeveen
  Cees Jan Diepeveen is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles , in Seoul and finally in Barcelona...
  
  , Patrick Faber, René Klaassen
  René Klaassen
  René Nico Hubertus Klaassen is a former field hockey defender from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles and in Seoul ....
  
  , Hendrik Jan Kooijman, Taco van den Honert
  Taco van den Honert
  Taco Hajo van den Honert is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics ....
  
  , Hidde Kruize
  Hidde Kruize
  Jan Hidde Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics: in Los Angeles and in Seoul...
  
  , Frank Leistra
  Frank Leistra
  Frank Jan Anton Leistra is a former field hockey goalkeeper from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  , Erik Parlevliet
  Erik Parlevliet
  Erik Robert Parlevliet was a Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 155 caps, scoring 47 goals.With Holland he won the Hockey World Cup in 1990...
  
  , Gert Jan Schlatmann
  Gert Jan Schlatmann
  Gert Jan Schlatmann is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 50 caps, scoring fourteen goals in the 1980s for the Netherlands national field hockey team...
  
  , Tim Steens
  Tim Steens
  Timotheus Bernardus Steens is a former Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 162 caps, scoring 12 goals for the Netherlands national field hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s....
  
  , Floris Jan Bovelander
  Floris Jan Bovelander
  Floris Jan Bovelander is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch national squad that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
  
  , 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...
  
  , Marc Delissen
  Marc Delissen
  Marcus Johannes Elisabeth Leopold Delissen played field hockey for The Netherlands....
  
  , Maurits Crucq
  Maurits Crucq
  Maurits Bourgon Crucq is a former field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who played 132 international matches for the Men's National Team, in which he scored eleven goals. A player from HC Klein Zwitserland, Crucq twice won an Olympic medal: bronze in 1988 and gold in 1996.-References:*...
  
   and 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....
  
   — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
• Willemien Aardenburg
  Willemien Aardenburg
  Willemien Aardenburg is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Aardenburg just played three international matches for the Dutch, in which she did not score.-References:*...
  
  , Helen van der Ben, Yvonne Buter
  Yvonne Buter
  Yvonne Buter is a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Annemieke Fokke
  Annemieke Fokke
  Annemieke Wilbrenninck-Fokke is a former Dutch field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Noor Holsboer
  Noor Holsboer
  Eleonoor Wendeline Holsboer is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who twice won a bronze Olympic medal with the Women's National Team: in 1988 and in 1996....
  
  , Lisanne Lejeune, Ingrid Wolff
  Ingrid Wolff
  Ingrid Imelda Wolff is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the bronze medal with the National Women's Team at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Carina Benninga
  Carina Benninga
  Carina Marguerite Benninga is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 158 international matches for The Netherlands hockey team, in which she scored 25 goals. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics...
  
  , Marjolein Eijsvogel
  Marjolein Eijsvogel
  Maria Yolanda Caroline Gertrude Bolhuis-Eijsvogel is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1986 World Championships.Four years later, when Seoul hosted the Summer Games, she captured the bronze medal with...
  
  , Det de Beus
  Det de Beus
  Det de Beus was born Anna Maria Bernadette de Beus on February 18, 1958 in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She was the first goalkeeper in women's field hockey to wear a mask....
  
  , Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen
  Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen
  Anne Lucia Cornelia Maria Nieuwenhuizen is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the gold medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Martine Ohr
  Martine Ohr
  Martine Ohr is a former Dutch field hockey striker, who won the gold medal with her team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Four years later she claimed a bronze with the Holland squad at the Seoul Olympics, and Ohr also participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where the Dutch finished sixth...
  
  , Marieke van Doorn
  Marieke van Doorn
  Marieke Birgitta van Doorn is a former Dutch field hockey midfielder, who was a member of the National Women's Team that won the golden medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Aletta van Manen
  Aletta van Manen
  Aletta van Manen is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the gold medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Sophie von Weiler
  Sophie von Weiler
  Sophie Pauline von Weiler is a former Dutch field hockey forward, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
   and Laurien Willemse
  Laurien Willemse
  Laura Eveline Gales-Willemse is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She played club hockey for NMHC Nijmegen and HGC from Wassenaar.Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the national side...
  
   — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Archery

Martinus Reniers made his third appearance for the Netherlands in archery. He had his best finish yet, advancing to the final and ending up in 5th place. The Dutch women, both new to Olympic competition, were not as successful.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Jacqueline van Rozendaal — 1/8 final, 23rd place
• Anita Smits
  Anita Smits
  Adriana Gerarda Antonia Maria Smits is a former archer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There she finished in 43rd position, with 1203 points.-References:*...
  
   — Preliminary round, 43rd place

Men's Individual Competition:

• Martinus Reniers — Final, 5th place

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

• Rob Druppers
  Rob Druppers
  Robertus Johannes Druppers is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won the silver medal over 800m at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. He set a Dutch 800 m record of 1:43.56 in Cologne in 1985, and a 1000m record of 2:15.23 in his home town Utrecht in the same year...
  
  
• Heat 1 — 1:47.48
• Heat 2 — 1:46.91 (→ did not advance)

• Robin van Helden
  Robin van Helden
  Robin Arthur Anthony van Helden is a retired middle-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.-References:...
  
  
• Heat 1 — 1:46.99
• Heat 2 — 1:46.61 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1.500 metres

• Han Kulker
  Han Kulker
  Johannes Nicolaas Maria Kulker is a former Dutch middle distance runner, who won a bronze medal at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart over 1500 metres...
  
  
• Heat 1 — 3:40.90
• Semi Final — 3:39.06
• Final — 3:37.08 (→ 6th place)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Marti ten Kate
  Marti ten Kate
  Martin ten Kate is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 9th place in the men's 10,000 metres , and in 13th position in the men's marathon...
  
  
• Heat — 28:23.23
• Final — 27:50.30 (→ 9th place)

Men's Marathon

• Gerard Nijboer
  Gerard Nijboer
  Gerard Nijboer is a former Dutch athlete who competed mainly in the Marathon.Nijboer competed for the Netherlands in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 , when he won the silver medal in the Men's Marathon...
  
  
• Final — 2"14:40 (→ 13th place)

• Marti ten Kate
  Marti ten Kate
  Martin ten Kate is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 9th place in the men's 10,000 metres , and in 13th position in the men's marathon...
  
  
• Final — 2"14:53 (→ 15th place)

Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase

• Hans Koeleman
• Heat — 8:35.20
• Semi Final — 8:21.86 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

• Erik de Bruin
  Erik de Bruin
  Erik de Bruin is a retired Dutch discus thrower and shot putter. He held the Dutch national record in shot put from 1986 to 2005, and his 68.12 m discus throw record of April 1, 1991 still stands today....
  
  
• Qualification — 61.66m
• Final — 63.06m (→ 9th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Emiel Mellaard
  Emiel Mellaard
  Emiel Remco Mellaard is a retired Dutch long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships in The Hague....
  
  
• Qualification — 8.02m
• Final — 7.71m (→ 11th place)

Men's Decathlon

• Robert de Wit
  Robert de Wit
  Robert Hubert Maria de Wit is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 and is still holding the Dutch national record of 8.447 points in the declathon, achieved in 1988.In 1994 De Wit participated in the...
  
   — 8189 points (→ 8th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.05s
2. Long Jump — 6.95m
3. Shot Put — 15.34m
4. High Jump — 2.00m
5. 400 metres — 48.21s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.36s
7. Discus Throw — 41.32m
8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
9. Javelin Throw — 63.00m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:25.86s

Women's 100 metres

• Nelli Cooman
  Nelli Cooman
  Cornelli Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. She was World Champion twice, six times European Champion and nineteen times national Champion of the Netherlands....
  
  
• Heat 1 — 11.22s
• Heat 2 — 11.08s
• Semi Final — 11.13s (→ did not advance)

• Els Vader
  Els Vader
  Elisabeth Cornelia Vader is a retired track and field sprinter from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union....
  
  
• Heat 1 — 11.38s
• Heat 2 — 11.51s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

• Yvonne van Dorp
• Heat 1 — 52.84s
• Heat 2 — 53.50s (→ did not advance)

Women's 1.500 metres

• Elly van Hulst
  Elly van Hulst
  Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  
• Heat — 4:07.40 (→ did not advance)

Women's 3.000 metres

• Elly van Hulst
  Elly van Hulst
  Elisa Maria van Hulst is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  
• Heat — 8:48.54
• Final — 8:43.92 (→ 9th place)

Women's Marathon

• Carla Beurskens
  Carla Beurskens
  Carolina Alwina Hubertina Beurskens was one of Holland's most prominent female long distance runners from the second half of 1970s until far into 1990s, including all distances from 3000 metres until the marathon...
  
  
• Final — 2'37:52 (→ 34th place)

Women's 100m Hurdles

• Marjan Olyslager
• Heat 1 — 13.04s
• Heat 2 — 13.02s
• Semi Final — 13.08s (→ did not advance)

• Gretha Tromp
• Heat 1 — 13.48s
• Heat 2 — 13.42s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Gretha Tromp
• Heat 1 — 56.11s
• Semi Final — 57.57s (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100m Relay

• Nelli Cooman
  Nelli Cooman
  Cornelli Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin. She was World Champion twice, six times European Champion and nineteen times national Champion of the Netherlands....
  
  , Gretha Tromp, Marjan Olyslager, and Els Vader
  Els Vader
  Elisabeth Cornelia Vader is a retired track and field sprinter from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union....
  
  
• Heat 1 — 43.96s
• Semi Final — 43.48s (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Marjon Wijnsma
  Marjon Wijnsma
  Marjon Wijnsma is a retired Dutch heptathlete. She competed in the long jump as well. She is a four-times national champion in this discipline, whereas in the heptathlon she became Dutch champion only once....
  
  
• Qualification — 6.39m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Marjon Wijnsma
  Marjon Wijnsma
  Marjon Wijnsma is a retired Dutch heptathlete. She competed in the long jump as well. She is a four-times national champion in this discipline, whereas in the heptathlon she became Dutch champion only once....
  
  
• Final Round — 6205 points (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Regilio Tuur
  Regilio Tuur
  Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Kelcie Banks
  Kelcie Banks
  Kelcie Herron Banks is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight division. As an amateur he won the gold medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno and at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Inducted to the USA Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993...
  
   (USA) on knock-out
• Second Round — Defeated John Wanjau (Kenya) on points
• Third Round — Defeated David Anderson (Great Britain) on points
• Quarter Finals — Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu
  Daniel Dumitrescu
  Daniel Dumitrescu is a Romanian boxer, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
   (Romania) on points

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

• Arnold Vanderlyde
  Arnold Vanderlyde
  Arnold Petrus Maria Vanderlyde is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics and won three bronze medals in the heavyweight division , starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He started boxing at age fifteen...
  
   → Bronze Medal
• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Henry Akinwande
  Henry Akinwande
  Henry Akinwande is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.-Background:...
  
   (Great Britain) on points
• Quarter Finals — Defeated Gyul Alvics (Hungary) on points
• Semi Finals — Lost to Ray Mercer
  Ray Mercer
  "Merciless" Ray Mercer is an American professional boxer, former Olympic Gold Medalist and WBO heavyweight title holder who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina...
  
   (USA) after referee stopped contest

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Michel Zanoli — 4:32:56 (→ 15th place)
• Rob Harmeling
  Rob Harmeling
  Rob Harmeling was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Harmeling rode the Tour de France three times; in the 1991 Tour de France he was the lanterne rouge, in the 1992 Tour de France he won a stage. In the 1994 Tour de France, he was disqualified for hanging onto the team car.- Palmarès :1986...
  
   — 4:32:56 (→ 38th place)
• Tom Cordes — 4:32:56 (→ 42nd place)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Monique Knol
  Monique Knol
  Monique Knol is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics , starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, taking a bronze in the same event four years later in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
  
   — 2:00:52 (→ Gold Medal)
• Heleen Hage
  Heleen Hage
  Heleen Hage is a Dutch former road racing cyclist who was active from 1983 to 1989. In her career, she achieved second place overall 1984 Grande Boucle , winning stages 4, 13 and 15...
  
   — 2:00:52 (→ 19th place)
• Cora Westland — 2:01:50 (→ 46th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Edwin Jongejans
  Edwin Jongejans
  Edwin Jongejans is a retired diver from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992....
  
   — 588.330 points (→ 8th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Daphne Jongejans
  Daphne Jongejans
  Daphne Cérès Jongejans is a retired female diver from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988 and 1992....
  
   — 465.450 points (→ 8th place)

Fencing

Five fencers, all male, represented the Netherlands in 1988.

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 23 to 24 1988. 79 fencers from 33 nations competed.-Results:...

• Stéphane Ganeff
  Stéphane Ganeff
  Stéphane Ganeff is a Belgian fencer. He competed for Belgium at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics and for the Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Arwin Kardolus
  Arwin Kardolus
  Arwin Kardolus is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Michiel Driessen
  Michiel Driessen
  Michiel Driessen is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 29 to 30 1988...

• Paul Besselink
  Paul Besselink
  Paul Besselink is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Michiel Driessen
  Michiel Driessen
  Michiel Driessen is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Stéphane Ganeff
  Stéphane Ganeff
  Stéphane Ganeff is a Belgian fencer. He competed for Belgium at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics and for the Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Arwin Kardolus
  Arwin Kardolus
  Arwin Kardolus is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Olaf Kardolus
  Olaf Kardolus
  Olaf Kardolus is a Dutch fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke .-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke .-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 51.65 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

• Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 51.79 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 1:52.67 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Ron Dekker
  Ron Dekker
  Ronald "Ron" Dekker is a former swimmer from Netherlands on the breaststroke. He was a specialist on short course, and won the silver medal on the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca.-External links:*...
  
  
• Heat — 1:03.08
• B-Final — 1:03.22 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Ron Dekker
  Ron Dekker
  Ronald "Ron" Dekker is a former swimmer from Netherlands on the breaststroke. He was a specialist on short course, and won the silver medal on the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca.-External links:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:20.84 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Frank Drost
  Frank Drost
  Frank Willem Drost is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  
• Heat — 55.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Frank Drost
  Frank Drost
  Frank Willem Drost is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  
• Heat — 2:00.99
• B-Final — 2:01.59 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Frank Drost
  Frank Drost
  Frank Willem Drost is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  , Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  , Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke .-References:*...
  
  , and Ron Dekker
  Ron Dekker
  Ronald "Ron" Dekker is a former swimmer from Netherlands on the breaststroke. He was a specialist on short course, and won the silver medal on the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca.-External links:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:25.26 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes
  Hans Kroes is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke .-References:*...
  
  , Ron Dekker
  Ron Dekker
  Ronald "Ron" Dekker is a former swimmer from Netherlands on the breaststroke. He was a specialist on short course, and won the silver medal on the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca.-External links:*...
  
  , Frank Drost
  Frank Drost
  Frank Willem Drost is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984....
  
  , and Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Dybiona
  Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 3:45.65
• Final — 3:46.55 (→ 7th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 26.54
• B-Final — 26.66 (→ 15th place)

• Diana van der Plaats
  Diana van der Plaats
  Adriana van der Plaats is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany, after swimming in the...
  
  
• Heat — 26.49
• B-Final — 26.80 (→ 16th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 56.29
• Final — 56.15 (→ 6th place)

• Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 56.50
• Final — 56.54 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Diana van der Plaats
  Diana van der Plaats
  Adriana van der Plaats is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany, after swimming in the...
  
  
• Heat — 2:03.02 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 2:04.36 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal on the 200 backstroke at the 1984 Olympics. In total she won 12 long-course Dutch national titles between 1980-1987. De Rover retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 1:04.39
• B-Final — 1:04.11 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal on the 200 backstroke at the 1984 Olympics. In total she won 12 long-course Dutch national titles between 1980-1987. De Rover retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:16.58
• Final — 2:15.17 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Linda Moes
  Linda Moes
  Linda Moes is a former breaststroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 1:11.84 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Linda Moes
  Linda Moes
  Linda Moes is a former breaststroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Heat — 2:31.98
• B-Final — 2:30.83 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 1:00.94
• Final — 1:00.62 (→ 6th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 2:12.41
• Final — 2:13.17 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 2:16.60
• Final — 2:16.40 (→ 5th place)

• Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 2:19.46
• B-Final — 2:17.73 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 4:56.31 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 4:56.89 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  , Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  , Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  , and Diana van der Plaats
  Diana van der Plaats
  Adriana van der Plaats is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany, after swimming in the...
  
  
• Heat — 3:44.12
• Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis
  Marianne Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  , Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis
  Mildred Muis is a former medley and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  , Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  , and Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Final — 3:43.39 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover
  Jolanda de Rover is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal on the 200 backstroke at the 1984 Olympics. In total she won 12 long-course Dutch national titles between 1980-1987. De Rover retired after the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea.-References:*...
  
  , Linda Moes
  Linda Moes
  Linda Moes is a former breaststroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  , Conny van Bentum
  Conny van Bentum
  Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
  
  , and Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse
  Karin Brienesse is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany...
  
  
• Heat — 4:11.82
• Final — 4:12.19 (→ 5th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Michiel Schapers
  Michiel Schapers
  Michiel Schapers is a former tennis player from The Netherlands.Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarter-finals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Slovakia.The right-hander Schapers reached his...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Andrei Chesnokov
  Andrei Chesnokov
  Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. The biggest tournament victories of his career came at the Monte Carlo Open in 1990, and at the Canadian Open in 1991 .Chesnokov's best performance at a...
  
   (Soviet Union) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
• Second round — Defeated Tony Mmoh
  Tony Mmoh
  Tony Mmoh is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by Holland's wild card entry Michiel Schapers. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on October 19, 1987, when he...
  
   (Nigeria) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
• Third round — Defeated Sergio Casal
  Sergio Casal
  Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....
  
   (Spain) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Quarter Finals — Lost to Miloslav Mečíř
  Miloslav Mecír
  Miloslav Mečíř is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games where he represented Czechoslovakia and played in two Grand Slam singles finals...
  
   (Czechoslovakia) 6-3, 6-7, 2-6, 4-6

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Defeated France (3-1)
• Lost to the United States (1-3)
• Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
• Lost to Argentina (0-3)
• Defeated Japan (3-0)
• Classification Matches
• 5th/8th place: Defeated Sweden (3-2)
• 5th/6th place: Defeated Bulgaria (3-0) → Fifth place

• Team Roster
• Edwin Benne
  Edwin Benne
  Edwin Johannes Benne is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Ron Boudrie
  Ron Boudrie
  Ronald Hermannes Boudrie is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona.-References:...
  
  
• Marco Brouwers
• Teun Buijs
• Rob Grabert
  Rob Grabert
  Robert Karl Baldwin Grabert is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996...
  
  
• Pieter Jan Leeuwerink
• Jan Posthuma
  Jan Posthuma
  Jan Marcus Posthuma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
  
  
• Avital Selinger
  Avital Selinger
  Avital Haim Selinger is a retired volleyball player, who twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Martin Teffer
  Martin Teffer
  Martin Teffer is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona. Teffer later became a...
  
  
• Ronald Zoodsma
  Ronald Zoodsma
  Ronald Zoodsma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger he ended up in fifth place in Seoul, South Korea, followed by the silver medal four years...
  
  
• Ron Zwerver
  Ron Zwerver
  Ronald Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  
• Head Coach: Arie Selinger
  Arie Selinger
  Aryeh Selinger is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years 1975-1984, a team that would go on to win the Bronze medal in the 1982 World Championship and the Silver Medal in the 1984 Summer...