Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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Netherlands at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Atlanta
Competitors108 (75 men and 33 women)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
17
Silver
11
Bronze
17
Total
45
Summer Paralympics appearances (
overview)

Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The team included 108 athletes, 75 men and 33 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 45 medals, including 17 gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Willem Noorduin Athletics Men's Shot Put F35
 Gold Jan Mulder
Pascal Schoots
Cycling track Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open
 Gold Netherlands men's 7-a-side football team
Football 7-a-side Men
 Gold Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S10
 Gold Kasper Engel Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5
 Gold Jurjen Engelsman Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 Gold Alwin Houtsma Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle MH
 Gold Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S10
 Gold Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 200 m Medley SM10
 Gold Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 400 m Freestyle S10
 Gold Alwin Houtsma Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle MH
 Gold Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S10
 Gold Jacqueline Nannenberg Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S9
 Gold Syreeta van Amelsvoort Swimming Women's 100 m Butterfly S8
 Gold Ricky Molier Wheelchair tennis
Men's Singles
 Gold
Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch
Chantal Vandierendonck
Wheelchair tennis
Women's Doubles
 Gold Maaike Smit Wheelchair tennis
Women's Singles
 Silver Jappie Walstra Archery Men's Individual W2
 Silver Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 Silver Alwin de Groot Swimming Men's 100 m Butterfly S10
 Silver Rutger Sturkenboom Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S9
 Silver Jurjen Engelsman Swimming Men's 200 m Medley SM10
 Silver Rutger Sturkenboom Swimming Men's 200 m Medley SM9
 Silver Rutger Sturkenboom Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S9
 Silver Syreeta van Amelsvoort Swimming Women's 200 m Medley SM8
 Silver Petra Reuvekamp Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S8
 Silver Wheelchair basketball Women
 Silver
Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch
Wheelchair tennis
Women's Singles
 Bronze Manfred Kooy Athletics Men's 800 m T37
 Bronze Willem Noorduin Athletics Men's Discus F35
 Bronze Joop Stokkel
Equestrian
Mixed Dressage grade III
 Bronze Jurgen Lentink Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke B3
 Bronze Jurjen Engelsman Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S10
 Bronze Jurgen Lentink Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke B3
 Bronze Laurentius van Geel Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7
 Bronze Jurjen Engelsman Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S10
 Bronze Kasper Engel
Jurjen Engelsman
Rutger Sturkenboom
Alwin de Groot
Laurentius van Geel
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10
 Bronze Gerda Lampers Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
 Bronze Petra Reuvekamp Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7
 Bronze Syreeta van Amelsvoort Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8
 Bronze Petra Reuvekamp Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S8
 Bronze Harold Kersten Table tennis Men's Singles 6
 Bronze Gertrudis Laemers Table tennis Women's Singles 4
 Bronze Ricky Molier
Eric Stuurman
Wheelchair tennis
Men's Doubles
 Bronze Chantal Vandierendonck Wheelchair tennis
Women's Singles

Source: www.paralympic.org[3] & www.olympischstadion.nl[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Participation Numbers Athens 1996 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Athens 1996 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Dutch Medal winners 1996 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.