Netherlands at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IPC codeNED
NPCNederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in 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
  • Carlo Dengerink
  • Olaf Donners
  • Percy Enser
  • Rene Glimmerveen
  • Pater Guntlisbergen
  • Paul Heersink
  • Dirk Hennink
  • Olaf Karssen
  • Arno de Jong
  • Jaap de Vries
  • Rudi van Breemen
 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 Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team
  • Erna Benneker
  • Yolanda Broerse
  • Jorien Buurman
  • Asjoesja Ibrahimi
  • Jennette Jansen
  • Jozima Mosely
  • Ingeborg Tiggelman
  • Jaapje de Zeeuw
  • Evelina van Leeuwen
  • Marja van Leeuwen
  • Jeanine van Veggel
  • Guda van der Laan
 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.
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