Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Mexico City
Competitors	107 (82 men, 25 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Fred van Dorp
Officials	Chef d'mission: Ansco Dokkum
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 3 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 107 competitors, 82 men and 25 women, took part in 52 events in 11 sports.^[1]

• Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
• Jan Wienese — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
• Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Krekels, Fedor den Hertog, and René Pijnen — Cycling, Men's Team 100k Time Trial

• Jan Jansen and Leijn Loevesijn — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem
• Harry Droog and Leendert van Dis — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
• Roderick Rijnders, Herman Suselbeek, and Hadriaan van Nes — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs

• Maria Gommers — Athletics, Women's 800m

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Jan van Ispelen
  1. First Round — Defeated Miguel Villugron (CHL), TKO-2
  2. Second Round — Lost to Mate Parlov (YUG), 1:4

Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1968.

Individual road race

• René Pijnen
• Jan Krekels
• Harrie Jansen
• Joop Zoetemelk

Team time trial

• Fedor den Hertog
• Jan Krekels
• René Pijnen
• Joop Zoetemelk

Sprint

• Jan Jansen
• Leijn Loevesijn

1000m time trial

• Leijn Loevesijn

Tandem

• Jan Jansen
• Leijn Loevesijn

Individual pursuit

• Fedor den Hertog

Team pursuit

• Piet Hoekstra
• Henk Nieuwkamp
• Klaas Balk
• Joop Zoetemelk

Men

• Elt Drenth
• Dick Langerhorst
• Aad Oudt
• Johan Schans
• Bob Schoutsen

Women

• Toos Beumer
• Klenie Bimolt
• Nel Bos
• Cobie Buter
• Mirjam van Hemert
• Marjan Janus
• Ada Kok
• Hella Rentema
• Hennie Penterman
• Coby Sikkens
• Bep Weeteling

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Drew with Italy (3-3)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (4-7)
• Lost to DDR (3-8)
• Defeated United Arabic Republic (6-3)
• Defeated Greece (9-5)
• Defeated Mexico (8-1)
• Defeated Japan (9-1)

• Classification Matches

• 5th-8th place: Lost to United States (3-6)
• 7th-8th place: Defeated Cuba (8-5) → 7th place

• Team Roster

• Bart Bongers
• Fred van Dorp
• Loet Geutjes
• André Hermsen
• Hans Hoogveld
• Evert Kroon
• Ad Moolhuijzen
• Hans Parrel
• Nico van der Voet
• Feike de Vries
• Hans Wouda

• Dutch Olympic Committee