Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports.[1]

Netherlands at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNED
(PBA used at these Games)
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Rome
Competitors110 (80 men and 30 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerJan Willem van Erven Dorens
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

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Fencing

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Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Men's épée
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Rowing

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The Netherlands had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls – 5th place
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

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Finn
Flying Dutchman

Swimming

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Water polo

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Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2)
  • Defeated Australia (5–3)
  • Tied with South Africa (3–3)
  • Semi Final Round (Group 2)
  • Lost to Hungary (1–3)
  • Lost to United States (6–7)
  • Classification Round (5th/8th)
  • Lost to Romania (4–5)
  • Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place
  • Team Roster

Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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