Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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]

Netherlands at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
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

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldWillem NoorduinAthleticsMen's Shot Put F35
 GoldJan Mulder
Pascal Schoots		Cycling trackMen's Individual Pursuit Tandem open
 GoldNetherlands 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-sideMen
 GoldAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 100 m Backstroke S10
 GoldKasper EngelSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke SB5
 GoldJurjen EngelsmanSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 GoldAlwin HoutsmaSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle MH
 GoldAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle S10
 GoldAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 200 m Medley SM10
 GoldAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 400 m Freestyle S10
 GoldAlwin HoutsmaSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle MH
 GoldAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle S10
 GoldJacqueline NannenbergSwimmingWomen's 100 m Backstroke S9
 GoldSyreeta van AmelsvoortSwimmingWomen's 100 m Butterfly S8
 GoldRicky MolierWheelchair tennisMen's Singles
 GoldMonique Kalkman-van den Bosch
Chantal Vandierendonck		Wheelchair tennisWomen's Doubles
 GoldMaaike SmitWheelchair tennisWomen's Singles
 SilverJappie WalstraArcheryMen's Individual W2
 SilverAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 SilverAlwin de GrootSwimmingMen's 100 m Butterfly S10
 SilverRutger SturkenboomSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle S9
 SilverJurjen EngelsmanSwimmingMen's 200 m Medley SM10
 SilverRutger SturkenboomSwimmingMen's 200 m Medley SM9
 SilverRutger SturkenboomSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle S9
 SilverSyreeta van AmelsvoortSwimmingWomen's 200 m Medley SM8
 SilverPetra ReuvekampSwimmingWomen's 400 m Freestyle S8
 SilverNetherlands 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 basketballWomen
 SilverMonique Kalkman-van den BoschWheelchair tennisWomen's Singles
 BronzeManfred KooyAthleticsMen's 800 m T37
 BronzeWillem NoorduinAthleticsMen's Discus F35
 BronzeJoop StokkelEquestrianMixed Dressage grade III
 BronzeJurgen LentinkSwimmingMen's 100 m Backstroke B3
 BronzeJurjen EngelsmanSwimmingMen's 100 m Backstroke S10
 BronzeJurgen LentinkSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke B3
 BronzeLaurentius van GeelSwimmingMen's 100 m Breaststroke SB7
 BronzeJurjen EngelsmanSwimmingMen's 100 m Freestyle S10
 BronzeKasper Engel
Jurjen Engelsman
Rutger Sturkenboom
Alwin de Groot
Laurentius van Geel		SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10
 BronzeGerda LampersSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
 BronzePetra ReuvekampSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB7
 BronzeSyreeta van AmelsvoortSwimmingWomen's 100 m Breaststroke SB8
 BronzePetra ReuvekampSwimmingWomen's 100 m Freestyle S8
 BronzeHarold KerstenTable tennisMen's Singles 6
 BronzeGertrudis LaemersTable tennisWomen's Singles 4
 BronzeRicky Molier
Eric Stuurman		Wheelchair tennisMen's Doubles
 BronzeChantal VandierendonckWheelchair tennisWomen'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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