Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
The Netherlands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 201 competitors, 117 men and 84 women, took part in 105 events in 20 sports.
Jonas Magnus Thern is a Swedish football manager who manages Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo. He is also a former professional player who played as a midfielder. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in 1985, he went on to represent FC Zürich, Benfica, Napoli, Roma, and Rangers before retiring in 1999. A full international between 1987 and 1997, he won 75 caps for the Sweden national team and captained the Sweden side that finished third at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as UEFA Euro 1992. He was the recipient of the 1989 Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
Maximiliano Jorge "Max" Caldas is an Argentine field hockey defender, who made his debut for the national squad in 1994, and competed for his native country in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Rodrigo Garza Barbero is a retired field hockey defender/midfielder from Spain. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.
Eduard Andreas Dominicus Hendricus Jozef "Edwin" Zoetebier is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.
Robin Arthur Anthony van Helden is a retired middle-distance runner from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.
Martin Teffer is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as at the 1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona. Teffer later became a volleyball coach.
Ronald Zoodsma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger, he ended up in fifth place in Seoul, South Korea, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona, Spain.
Ronald "Ron" Hermannes Boudrie is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and received a silver medal four years later in Barcelona.
Bernard ("Ben") Willem Jan Verweij was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920. At his Olympic debut in Antwerp, Belgium he won the bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team, followed by a fourth place four years later in Paris, France.
Henri ("Harry") Léonard Barthélémi Dénis was a football defender from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.
Peter Blangé is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later, he helped the Dutch national team win the silver medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Blangé then won the gold medal with the national team in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta by defeating Italy in the final. His final Olympic appearance as an athlete was in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was a setter.
Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held is a volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
Jan Marcus Posthuma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. He was one of the dominant forces in Dutch volleyball in the 1990s. He was selected as the Best Attacker at both the 1990 and 1994 FIVB World Championships.
Bernardus Petrus Leene was a track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics.
The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country, with over 125,000 associates. The team had their most successful phase beginning in the 1990s under coaches Arie Selinger and Joop Alberda, reaching various finals for international tournaments and winning both the Olympic Games and the World League in 1996. Netherlands in World Championship won silver medal 1994 in Greece.
Billy Pierre Bakker is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a midfielder or forward for the Netherlands national team.
