The Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Anton "Ton" Gerrit Jan Buunk is a retired Dutch water polo player. He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976, placing sixth-seventh on other occasions. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the 15th water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. On 14 December 1979 he married Vera Renema.
Arend Jantinus "Arie" van de Bunt is a former water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona), tenth (Atlanta) and eleventh (Sydney) position with the National Men's Team. He retired from the sport in the spring of 2005.
Henricus Antonius Wilhelmus "Harry" van der Meer is a former water polo forward from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona), tenth and eleventh (Sydney) position with the National Men's Team. Now, he is a coach.
Johannes "Hans" Nieuwenburg is a former water polo defender from the Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1992 he finished in ninth position with the Dutch National Men's Team, in 1996 he was the captain of the squad that finished in tenth spot, under the guidance of head coach and former international Hans van Zeeland.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
The Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 108 competitors, 72 men and 36 women, took part in 58 events in 11 sports.
Alfred "Fred" Carel van Dorp is a former Dutch water polo player who participated in three Summer Olympics with the Dutch Men's National Team. He was given the honour to carry the national flag of the Netherlands at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, becoming the eleventh water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics. After retiring he worked for many years as a water polo referee.
Nicolaas Marcus "Nico" van der Voet is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. In 1964 he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. Four years later in Mexico City he became seventh with the Holland squad.
Willem ("Wim") van de Schilde is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Hans Karel Daniël Smits is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website. In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.
The Netherlands national water polo team represents the Netherlands in men's international water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Iefke van Belkum is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Ilse Suzanne van der Meijden is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.
Rudolf "Ruud" Frederik Otto van Feggelen was a Dutch water polo competitor and coach.
Pieter van Senus was a Dutch swimmer and water polo player. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Antonie Hendrikus Catharinus "Han" van Senus was a Dutch male water polo player. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics.
Arno Havenga is a Dutch male former water polo player and current coach. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the national team at the 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship and 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Netherlands men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
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