Zeist is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
The Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 119 competitors, 90 men and 29 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 149 competitors, 115 men and 34 women, took part in 74 events in 18 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 33 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 165 competitors, 145 men and 20 women, took part in 75 events in 15 sports.
Willem "Wim" Frederik van der Kroft was a Dutch canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Mates or Maten is a 1999 Dutch TV film directed by Pieter Verhoeff.
The men's 50 kilometres event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The Netherlands competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Dutch team was the largest Dutch delegation at a Winter Olympics, with 41 competitors that participated in bobsleigh, short track speed skating, snowboarding, and speed skating.
Evert Hubertus Kroes is a retired Dutch rower. He competed in the coxed four event at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in seventh and tenth place, respectively. In 2023, a rare video of Kroes playing in the 1976 summer olympics resurfaced alongside Adrie Klem, Martin Baltus, Gert Jan van Woudenberg and Jos Ruijs.
Willem Theo "Wim" Grothuis is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the coxed fours, together with Evert Kroes, Jan-Willem van Woudenberg, Johan ter Haar and Kees de Korver, and finished in seventh place. His team finished ninth in this event at the 1971 European Championships.
Gert Jan van Woudenberg is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxed fours, together with Evert Kroes, Adrie Klem, Martin Baltus and Jos Ruijs, and finished in tenth place. His brother Jan-Willem van Woudenberg took part in the same event at the 1972 Olympics.
Willem Cornelis Boeschoten is a retired Dutch rower who won a bronze medal in the coxless pairs at the 1975 World Rowing Championships, together with Jan van der Horst. They competed in this event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth place.
Johannes Clemens Maria "Jan" van der Horst is a retired Dutch rower who won a bronze medal in the coxless pairs at the 1975 World Rowing Championships, together with Willem Boeschoten. They competed in this event at the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth place.
Jan Willem van Erven Dorens is a retired field hockey player from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics where his team finished in ninth place. He was the Olympic flag bearer for the Netherlands at those Games.
The Netherlands competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9 and 25 February 2018. Speed skater Jan Smeekens was appointed as flag bearer for the opening ceremony, which was attended by King Willem Alexander, Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who also observed the sporting events that featured Dutch competitors.
Events from the year 2023 in the Netherlands.
