List of flag bearers for the Netherlands at the Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
Medals	Gold 163 Silver 161 Bronze 179 Total 503
Summer appearances
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented the Netherlands at the Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Opening ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1908	Summer	Jan de Boer	Artistic gymnastics	[2]
2	1912	Summer	Jan Ploeger	Greco-Roman wrestling [lower-alpha 1]
3	1920	Summer	J. van Dijk	Official
4	1924	Summer	Adrianus de Jong	Fencing
5	1928	Winter	Edwin Jonkheer Teixeira de Mattos	Bobsleigh
6	1928	Summer	Sam Olij	Boxing
7	1932	Summer	Charles Pahud de Mortanges	Equestrianism
8	1936	Winter	Sam Dunlop	Bobsleigh
9	1936	Summer	Rein de Waal	Field hockey
10	1948	Winter	Jan Langedijk	Speed skating
11	1948	Summer	Wim Landman	Football
12	1952	Winter	Wim van der Voort	Speed skating
13	1952	Summer	Simon de Wit	Official
14	1956	Winter	Kees Broekman	Speed skating
15	1960	Winter	Kees Broekman	Speed skating
16	1960	Summer	Jan Willem van Erven Dorens	Field hockey
17	1964	Winter	Ard Schenk	Speed skating
18	1964	Summer	Anton Geesink	Judo
19	1968	Winter	Stien Baas-Kaiser	Speed skating
20	1968	Summer	Fred van Dorp	Water polo
21	1972	Winter	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	Speed skating
22	1972	Summer	Nico Spits	Field hockey
23	1976	Winter	Dianne de Leeuw	Figure skating
24	1976	Summer	André Bolhuis	Field hockey
25	1980	Winter	Piet Kleine	Speed skating
–	1980	Summer	Team did not march in the opening ceremony
26	1984	Winter	Hilbert van der Duim	Speed skating
27	1984	Summer	Ton Buunk	Water polo
28	1988	Winter	Jan Ykema	Speed skating
29	1988	Summer	Eric Swinkels	Shooting sport
30	1992	Winter	Leo Visser	Speed skating
31	1992	Summer	Carina Benninga	Field hockey
32	1994	Winter	Christine Aaftink	Speed skating
33	1996	Summer	Nico Rienks	Rowing
34	1998	Winter	Carla Zijlstra	Speed skating
35	2000	Summer	Anky van Grunsven	Equestrianism
36	2002	Winter	Nicolien Sauerbreij	Snowboarding
37	2004	Summer	Mark Huizinga	Judo
38	2006	Winter	Jan Bos	Speed skating
39	2008	Summer	Jeroen Delmee	Field hockey
40	2010	Winter	Timothy Beck	Bobsleigh [lower-alpha 2]
41	2012	Summer	Dorian van Rijsselberghe	Sailing
42	2014	Winter	Jorien ter Mors	Shorttrack and speed skating
43	2016	Summer	Jeroen Dubbeldam	Equestrianism
44	2018	Winter	Jan Smeekens	Speed skating
45	2021	Summer	Churandy Martina	Sprinting	[5]
			Keet Oldenbeuving	Skateboarding
46	2022	Winter	Kjeld Nuis	Speed skating	[6]
			Lindsay van Zundert	Figure skating
47	2024	Summer	Lois Abbingh	Handball	[7]
			Worthy de Jong	3x3 basketball

Closing ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1936	Summer
2	1948	Summer
3	1952	Winter
4	1952	Summer
5	1956	Winter
6	1960	Winter
7	1960	Summer	Eef Kamerbeek	Athletics	[2]
8	1964	Winter	Kees Verkerk	Speed skating
9	1964	Summer	Ada Kok	Swimming
10	1968	Winter
11	1968	Summer	Fred van Dorp	Water polo	[2]
12	1972	Winter	Stien Baas-Kaiser	Speed skating
13	1972	Summer	Eef Kamerbeek	Official
14	1976	Winter	Piet Kleine	Speed skating
15	1976	Summer	Evert Kroon	Water polo
16	1980	Winter	Annie Borckink	Speed skating
–	1980	Summer	Team did not march in the closing ceremony
17	1984	Winter	Yvonne van Gennip	Speed skating
18	1984	Summer	Ria Stalman	Athletics
19	1988	Winter	Yvonne van Gennip	Speed skating
20	1988	Summer	Monique Knol	Cycling
21	1992	Winter	Bart Veldkamp	Speed skating
22	1992	Summer	Piet Raijmakers	Equestrian
23	1994	Winter	Rintje Ritsma	Speed skating
24	1996	Summer	Peter Blangé	Volleyball
25	1998	Winter	Gianni Romme	Speed skating
26	2000	Summer	Inge de Bruijn	Swimming
27	2002	Winter	Gerard van Velde	Speed skating
28	2004	Summer	Leontien van Moorsel	Cycling
29	2006	Winter	Rintje Ritsma	Speed skating
30	2008	Summer	Maarten van der Weijden	Swimming
31	2010	Winter	Sven Kramer	Speed skating
32	2012	Summer	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Swimming
33	2014	Winter	Bob de Jong	Speed skating
34	2016	Summer	Sanne Wevers	Gymnastics
35	2018	Winter	Ireen Wüst	Speed skating
36	2020	Summer	Sifan Hassan	Athletics
37	2022	Winter	Irene Schouten	Speed skating
38	2024	Summer	Femke Bol	Athletics	[8]
			Harrie Lavreysen	Cycling

See also

• Netherlands at the Olympics

Notes

1. Non-competitor ^[3]
2. Did not compete ^[4]

References

1. Netherlands. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Flagbearers for Netherlands". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "Jan Ploeger". olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "Timothy Beck". olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
5. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
6. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
8. "Verenigde Staten wint medailleklassement • Sluitingsceremonie met vlaggendragers Bol & Lavreysen" (in Dutch), NOS , 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.