Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code NED
(PBA used at these Games)
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
in Rome
Competitors110 (80 men and 30 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Jan Willem van Erven Dorens
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Women
AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRank
Greta Lugthart 3 m springboard 46.0315 Q34.361580.3915Did not advance
Dorothea du Pon 51.206 Q37.61588.81634.548123.358

Fencing

Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.

Men's épée
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Gymnastics

Hockey

Rowing

The Netherlands had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls – 5th place
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four

Sailing

Finn
Flying Dutchman

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jan Bouwman 100 m freestyle 58.829Did not advance
Ron Kroon 57.718 Q57.917Did not advance
Jan Jiskoot 100 m backstroke 1:05.9=20Did not advance
Wieger Mensonides 200 m breaststroke 2:39.02 Q2:39.35 Q2:39.7Bronze medal icon.svg
Gerrit Korteweg 200 m butterfly 2:26.420Did not advance
Bert Sitters 2:36.629Did not advance
Jan Jiskoot
Wieger Mensonides
Gerrit Korteweg
Ron Kroon 		4 × 100 m medley 4:16.16 Q—4:18.28
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cocki van Engelsdorp Gastelaars 100 m freestyle 1:03.94 Q1:03.96 Q1:04.77
Erica Terpstra 1:04.4=7 Q1:03.75 Q1:04.36
Tineke Lagerberg 400 m freestyle 4:57.04 Q—4:56.9Bronze medal icon.svg
Corrie Schimmel 5:00.18 Q—5:02.37
Rini Dobber 100 m backstroke 1:14.217—Did not advance
Ria van Velsen 1:11.12 Q—1:12.17
Ada den Haan 200 m breaststroke 2:54.03 Q—2:54.44
Gretta Kok 2:55.25 Q—2:54.65
Marianne Heemskerk 100 m butterfly 1:11.03 Q—1:10.4Silver medal icon.svg
Atie Voorbij 1:12.46 Q—1:13.35
Hennie van der Velde
Jopie Troost
Sieta Posthumus
Cocki van Engelsdorp Gastelaars 		4 × 100 m freestyle DSQ—Did not advance
Ria van Velsen
Ada den Haan
Marianne Heemskerk
Erica Terpstra
Tineke Lagerberg 		4 × 100 m medley 4:47.41 Q—4:47.64

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2)
  • Defeated Australia (5–3)
  • Tied with South Africa (3–3)
  • Lost to Hungary (1–3)
  • Lost to United States (6–7)
  • Lost to Romania (4–5)
  • Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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