Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Netherlands at the; 1964 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED; (NLD used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors	125 (105 men and 20 women) in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Anton Geesink
Medals ; Ranked 15th	Gold2Silver4Bronze4Total10
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Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Last updated January 10, 2026

The Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports.^[1] Simon de Wit, who had represented his country in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, was the Netherlands' Chef de Mission.

Medalists

Gold

Anton Geesink — Judo, Men's Open Class
Bart Zoet, Jan Pieterse, Evert Dolman, and Gerben Karstens — Cycling Road, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

Anton Geurts and Paul Hoekstra — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000m Kayak Pairs
Steven Blaisse, and Ernst Veenemans — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
Corrie Winkel, Klenie Bimolt, Ada Kok, and Erica Terpstra — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

Cor Schuuring, Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel, and Jaap Oudkerk — Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
Jan Justus Bos, Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and Freek van de Graaff — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra, Pauline van der Wildt, and Toos Beumer — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Athletics

Men's competition

Women's competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Sprint

1000m time trial

Piet van der Touw

Tandem

Individual pursuit

Tiemen Groen

Team pursuit

Hockey

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

One shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964.

50 m rifle, three positions

Joop van Domselaar

50 m rifle, prone

Joop van Domselaar

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vinus van Baalen	100 m freestyle	56.8	=36	Did not advance
Ron Kroon		55.5	=11 Q	55.7	=15	Did not advance
Bert Sitters		58.1	50	Did not advance
Johan Bontekoe	400 m freestyle	4:26.6	14	N/a		Did not advance
Aad Oudt	400 m freestyle	4:46.5	44	N/a		Did not advance
Henri van Osch	200 m backstroke	2:19.1	15 Q	2:19.7	14	Did not advance
Jan Weeteling	200 m backstroke	2:20.4	19	Did not advance
Wieger Mensonides	200 m breaststroke	2:47.4	28	Did not advance
Hemmie Vriens	200 m breaststroke	2:40.8	20	Did not advance
Dick Langerhorst	200 m butterfly	2:22.5	26	Did not advance
Jan Jiskoot	400 m individual medley	5:04.4	8 Q	N/a		5:01.9	6
Ron Kroon Vinus van Baalen Jan Jiskoot Johan Bontekoe	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:43.8	10	N/a		Did not advance
Johan Bontekoe Jan Jiskoot Ron Kroon Bert Sitters	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	8:27.7	12	N/a		Did not advance
Jan Weeteling Hemmie Vriens Jan Jiskoot Ron Kroon	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:12.6	9	N/a		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Toos Beumer	100 m freestyle	1:05.2	29	Did not advance
Erica Terpstra		1:02.5	=6 Q	1:02.3	=4 Q	1:01.8	4
Winnie van Weerdenburg		1:03.8	18 Q	Did not advance
Ineke Tigelaar	400 m freestyle	5:01.8	16	N/a		Did not advance
Bep Weeteling	400 m freestyle	5:13.0	28	N/a		Did not advance
Ria van Velsen	100 m backstroke	1:12.2	=19	N/a		Did not advance
Bep Weeteling		1:13.1	24	N/a		Did not advance
Corrie Winkel		1:11.6	14	N/a		Did not advance
Klenie Bimolt	200 m breaststroke	2:50.7	8 Q	N/a		2:51.3	7
Gretta Kok		2:55.4	15	N/a		Did not advance
Truus Looijs		2:54.5	12	N/a		Did not advance
Ada Kok	100 m butterfly	1:07.8	=3 Q	1:05.9	2 Q	1:05.6
Adrie Lasterie	100 m butterfly	1:11.2	=18	Did not advance
Marianne Heemskerk	400 m individual medley	5:38.6	10	N/a		Did not advance
Betty Heukels		5:32.4	5 Q	N/a		5:30.3	6
Adrie Lasterie		5:41.3	12	N/a		Did not advance
Pauline van der Wildt Toos Beumer Winnie van Weerdenburg Erica Terpstra	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:14.8	5 Q	N/a		4:12.0
Corrie Winkel Klenie Bimolt Ada Kok Erica Terpstra Adrie Lasterie	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:44.1	5 Q	N/a		4:37.0

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Round Robin

Lost to United States (0-3)
Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
Defeated Brazil (3-2)
Lost to Romania (0-3)
Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
Defeated South Korea (3-1)
Lost to Hungary (3-1)
Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place

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