Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NED |
NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
Website | paralympisch |
in Toronto | |
Competitors | 58 (41 men and 17 women) |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. The team included 58 athletes, 41 men and 17 women. [1] Competitors from Netherlands won 84 medals, including 45 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze to finish 2nd in the medal table. [2]
Source: www.paralympic.org [3] & www.olympischstadion.nl [4]
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
The 1976 Summer Paralympics, branded as Torontolympiad – 1976 Olympiad for the Physically Disabled, was the fifth Paralympic Games to be held. They were hosted by Toronto, Canada, from 4 to 12 August 1976, marking the first time a Paralympics was held in Americas and in Canada. The games began three days after the close of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Australia has participated officially in every Paralympic Games since its inauguration in 1960 except for the 1976 Winter Paralympics.
Netherlands competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The team included 1 athletes, 1 men and 0 women. Competitors from Netherlands did not win any medals.
Netherlands competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The team included 4 athletes, 3 men and 1 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 4 medals, including 1 gold and 3 silver to finish 15th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. The team included 3 athletes, 2 men and 1 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 2 medals, including 1 silver and 1 bronze to finish 20th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The team included 6 athletes, 5 men and 1 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 4 medals, including 1 gold and 3 bronze to finish 15th in the medal table.
The Netherlands participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of five athletes. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1984, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Games, except 2006. The Netherlands was the host country of the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in Arnhem.
Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team included 35 athletes, 24 men and 11 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 20 medals, including 12 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. The team included 39 athletes, 26 men and 13 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 38 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver and 11 bronze to finish 5th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team included 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 14 medals, including 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze to finish 10th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The team included 108 athletes, 75 men and 33 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 45 medals, including 17 gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.
In September 1943, the British government asked neurologist Ludwig Guttmann to establish the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire. When the centre opened in 1944, Guttmann was appointed its director and held the position until 1966. Sport was introduced as part of the total rehabilitation programme for patients at the centre, starting with darts, snooker, punchball, and skittles, followed by archery.
Netherlands competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. The team included 102 athletes, 69 men and 33 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 30 medals, including 12 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze to finish 15th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville/New York City, United States. The team included 61 athletes, 40 men and 21 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 135 medals, including 55 gold, 52 silver and 28 bronze to finish 7th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The team included 108 athletes, 78 men, 26 women & 4 mixed. Competitors from Netherlands won 100 medals, including 33 gold, 31 silver and 36 bronze to finish 6th in the medal table.
Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics in Rome, Italy. The team included 18 athletes. Competitors from Netherlands won 9 medals, including 3 gold and 6 silver to finish 8th in the medal table.
The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage. In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.
Argentina competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. Wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.
Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.