Netherlands at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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Netherlands at the
1988 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
IOC code NED
(HOL used at these Games)
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
in Calgary
Competitors11 (6 men, 5 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Jan Ykema (speedskating)
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yvonne van Gennip Speed skating Women's 3000 metres 23 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yvonne van Gennip Speed skating Women's 1500 metres 27 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yvonne van Gennip Speed skating Women's 5000 metres 28 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jan Ykema Speed skating Men's 500 metres 14 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Leo Visser Speed skating Men's 5000 metres 17 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Gerard Kemkers Speed skating Men's 5000 metres 17 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Leo Visser Speed skating Men's 10000 metres 21 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Speed skating 6511
Total6511

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Menno Boelsma 37.5216
Hein Vergeer 37.8024
Jan Ykema 36.76Silver medal icon.svg
1000 m Menno Boelsma 1:15.3424
Hein Vergeer 1:14.6215
Jan Ykema DNF
1500 m Hein Vergeer 1:56.6327
5000 m Herbert Dijkstra 6:54.6313
Gerard Kemkers 6:45.92Bronze medal icon.svg
Leo Visser 6:44.98Silver medal icon.svg
10,000 m Herbert Dijkstra 14:22.5311
Gerard Kemkers 14:08.345
Leo Visser 14:00.55Bronze medal icon.svg
The Dutch speedskating Olympic team Dutch speedskating Olympic team 1988.jpg
The Dutch speedskating Olympic team
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Christine Aaftink 41.2217
Ingrid Haringa 41.1215
1000 m Christine Aaftink 1:21.6312
Ingrid Haringa 1:23.1521
1500 m Yvonne van Gennip 2:00.68 ORGold medal icon.svg
Marieke Stam 2:07.0012
3000 m Yvonne van Gennip 4:11.94 WRGold medal icon.svg
Ingrid Paul DSQ
Marieke Stam 4:28.9216
5000 m Yvonne van Gennip 7:14.13 WRGold medal icon.svg
Ingrid Paul 7:40.6714
Marieke Stam 7:38.0213

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