| Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NED |
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
| Website | paralympisch |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 95 in 11 sports |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 95 athletes, 53 men and 42 women. [1] Competitors from Netherlands won 29 medals, including 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze to finish 27th in the medal table. [2]
Source: www.paralympic.org [3]
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Micha Janse | T37 | 800m | 2:15.13 | 5 Q | N/A | 2:15.41 | 5 | |
| 1500m | N/A | 4:38.83 | 5 | |||||
| Kenny van Weeghel | T54 | 100m | 14.27 | 4 Q | 14.30 | 1 Q | 14.33 |  |
| 200m | 25.31 | 2 Q | N/A | 25.32 |  | |||
| 400m | N/A |  | ||||||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Jos van der Donk | F42 | Javelin | 46.83 | - | 4 |
| Pieter Gruijters | F55-56 | Javelin | 37.79 WR | 1180 | |
| F56 | Shot put | 9.78 | - | 11 | |
| P54-58 | Pentathlon | 5655 | | ||
| Henk Jansen | F57 | Discus | 41.20 | - | 5 |
| F58 | Javelin | 34.51 | - | 8 | |
| Shot put | 11.80 | - | 9 | ||
| Albert van der Mee | F12 | Discus | 37.51 | - | 8 |
| Javelin | 45.89 | - | 9 | ||
| F13 | Shot put | 12.58 | - | 10 | |
| P13 | Pentathlon | DNS | |||
| Willem Noorduin | F36 | Discus | 33.33 | - | |
| Shot put | 11.88 | - | | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Annette Roozen | F42 | Long jump | 3.33 | - | 5 |
| Marije Smits | F42 | Long jump | 3.19 | - | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cefas Bouman | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:17:30 | 4 |
| Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 18:20.47 | 4 | |
| Johan Reekers | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:17:30 | |
| Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 19:31.32 | 9 | |
| Jan Mulder Bart Boom (pilot) | Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1st round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:32.05 | 2 Q |  González (ESP) / Suarez (ESP)W 4:27.98 | 2 Q |  Modra (AUS) / Crowe (AUS)L OVL | |
| Athlete | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Gert Bolmer | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 68.727 | |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 73.389 | 5 | |
| Joop Stokkel | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 70.545 | |
| Mixed individual championship test grade II | 74.333 | 4 | |
| Sjerstin Vermeulen | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 66.452 | 8 |
| Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 73.091 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Gert Bolmer Joop Stokkel Sjerstin Vermeulen | Team | 413.082 | |
The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals: they were 6th out of 8 teams.
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Netherlands vs.  Brazil (BRA) | 1 – 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs.  Russia (RUS) | 1 – 7 | |
| 3 | Netherlands vs.  United States (USA) | 6 – 1 | |
| 5th/6th classification | Netherlands vs.  Iran (IRI) | 0 – 3 | 6 |
The women's goalball team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 8 teams.
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Netherlands vs.  Canada (CAN) | 0 – 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 0 – 2 | |
| 3 | Netherlands vs.  Japan (JPN) | 1 – 1 | |
| 4 | Netherlands vs.  Finland (FIN) | 1 – 8 | |
| 5 | Netherlands vs.  Germany (GER) | 4 – 0 | |
| 6 | Netherlands vs. Brazil (BRA) | 3 – 1 | |
| 7 | Netherlands vs.  Greece (GRE) | 6 – 1 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Kasper Engel | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:31.09 | 11 | did not advance | |
| SB5 | 100m breaststroke | 1:36.03 | 2 Q | 1:35.98 | | |
| Joost de Hoogh | S10 | 400m freestyle | 4:28.82 | 3 Q | 4:24.86 | 5 |
| 100m backstroke | 1:08.76 | 6 Q | 1:08.41 | 7 | ||
| SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:27.03 | 7 Q | 2:23.70 | 5 | |
| Gert-Jan Schep | S8 | 50m freestyle | 30.32 | 6 Q | 30.14 | 5 |
| 100m freestyle | 1:06.86 | 11 | did not advance | |||
| 100m backstroke | 1:17.64 | 6 Q | 1:17.74 | 6 | ||
| SM8 | 200m individual medley | N/A | 2:40.90 | 5 | ||
| Mike van der Zanden | S10 | 50m freestyle | 26.63 | 8 Q | 26.49 | 7 |
| 100m freestyle | 57.14 | 5 Q | 56.47 | | ||
| 400m freestyle | 4:29.47 | 5 Q | 4:23.81 | 4 | ||
| 100m butterfly | 1:01.80 | 5 Q | 1:01.48 | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Chantal Boonacker | S8 | 50m freestyle | 35.24 | 8 Q | 35.21 | 8 |
| 100m freestyle | 1:15.15 | 7 Q | 1:16.07 | 7 | ||
| 400m freestyle | 5:31.18 | 3 Q | 5:31.51 | 4 | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:23.89 | 2 Q | 1:24.13 | | ||
| Marion Nijhof | S11 | 50m freestyle | 34.08 | 3 Q | 33.58 | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:13.61 | 1 Q | 1:13.48 | | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:27.48 | 4 Q | 1:26.17 | 5 | ||
| SM11 | 200m individual medley | N/A | 3:10.32 | | ||
| Pernille Thomsen | S8 | 50m freestyle | 32.98 | 3 Q | 32.95 | |
| 100m freestyle | 1:13.37 | 4 Q | 1:12.46 | 4 | ||
| 100m backstroke | 1:27.66 | 5 Q | 1:27.92 | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nico Blok | Men's singles 6 |  Kowalski (POL)L 0–3 |  Kusiak (NED)W 3–1 |  Abbadie (FRA)W 3–0 | 2 Q | N/A |  Rosenmeier (DEN)L 2–3 | did not advance | ||
| Harold Kersten | Arnold (GER) L 0-3 |  Hassan (EGY)W 3-2 | Politsis (GRE) W 3-1 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Tonnie Heijnen | Men's singles 9 |  Zborai (HUN)L 0-3 |  Andree (SWE)W 3-1 | N/A | 2 Q | Bye |  Fraczyk (AUT)L 1-3 | did not advance | ||
| Gerben Last |  Cieslar (CZE)L 2-3 | Alimardani (IRI) W 3-0 |  Gubica (CRO)W 3-0 | 2 Q | Leibovitz (USA) L 1-3 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Jolanda Paardekam | Women's singles 3 | Mariage (FRA) L 0–3 | Fukuzawa (JPN) L 0–3 |  Silva (CUB)W 3–1 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nico Blok Harold Kersten | Men's team 6-7 | France (FRA) L 1–3 | Denmark (DEN) L 2–3 | Sweden (SWE) L 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Tonnie Heijnen Gerben Last | Men's team 9 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE)W 3-1 | Croatia (CRO) W 3-2 | Iran (IRI) W 3-1 | 1 Q | United States (USA) W 3-1 | Austria (AUT) W 3-2 | |
The women's volleyball team won the silver medal after losing to China in the gold medal match.
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Netherlands vs.  China (CHN) | 1 – 3 | 2 Q |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 3 – 0 | |
| 3 | Netherlands vs.  Slovenia (SLO) | 3 – 0 | |
| 4 | Netherlands vs. Finland (FIN) | 3 – 0 | |
| 5 | Netherlands vs.  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 – 0 | |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 3 – 0 | W |
| Gold medal final | Netherlands vs. China (CHN) | 1 – 3 | |
The men's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were defeated by Great Britain in the bronze medal game.
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 82 – 66 | 1 Q |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. Germany (GER) | 52 – 63 | |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Japan (JPN) | 76 – 47 | |
| 4 | Netherlands vs. Iran (IRI) | 83 – 51 | |
| 5 | Netherlands vs. Greece (GRE) | 95 – 34 | |
| Quarterfinals | Netherlands vs.  Italy (ITA) | 70 – 64 | W |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. Canada (CAN) | 70 – 91 | L |
| Bronze medal final | Netherlands vs.  Great Britain (GBR) | 66 – 82 | 4 |
The women's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 7th out of 8 teams.
| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. Australia (AUS) | 25 – 30 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 38 – 57 | |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 30 – 36 | |
| Quarterfinals | Netherlands vs. Canada (CAN) | 46 – 65 | L |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. Japan (JPN) | 52 – 54 | L |
| 7th/8th classification | Netherlands vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 48 – 30 | 7 |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Robin Ammerlaan | Open | Men's singles | Larsson (SWE) W 6–0, 6–0 | Weekes (AUS) W 6–0, 6–0 | Majdi (FRA) W 6–0, 6–1 | Saida (JPN) W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | Welch (USA) W 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | Hall (AUS) W 6–2, 6–1 |
| Eric Stuurman | Nakano (JPN) W 6–3, 6–1 | Mira (ESP) W 6–2, 6–0 | Kruszelnicki (POL) L 5–7, 6–0, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Robin Ammerlaan Eric Stuurman | Men's doubles | N/A |  Lee (KOR) / Kwak (KOR)W 6–3, 6–1 | Jaroszewski (POL) / Kruszelnicki (POL) W 6–2, 6–3 | Jeremiasz (FRA) / Majdi (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6 | Bonaccurso (AUS) / Hall (AUS) L 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 | ||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Jiske Griffioen | Open | Women's singles | Young (KOR) L 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 | did not advance | |||
| Sonja Peters |  Suter Erath (SUI)W 6–4, 6–4 | Ohmae (JPN) W 6–3, 6–2 | Siegers (GER) W 7–6, 6–3 | Di Toro (AUS) W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | Vergeer (NED) L 2–6, 0–6 | ||
| Maaike Smit | Clark (USA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Forshaw (GBR) L 4–6, 6–7 | did not advance | ||||
| Esther Vergeer | Blake (GBR) W 6–0, 6–1 | Lu (TPE) W 6–0, 6–0 |  Khanthasit (THA)W 6–3, 6–1 | Gravellier (FRA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Peters (NED) W 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Jiske Griffioen Sonja Peters | Women's doubles | N/A | Khanthasit (THA) / Techamaneewat (THA) L 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||
| Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer | N/A | Fabre (FRA) / Gravellier (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Ohmae (JPN) / Yaosa (JPN) W 6–2, 6–0 | Khanthasit (THA) / Techamaneewat (THA) W 6–0, 6–4 | |||
| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Monique de Beer | Open | Quads' singles | McPhate (CAN) W 6–1, 6–2 | Taylor (USA) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |
| Bas van Erp |  Araya (CHI)W 6–1, 6–0 | Eccleston (GBR) W 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | Norfolk (GBR) L 2–6, 3–6 | Taylor (USA) W 6–4, 7–6 | ||
| Monique de Beer Bas van Erp | Quads' doubles | N/A | Polidori (ITA) / Raffaele (ITA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Eccleston (GBR) / Norfolk (GBR) L 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 | Hunter (CAN) / McPhate (CAN) W 6–3, 6–1 | |
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