The

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competed at the

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, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in

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, Dutch athletes had competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended

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in St. Louis and

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in Melbourne (except the equestrian events in Stockholm), which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

Medalists

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Competitors

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Archery

The Netherlands qualified three archers into the men's individual and team events after having secured a top eight finish in the team recurve event at the

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Athletics

The Netherlands has qualified 32 athletes (11 men and 21 women) into the following athletics events. ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women ;Field events ;Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Combined events –

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Badminton

The Netherlands qualified three badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament.

Selena Piek Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...

, along with her partners

Eefje Muskens Eefje Muskens (born 17 June 1989), is a Dutch former badminton player who specializes in doubles. Her last partner for women's doubles was Selena Piek. She won the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions of Dutch National Badminton Championships with Piek. ...

and Jacco Arends, had claimed their Olympic spots each in the women's and mixed doubles, respectively, by virtue of their top 16 national finish in the

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World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.

Boxing

The Netherlands entered three boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament for the first time since

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. Peter Müllenberg was the first Dutch boxer being selected to the Olympic team with a semifinal victory at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in

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. Meanwhile,

Nouchka Fontijn Nouchka Fontijn (; born 9 November 1987) is a retired Dutch boxer. She was the European champion in the women's middleweight or 75 kg class after winning gold at both the European Championships in 2014 and the European Games in 2015. Early ...

had claimed her Olympic spot with a quarterfinal victory in the women's middleweight division at the

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, Kazakhstan. Enrico Lacruz secured an additional Olympic place on the Dutch roster with his quarterfinal triumph at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in

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, Azerbaijan.

Cycling

Road

Dutch riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the

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(for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women). The Dutch women's road cycling squad was named to the Olympic roster on May 17, 2016, and was preceded by the men's squad two weeks later. ;Men ;Women

Track

Following the completion of the

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, Dutch riders have accumulated spots in both men's and women's team sprint, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Netherlands has assured its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin. ;Sprint ;Team sprint *

Shanne Braspennincx Shanne Braspennincx (born 18 May 1991) is a Dutch track cyclist. She competed at the 2014 and 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. She won the gold medal in the keirin race at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career results ;2012 :3rd Team Spri ...

is the first reserve for the women's team sprint. She lives outside the Olympic Village during the Games, while she is not a member of the Dutch Olympic Team.
** Nils van 't Hoenderdaal is the first reserve for the men's team sprint. ;Pursuit ;Keirin ;Omnium

Mountain biking

Dutch mountain bikers qualified for two men's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. Rudi van Houts was the first mountain biker, who met the criteria set by the

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being selected to the Dutch cycling squad by virtue of his top ten finish at the 2015 European Mountain Bike Championships in

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The Dutch

decided to refuse the second quota place, as they didn't have a second mountain biker who met the national criteria. As a result of this, Van Houts was the only Dutch mountain biker to compete at the Games. Originally,

Anne Terpstra Anne Terpstra (born 5 January 1991 in Zierikzee) is a Dutch cross-country cyclist. She is the silver medalist of 2024 World mountain bike championships in Cross-country Olympic. She placed 15th in the women's cross-country race at the 2016 S ...

finished in eleventh place at the 2016

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, which was not enough to qualify for Rio 2016, while she did not manage to have a top 10 finish at a European Championships or a World Championships during the qualification period. However, the

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decided to disqualify the Russian mountain biker Ekateryna Anoshina, who finished in eighth place. After the disqualification, Terpstra finished in tenth place and was qualified for

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BMX

The Netherlands has received three men's and two women's quota spots for BMX at the Olympics as a result of the nation's second-place finish for men and third for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 30, 2016. The BMX cycling team was announced on 1 June 2016.

Diving

Dutch divers qualified for one individual spot at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since

Equestrian

The Netherlands became one of the first three nations to earn places at the Games, qualifying a complete team in dressage by winning the bronze medal in the team event at the

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. The Dutch eventing team also qualified for Rio by winning the bronze medal at the same World Games.

Dressage

The Dutch dressage team was named on noon of 17 July 2016, after two selection events: CDIO

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(23-26 June) and Dutch Championships (15-17 July).

Eventing

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Jumping

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted. "TO" indicates that Vrieling was disqualified from competing for a place in the individual final rounds. He was allowed to start in the second and third qualification round, however, to be able to set a score for the team competition. After another disqualification in the second qualification round, Vrieling withdrew. (*)

Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder (born 28 July 1978, in Tubbergen) is a Dutch show jumping equestrian. He currently ranks third on the FEI Rolex Ranking List. Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part ...

and his horse ''London '' is the first reserve for the Dutch jumping squad. He resided outside the Olympic Village during the Games, as he was not a member of the Dutch Olympic Team.

Fencing

Following the completion of the Grand Prix finals, Netherlands has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. 2012 Olympian

Bas Verwijlen Bas Verwijlen (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch right-handed épée fencer and four-time Olympian.Biografi ...

had claimed a spot in the men's épée, as one of the top two individual fencers from Europe outside the world's top eight qualified teams in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Field hockey

;Summary

Men's tournament

The Netherlands men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

The Netherlands women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the second stop of the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Gold medal match

Golf

Netherlands has entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament.

Joost Luiten Willibrordus Adrianus Maria "Joost" Luiten (born 7 January 1986) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Luiten was born in Bleiswijk and started playing golf at 6 years old at Golf Centrum ...

(world no. 65) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.

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is a

Anne van Dam also managed to reach a top 60 finish in the same list, but they did not manage to reach a top 100 finish at the World Ranking, which was the criteria set by the

to be qualified.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Netherlands fielded a full squad of ten gymnasts (five men and five women). Men's team and women's team have qualified for the first time since

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and

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Olympics, respectively. The women's team qualified through a top eight finish at the

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. Meanwhile, the men's team had claimed one of the remaining four spots in the team all-around at the Olympic Test Event in

. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals

Handball

;Summary

Women's tournament

The Netherlands women's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the first meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Judo

The Netherlands has qualified a total of eleven judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Six men and four women, led by two-time Olympic bronze medalist

Henk Grol Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol (born 14 April 1985 in Veendam) is a retired Dutch judoka. Judo career Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark ...

, were selected by virtue of their top 22 (men) and top 14 (women) finish at the IJF World Ranking List as of 30 May 2016. Meanwhile, Sanne Verhagen at women's lightweight (57 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Dutch judoka outside of direct qualifying position. ;Men ;Women

Rowing

The Netherlands has qualified a total of eight boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Majority of rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in

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, while the rowers competing in the women's lightweight double sculls and women's eight were further added to the Dutch roster as a result of their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in

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. The full Dutch rowing squad for the Games was named on July 6, 2016. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Dutch sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the

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, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. Following the completion of the Princess Sofia Trophy, a total of nine sailors, highlighted by London 2012 windsurfing champion

Dorian van Rijsselberghe Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands. He won his first Dutch title when he was 13. Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in Weym ...

, had been selected to the Dutch team for the Olympics. Meanwhile, 49erFX duo Annemiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz rounded out the selection to the nation's Olympic sailing team at the ISAF World Cup meet (April 26 to May 1) in

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. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

A total of 17 swimmers (7 men and 10 women) were named to the Dutch roster for the Games on July 12, 2016, with sprinter

Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo (; born 20 August 1990) is a retired Dutch swimmer of mixed Dutch-Javanese Surinamese origin who mainly specialises in sprint freestyle events. She is a triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m fre ...

looking to defend her Olympic titles in both the women's 50 and 100 m freestyle. ;Men ;Women

Table tennis

Netherlands has fielded a team of three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. China-based player Li Jiao secured a spot in the women's singles after claiming her respective title at the

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. Furthermore, Li Jie secured a spot in the women's singles by winning the repechage group final at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in

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. Britt Eerland was awarded the third spot to build the women's team for the Games by virtue of a top 10 national finish in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.

Taekwondo

Netherlands entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Reshmie Oogink secured a place in the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in

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Tennis

The Netherlands has entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. After winning the

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and reaching the semi-final of the

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(world no. 27) qualified directly for the women's singles as one of the top 56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, while

Robin Haase Robin Haase (; born 6 April 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He reached his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 in July 2012 and his highest doubles ranking of world No. 29 in May 2023 ...

did so for the men's singles based on the ATP World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.

Triathlon

The Netherlands has entered one triathlete to compete at the Olympics. London 2012 Olympian

Rachel Klamer Rachel Klamer (born 8 October 1990) is a Dutch professional triathlete and member of the National team. She placed third at the Junior World Championships in 2009. Klamer, who presently lives in Sittard, entered the national and internationa ...

was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.

Volleyball

Beach

Three Dutch beach volleyball teams (two men's pairs and one women's pair) qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of June 13, 2016. Among the beach volleyball players featured four-time Olympian and London 2012 fourth-place finalist

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, along with his rookie partner Christiaan Varenhorst. Meanwhile, Sophie van Gestel and Jantine van der Vlist secured an additional women's beach volleyball place for the Games with their gold medal triumph over Ukraine at the 2016 CEV Continental Cup in

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, Norway.

Indoor

Women's tournament

The Netherlands women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top three national finish at the first meet of the World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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, signifying the team's Olympic comeback for the first time since

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. Summary ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Wrestling

The Netherlands has qualified one wrestler for the women's freestyle 48 kg into the Olympic competition, as a result of her top six finish at the 2015 World Championships, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since

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. ;Women's freestyle

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Medalists

Competitors

Archery

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain biking

BMX

Diving

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Jumping

Fencing

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Golf

Gymnastics

Artistic

Handball

Women's tournament

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

Women's tournament

Wrestling

See also

References

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