Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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. 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

• Eef Kamerbeek
• Kees Koch
• Frans Luitjes

Women's competition

• Joke Bijleveld
• Jannie van Eyck-Vos
• Lia Hinten
• Gerda Kraan
• Tilly van der Made

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.

Individual road race

• Bart Zoet
• Gerben Karstens
• Harry Steevens
• Jan Pieterse

Team time trial

• Evert Dolman
• Gerben Karstens
• Jan Pieterse
• Bart Zoet

Sprint

• Piet van der Touw
• Aad de Graaf

1000m time trial

• Piet van der Touw

Tandem

• Aad de Graaf
• Piet van der Touw

Individual pursuit

• Tiemen Groen

Team pursuit

• Gerard Koel
• Henk Cornelisse
• Jaap Oudkerk
• Cor Schuuring

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

Women

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

• Team Roster

* Frank Constandse

* Jacques Ewalds

* Ron Groenhuyzen

* Johannes van der Hoek

* Jurjaan Koolen

* Jaap Korsloot

* Jan Oosterbaan

* Dinco van der Stoep

* Piet Swieter

* Joop Tinkhof

* Jacques de Vink

* Hans van Wijnen

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)

* Defeated Brazil (3-2)

* Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7)

* Defeated United States (6-4)

• Semi Final Round (Group C/D)

* Defeated Belgium (7-5)

* Lost to Hungary (5-6)

• Classification Round (5th-8th place)

* Lost to Germany (4-5)

* Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place

• Team Roster

* Jan Bultman

* Fred van Dorp

* Henk Hermsen

* Ben Kniest

* Bram Leenards

* Hans Muller

* Wim van Spingelen

* Nico van der Voet

* Harry Vriend

* Wim Vriend

* Gerrit Wormgoor

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