The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Archery
Martinus Reniers made his third appearance for the Netherlands in archery. He had his best finish yet, advancing to the final and ending up in 5th place. The Dutch women, both new to Olympic competition, were not as successful.
Athletics
Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events â Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Women's 100m Hurdles
* Heat 1 — 13.04s
* Heat 2 — 13.02s
* Semi Final — 13.08s (â did not advance)
* Heat 1 — 13.48s
* Heat 2 — 13.42s (â did not advance)
Women's 400m Hurdles
* Heat 1 — 56.11s
* Semi Final — 57.57s (â did not advance)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Relay
* Heat 1 — 43.96s
* Semi Final — 43.48s (â did not advance)
Field events
Combined events â Heptathlon
* Final Round — 6205 points (â 11th place)
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
* First Round — Defeated Kelcie Banks (USA) on knock-out
* Second Round — Defeated John Wanjau (Kenya) on points
* Third Round — Defeated David Anderson (Great Britain) on points
* Quarter Finals — Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) on points
Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
* First Round — Bye
* Second Round — Defeated Henry Akinwande (Great Britain) on points
* Quarter Finals — Defeated Gyula Alvics (Hungary) on points
* Semi Finals — Lost to Ray Mercer (USA) after referee stopped contest
Canoeing
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented the Netherlands in 1988. Monique Knol won gold in the women's road race.
Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Fencing
Five fencers, all male, represented the Netherlands in 1988.
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Field hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
* Heat — 23.50 (â did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
* Heat — 51.65 (â did not advance, 29th place)
* Heat — 51.79 (â did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Heat — 1:52.67 (â did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Heat — 1:03.08
* B-Final — 1:03.22 (â 10th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
* Heat — 2:20.84 (â did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
* Heat — 55.38 (â did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
* Heat — 2:00.99
* B-Final — 2:01.59 (â 14th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Heat — 3:25.26 (â did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
* Heat — 3:45.65
* Final — 3:46.55 (â 7th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
* Heat — 26.54
* B-Final — 26.66 (â 15th place)
* Heat — 26.49
* B-Final — 26.80 (â 16th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
* Heat — 56.29
* Final — 56.15 (â 6th place)
* Heat — 56.50
* Final — 56.54 (â 8th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
* Heat — 2:03.02 (â did not advance, 17th place)
* Heat — 2:04.36 (â did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
* Heat — 1:04.39
* B-Final — 1:04.11 (â 14th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
* Heat — 2:16.58
* Final — 2:15.17 (â 7th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
* Heat — 1:11.84 (â did not advance, 17th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
* Heat — 2:31.98
* B-Final — 2:30.83 (â 11th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
* Heat — 1:00.94
* Final — 1:00.62 (â 6th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
* Heat — 2:12.41
* Final — 2:13.17 (â 8th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
* Heat — 2:16.60
* Final — 2:16.40 (â 5th place)
* Heat — 2:19.46
* B-Final — 2:17.73 (â 9th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
* Heat — 4:56.31 (â did not advance, 20th place)
* Heat — 4:56.89 (â did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Freestyle Relay
* Heat — 3:44.12
* Final — 3:43.39 (â Silver Medal)
Women's 4 ÃÂ 100 m Medley Relay
* Heat — 4:11.82
* Final — 4:12.19 (â 5th place)
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
* First round — Defeated Andrei Chesnokov (Soviet Union) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2
* Second round — Defeated Tony Mmoh (Nigeria) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
* Third round — Defeated Sergio Casal (Spain) 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
* Quarter Finals — Lost to Miloslav MeÃÂÃÂÃ
 (Czechoslovakia) 6-3, 6-7, 2-6, 4-6
Volleyball
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
* Defeated France (3-1)
* Lost to the United States (1-3)
* Defeated Tunisia (3-0)
* Lost to Argentina (0-3)
* Defeated Japan (3-0)
* 5th/8th place: Defeated Sweden (3-2)
* 5th/6th place: Defeated Bulgaria (3-0) â Fifth place
*Edwin Benne
*Peter Blangé
*Ron Boudrie
*Marco Brouwers
*Teun Buijs
*Rob Grabert
*Pieter Jan Leeuwerink
*Jan Posthuma
*Avital Selinger
*Martin Teffer
*Ronald Zoodsma
*Ron Zwerver
Demonstration events
References