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Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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 – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events

Women's 100m Hurdles

* Heat 1 — 13.04s
* Heat 2 — 13.02s
* Semi Final — 13.08s (→ did not advance)
* Heat 1 — 13.48s
* Heat 2 — 13.42s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

* Heat 1 — 56.11s
* Semi Final — 57.57s (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

* Heat 1 — 43.96s
* Semi Final — 43.48s (→ did not advance)
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
* Final Round — 6205 points (→ 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 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

* Heat — 51.65 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
* Heat — 51.79 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

* Heat — 1:52.67 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

* Heat — 1:03.08
* B-Final — 1:03.22 (→ 10th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

* Heat — 2:20.84 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

* Heat — 55.38 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

* Heat — 2:00.99
* B-Final — 2:01.59 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Heat — 3:25.26 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Heat — 3:45.65
* Final — 3:46.55 (→ 7th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

* Heat — 26.54
* B-Final — 26.66 (→ 15th place)
* Heat — 26.49
* B-Final — 26.80 (→ 16th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

* Heat — 56.29
* Final — 56.15 (→ 6th place)
* Heat — 56.50
* Final — 56.54 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

* Heat — 2:03.02 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
* Heat — 2:04.36 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

* Heat — 1:04.39
* B-Final — 1:04.11 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

* Heat — 2:16.58
* Final — 2:15.17 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

* Heat — 1:11.84 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

* Heat — 2:31.98
* B-Final — 2:30.83 (→ 11th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

* Heat — 1:00.94
* Final — 1:00.62 (→ 6th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

* Heat — 2:12.41
* Final — 2:13.17 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

* Heat — 2:16.60
* Final — 2:16.40 (→ 5th place)
* Heat — 2:19.46
* B-Final — 2:17.73 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

* Heat — 4:56.31 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
* Heat — 4:56.89 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

* Heat — 3:44.12
* Final — 3:43.39 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

* Heat — 4:11.82
* Final — 4:12.19 (→ 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 Mečíř (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)
  • Classification Matches
* 5th/8th place: Defeated Sweden (3-2)
* 5th/6th place: Defeated Bulgaria (3-0) → Fifth place
  • Team roster
*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