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.^[1]

Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Seoul
Competitors	147 (93 men and 54 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Eric Swinkels
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 5 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ronald Florijn Nico Rienks	Rowing	Men's double sculls	24 September
Gold	Monique Knol	Cycling	Women's individual road race	26 September
Silver	Karin Brienesse Marianne Muis Mildred Muis Conny van Bentum Diane van der Plaats	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	22 September
Silver	Leo Peelen	Cycling	Men's points race	24 September
Bronze	Ben Spijkers	Judo	Men's 86 kg	29 September
Bronze	Arnold Vanderlijde	Boxing	Heavyweight	29 September
Bronze	Annemarie Cox Annemiek Derckx	Canoeing	Women's K-2 500 metres	30 September
Bronze	Netherlands women's national field hockey team Det de Beus Yvonne Buter Willemien Aardenburg Laurien Willemse Marjolein Bolhuis-Eijsvogel Lisanne Lejeune Carina Benninga Annemieke Fokke Ingrid Wolff Marieke van Doorn Sophie von Weiler Aletta van Manen Noor Holsboer Helen van der Ben Martine Ohr Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen	Field hockey	Women's tournament	30 September
Bronze	Netherlands men's national field hockey team Frank Leistra Marc Benninga Cees Jan Diepeveen Maurits Crucq René Klaassen Hendrik Jan Kooijman Marc Delissen Jacques Brinkman Gert Jan Schlatmann Tim Steens Floris Jan Bovelander Patrick Faber Ronald Jansen Hidde Kruize Erik Parlevliet Taco van den Honert	Field hockey	Men's tournament	1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	2	3
Athletics	9	9	18
Boxing	2	–	2
Canoeing	0	2	2
Cycling	10	3	13
Diving	1	1	2
Equestrian	4	4	8
Fencing	5	0	5
Field hockey	16	16	32
Judo	3	–	3
Rowing	11	5	16
Sailing	10	2	12
Shooting	4	1	5
Swimming	4	7	11
Table tennis	0	2	2
Tennis	1	0	1
Volleyball	12	0	12
Total	93	54	147

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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.

Athlete	Event	Open round		1/8 final		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Grand final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Martinus Reniers	Men's individual	1286	5	328	1	328	2	324	8	327	5
Jacqueline van Rozendaal	Women's individual	1246	18	293	23	Did not advance
Anita Smits		1203	43	Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rob Druppers	800 m	1:47.48	2 Q	1:46.91	5	Did not advance
Robin van Helden		1:46.99	2 Q	1:46.61	7	Did not advance
Han Kulker	1500 m	3:40.90	2 Q	—		3:39.06	4 Q	3:37.08	6
Marti ten Kate	10.000 m	28:23.23	12 q	—				27:50.30	9
Hans Koeleman	3000 m steeplechase	8:35.20	7 Q	—		8:21.86	8	Did not advance
Gerard Nijboer	Marathon	—						2:14:40	13
Marti ten Kate								2:14:53	15

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erik de Bruin	Discus	61.66	10 Q	63.06	9
Emiel Mellaard	Long Jump	8.02	5 Q	7.71	11

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Robert de Wit	Result	11.05	6.95	15.34	2.00	48.21	13.36	41.32	4.80	63.00	4:25.86	8189	8
	Points

Women

Track & road events

Women's 100 metres

• Nelli Cooman

• Heat 1 — 11.22s
• Heat 2 — 11.08s
• Semi Final — 11.13s (→ did not advance)

• Els Scharn

• Heat 1 — 11.38s
• Heat 2 — 11.51s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 metres

• Yvonne van Dorp

• Heat 1 — 52.84s
• Heat 2 — 53.50s (→ did not advance)

Women's 1.500 metres

• Elly van Hulst

• Heat — 4:07.40 (→ did not advance)

Women's 3.000 metres

• Elly van Hulst

• Heat — 8:48.54
• Final — 8:43.92 (→ 9th place)

Women's Marathon

• Carla Beurskens

• Final — 2'37:52 (→ 34th place)

Women's 100m Hurdles

• Marjan Olyslager

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

• Gretha Tromp

• Heat 1 — 13.48s
• Heat 2 — 13.42s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Gretha Tromp

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

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Nelli Cooman, Gretha Tromp, Marjan Olyslager, and Els Scharn

• Heat 1 — 43.96s
• Semi Final — 43.48s (→ did not advance)

Field events

Women's Long Jump

• Marjon Wijnsma

• Qualification — 6.39m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

• Marjon Wijnsma

• Final Round — 6205 points (→ 11th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Regilio Tuur

• 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)

• Arnold Vanderlyde → Bronze Medal

• 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

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

• Michel Zanoli — 4:32:56 (→ 15th place)
• Rob Harmeling — 4:32:56 (→ 38th place)
• Tom Cordes — 4:32:56 (→ 42nd place)

Men's team time trial

• Tom Cordes
• Gerrit de Vries
• Maarten den Bakker
• Michel Zanoli

Men's 1 km time trial

• Thierry Détant

Men's individual pursuit

• Erik Cent

Men's team pursuit

• Marcel Beumer
• Erik Cent
• Leo Peelen
• Mario van Baarle

Men's points race

• Leo Peelen

Women's road race

• Monique Knol — 2:00:52 (→ Gold Medal)
• Heleen Hage — 2:00:52 (→ 19th place)
• Cora Westland — 2:01:50 (→ 46th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Edwin Jongejans — 588.330 points (→ 8th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

• Daphne Jongejans — 465.450 points (→ 8th place)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all male, represented the Netherlands in 1988.

Men's épée

• Stéphane Ganeff
• Arwin Kardolus
• Michiel Driessen

Men's team épée

• Paul Besselink, Michiel Driessen, Stéphane Ganeff, Arwin Kardolus, Olaf Kardolus

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Hans Kroes

• Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Hans Kroes

• Heat — 51.65 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

• Patrick Dybiona

• Heat — 51.79 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Patrick Dybiona

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

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Ron Dekker

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

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Ron Dekker

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

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Frank Drost

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

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Frank Drost

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

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Frank Drost, Patrick Dybiona, Hans Kroes, and Ron Dekker

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

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Hans Kroes, Ron Dekker, Frank Drost, and Patrick Dybiona

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

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse

• Heat — 26.54
• B-Final — 26.66 (→ 15th place)

• Diana van der Plaats

• Heat — 26.49
• B-Final — 26.80 (→ 16th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Karin Brienesse

• Heat — 56.29
• Final — 56.15 (→ 6th place)

• Conny van Bentum

• Heat — 56.50
• Final — 56.54 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Diana van der Plaats

• Heat — 2:03.02 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Karin Brienesse

• Heat — 2:04.36 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Jolanda de Rover

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

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Jolanda de Rover

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

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Linda Moes

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

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Linda Moes

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

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Conny van Bentum

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

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Conny van Bentum

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

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Marianne Muis

• Heat — 2:16.60
• Final — 2:16.40 (→ 5th place)

• Mildred Muis

• Heat — 2:19.46
• B-Final — 2:17.73 (→ 9th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Marianne Muis

• Heat — 4:56.31 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

• Mildred Muis

• Heat — 4:56.89 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Conny van Bentum, Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, and Diana van der Plaats

• Heat — 3:44.12

• Marianne Muis, Mildred Muis, Conny van Bentum, and Karin Brienesse

• Final — 3:43.39 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Jolanda de Rover, Linda Moes, Conny van Bentum, and Karin Brienesse

• Heat — 4:11.82
• Final — 4:12.19 (→ 5th place)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Michiel Schapers

• 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

Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

• Head coach: Arie Selinger

Demonstration events

• Annemiek van den Boogaart-Dagelet (bowling)

References

1. "Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
2. Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics