Netherlands at the Paralympics

The Netherlands participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of five athletes. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1984, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Games, except 2006. The Netherlands was the host country of the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in Arnhem.^[1]

Netherlands at the Paralympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IPC code	NED
NPC	Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website	paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
Medals	Gold 307 Silver 272 Bronze 251 Total 830
Summer appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Dutch athletes have won a total of 622 Paralympic medals, of which 239 gold, 208 silver and 175 bronze. 612 of these medals (including 237 of the gold) were won at the Summer Paralympics. This places the Netherlands ninth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Austria and Poland.^[2]

The Netherlands’ most successful Games, in terms of ranking, were the 1976 Summer Games in Toronto, when it finished second (behind the United States). Numerically, the country won most medals at the 1984 Summer Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville: 135 medals, of which 55 gold. The Netherlands consistently ranked in the top ten until 1996, included. Since then, they have experienced something of a decline. The 2004 Games marked the first time since 1964 that the Dutch had failed to win at least ten gold medals; they won five, and ranked at an all-time low of 27th.^[3]

Prior to 2014, Marjorie van de Bunt was the only Dutch athlete to have won medals at the Winter Paralympics. She won a gold in biathlon and three bronze in cross-country skiing in 1994, then a silver and a bronze in 1998, and a gold (in biathlon) and three silver (in cross-country skiing) in 2002. She has not competed again at the Paralympics since that date. The Netherlands were absent from the 2006 Games, and sent only a one-man delegation (Kees-Jan van der Klooster) to compete in alpine skiing in 2010; he did not win any medals. In 2014, flag-bearer Bibian Mentel took a gold medal in snowboarding.^[4]

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Summer Paralympics Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1960 Rome 18 3 6 0 9 8 1964 Tokyo 11 4 6 4 14 10 1968 Tel Aviv 35 12 4 4 20 8 1972 Heidelberg 39 14 13 11 38 5 1976 Toronto 58 45 25 14 84 2 1980 Arnhem 108 33 31 36 100 6 1984 Stoke Mandeville & New York City 61 55 52 28 135 7 1988 Seoul 110 30 24 29 83 8 1992 Barcelona 99 14 14 11 39 9 1996 Atlanta 108 17 11 17 45 8 2000 Sydney 102 12 9 9 30 15 2004 Athens 95 5 11 13 29 27 2008 Beijing 83 5 10 7 22 19 2012 London 91 10 10 19 39 10 2016 Rio de Janeiro 126 17 19 26 62 7 2020 Tokyo 72 25 17 17 59 5 2024 Paris future event 2028 Los Angeles 2032 Brisbane Total 301 262 245 808 8

Winter Paralympics Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking 1976 Örnsköldsvik did not participate 1980 Geilo did not participate 1984 Innsbruck 6 0 0 0 0 - 1988 Innsbruck 8 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Albertville/Tignes 7 0 0 0 0 - 1994 Lillehammer 6 1 0 3 4 15 1998 Nagano 3 0 1 1 2 20 2002 Salt Lake City 4 1 3 0 4 15 2006 Turin did not participate 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 - 2014 Sochi 7 1 0 0 1 14 2018 Pyeongchang 9 3 3 1 7 10 2022 Beijing 8 0 3 1 4 16 2026 Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo Future event Total 6 10 6 22 24

Medals by summer sport   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total  Swimming 186 133 116 435  Athletics 33 46 42 121  Wheelchair tennis 23 15 13 51  Cycling 19 19 16 54  Table tennis 19 14 23 56  Shooting 5 3 8 16  Equestrian 4 7 12 23  Volleyball 3 3 1 7  Football 7-a-side 3 0 0 3  Archery 2 9 3 14  Wheelchair basketball 2 5 5 12  Triathlon 2 1 0 3  Sailing 1 1 2 4  Wheelchair fencing 0 1 2 3  Boccia 0 1 0 1  Dartchery 0 1 0 1  Rowing 0 1 0 1  Powerlifting 0 0 2 2  Goalball 0 0 1 1  Judo 0 0 1 1 Totals (20 entries) 302 260 247 809

Medals by winter sport   Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total  Snowboarding 3 3 1 7  Biathlon 2 0 1 3  Alpine skiing 1 3 1 5  Cross-country skiing 0 4 3 7 Totals (4 entries) 6 10 6 22

List of medalists

Summer Paralympics

Winter Paralympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Marjorie van de Bunt	1994 Lillehammer	Biathlon	Women's 7.5 km Free Technique LW2-9
Bronze	Marjorie van de Bunt	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 km Classical Technique LW6/8/9
Bronze	Marjorie van de Bunt	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Classical Technique LW6/8/9
Bronze	Marjorie van de Bunt	1994 Lillehammer	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Free Technique LW6/8/9
Silver	Marjorie van de Bunt	1998 Nagano	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Free Technique LW2-9
Bronze	Marjorie van de Bunt	1998 Nagano	Biathlon	Women's 7.5 km Free Technique LW2-4,6/8,9
Gold	Marjorie van de Bunt	2002 Salt Lake City	Biathlon	Women's 7.5 km Free Technique standing
Silver	Marjorie van de Bunt	2002 Salt Lake City	Cross-country skiing	Women's 10 km Free Technique standing
Silver	Marjorie van de Bunt	2002 Salt Lake City	Cross-country skiing	Women's 15 km Free Technique standing
Silver	Marjorie van de Bunt	2002 Salt Lake City	Cross-country skiing	Women's 5 km Classical Technique standing
Gold	Bibian Mentel	2014 Sochi	Snowboarding	Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Gold	Bibian Mentel	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Gold	Jeroen Kampschreur	2018 Pyeongchang	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)
Gold	Bibian Mentel	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2)
Silver	Lisa Bunschoten	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Silver	Chris Vos	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Men's snowboard cross (SB-LL1)
Silver	Linda van Impelen	2018 Pyeongchang	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom (sitting)
Bronze	Lisa Bunschoten	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2)
Silver	Jeroen Kampschreur	2022 Beijing	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)
Silver	Chris Vos	2022 Beijing	Snowboarding	Men's banked slalom (SB-LL1)
Silver	Niels de Langen	2022 Beijing	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom (sitting)
Bronze	Niels de Langen	2022 Beijing	Alpine skiing	Men's super combined (sitting)

See also

• Netherlands at the Olympics

References

1. Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
3. Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
4. Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee