1976 Summer Olympics / Participant (Netherlands)

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The Netherlands took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal with a delegation of 108 athletes (72 men and 36 women) in 58 competitions in eleven sports. A gold medal could not be won, but the cyclist Herman Ponsteen and the marksman Eric Swinkels secured silver. The swimmer Enith Brigitha won bronze twice, the water polo team also came third. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was André Bolhuis , who took fourth place with the hockey team.

Participants by sport

hockey

Men

• 4th Place

• Jan Albers
• André Bolhuis
• Theo Doyer
• Imbert Jebbink
• Hans Jorritsma
• Wouter Kan
• Coen Kranenberg
• Hans Kruize
• Wouter Leefers
• Paul Litjens
• Maarten Sikking
• Ron Steens
• Tim Steens
• Bart Taminiau
• Rob Toft
• Geert van Eijk

canoe

Men

• Arend Bloem
• Lo Jacobs

athletics

Men Jos Hermens Evert Hoving Eltjo Schutter

Women Ria Ahlers Ciska Jansen

Cycling

Men

• Aria Hassink
• Gerrit Möhlmann
• Peter Nieuwenhuis
• Sjaak Pieters
• Frits Pirard
• Herman Ponsteen

  Silver single pursuit 4000 m

• Frits Schür
• Gerrie slot
• Ad Tak
• Adri van Houwelingen
• Fons van Katwijk
• Leo van Vliet

horse riding

• Anton Ebben
• Rob Eras
• Marjolijn Greeve
• Johan Heins
• Henk Nooren
• Jo Rutten
• Louky van Olphen-van Amstel

rowing

Men Martin Baltus Willem Boeschoten Adrie Klem Evert Kroes Jos Ruijs Jan van der Horst Gert Jan van Woudenberg

Women Karin Abma Hette Borrias Barbara de Jong Joke Dierdorp To Gravesteijn Helie Klaasse Evelien Koogje Maria Kusters-ten chisel Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp Liesbeth Pascal-de Graaff Monique Pronk Annette Schortinghuis-Poelenije Loes Schutte Marleen van Rij Myriam van Rooyen-Steenman Andrea Vissers Liesbeth Vosmaer-de Bruin

shoot

• Willy Hillen
• Eric Swinkels

  Silver skeet

swim

Men Henk Elzerman Andre in het Veld Karim Ressang René van der Kuil Cees Vervoorn Ronald Woutering

Women Enith Brigitha Bronze 100 m freestyle Bronze 200 m freestyle José ladies Diane Edelijn Linda Faber Berber Kamstra Annelies Maas Wijda Mazereeuw Ineke Ran Maritzka van der Linden

sailing

• Geert Bakker
• Harald de Vlaming
• From disgust
• Pieter Keyzer
• Ben Staartjes
• Joop van Werkhoven
• Robert van Werkhoven
• Erik Vollebregt
• Sjoerd Vollebregt

do gymnastics

Women

• Monique Bolleboom
• Carla Braan
• Ans Dekker
• Joke Kos
• To van Gerwen
• Jeanette van Ravestijn

Water polo

Men

• bronze

• Ton Buunk
• Piet de Zwarte
• Andy Hoepelman
• Evert Kroon
• Nico Landeweerd
• Hans Smits
• Gijze Stroboer
• Rik Toons
• Hans van Zeeland
• Jan Evert Veer

Web links

• Dutch Olympic team from 1976 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )