Vaardigheidsmedaille van de Nederlandse Sport Federatie

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Vaardigheidsmedaille van de Nederlandse Sport Federatie , or Vaardigheidsmedaille for short , is a Dutch sports badge that has been awarded since 1959 . The tradition goes back to 1914. The services to be provided for the acquisition are graded according to age and gender.

history

Since 1914, a medal for sporting achievements has been awarded in the Netherlands : Medaille voor vaardigheidsproeven van het Nederlands Olympisch Comité. In 1959 this was replaced by the Vaardigheidsmedaille van de Nederlandse Sport Federatie. The award is currently given by the NOC * NSF , the association of the National Olympic Committee and the National Sports Federation of the Netherlands.

Disciplines

group Requirement Disciplines
1 Lopen (= running) 100 m, 400 m, 1500 m or 10 km run
2 Zwemmen (= swimming ) 400m swim (200m freestyle , 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke )
3 Leap High jump , long jump
4th Werpen (= throwing sports ) Shot put , discus , javelin throw
5 Zelfverdediging (= self-defense ) u. a. Boxing , judo , taekwondo , karate

Design and finishes

The badge consists of a round medal with the lion from the coat of arms of the Netherlands in the middle with the surrounding inscription VOOR ALZIJDIGE VAARDIGHEID . The medal hangs on a blue ribbon. The Vaardigheid Medal is awarded in several stages:

  • 1st acquisition - bronze
  • 3rd acquisition - silver
  • 5th acquisition - gold
  • further repetitions - different colored laurel wreaths or ( Roman or Arabic ) numbers on the ribbon

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Onderscheidingen van de Nederlandse Sport Federatie . Retrieved May 1, 2018.