Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 35 (24 men and 11 women) | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8th |
Gold 12 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 20 |
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Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team included 35 athletes, 24 men and 11 women.[1] Competitors from Netherlands won 20 medals, including 12 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.[2]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Gold | Popkema, PopkePopke Popkema | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Gold | Netherlands men's swimming team John van der Starre(backstroke), Cees Broekman ( breaststroke) Piet Makkes (freestyle) | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open |
| Gold | Makkes, PietPiet Makkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Gold | Makkes, PietPiet Makkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Gold | Noordam, AriaAria Noordam | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke class 1 complete |
| Gold | Netherlands women's swimming team Janneke Minholz ( backstroke), Wil Verschoor ( Breaststroke) Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle) | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay open |
| Gold | Verschoor, WilWil Verschoor | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke class 4 incomplete |
| Gold | Minholtz, JannekeJanneke Minholtz | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Gold | van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class |
| Gold | van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Gold | Post, DennisDennis Post | Table tennis | Men's Singles A1 |
| Gold | Noordam, AriaAria Noordam | Table tennis | Women's Singles A1 |
 Silver | Popkema, PopkePopke Popkema | Archery | Men's Albion Round open |
| Silver | van der Benden, IngridIngrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Silver | Graveland, Graveland | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver | Post, DennisDennis Post Noordam, AriaAria Noordam | Table tennis | Men's Doubles A1 |
 Bronze | Starre, Starre | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Bronze | van Driel, van Driel | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke class 2 incomplete |
| Bronze | Minholtz, JannekeJanneke Minholtz | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class |
| Bronze | Verschoor, WilWil Verschoor | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle class 4 incomplete |
Source: www.paralympic.org[3] & www.olympischstadion.nl[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Participation Numbers Stoke Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Stoke Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "Dutch Medal winners 1968 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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