Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code  NED
NPC Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (Dutch)
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
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games

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
 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

  1. "Participation Numbers Stoke Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Medal Standings Stoke Tel Aviv 1968 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Dutch Medal winners 1968 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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