Netherlands at the 1980 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in protest over the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the Dutch athletes boycotted the Opening Ceremony, and the Olympic Flag was used in place of Netherlands' national flag at medal ceremonies. 75 competitors, 57 men and 18 women, took part in 56 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Netherlands at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Olympic Movement
IOC code	NED (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Moscow
Competitors	75 (57 men, 18 women) in 10 sports
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Gerard Nijboer	Athletics	Men's marathon	1 August
Bronze	Henk Numan	Judo	Men's 95 kg	27 July
Bronze	Conny van Bentum, Reggie de Jong, Annelies Maas, Wilma van Velsen	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	27 July

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

The first appearance by Dutch archers in the Olympics resulted in top eight finishes for both competitors.

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Total
		Score	Position	Score	Position	Score	Position
Marinus Reniers	Men's	1205	12	1213	9	2418	8
Catherina Floris	Women's	1186	7	1196	6	2382	6

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Mario Westbroek

• Heat — 10.91 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Henk Brouwer

• Heat — 21.96 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Gerard Tebroke

• Heat — 29:05.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

• Gerard Nijboer

• Final — 2:11:20 (→ Silver Medal)

• Cor Vriend

• Final — 2:26:41 (→ 41st place)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• Henk Brouwer, Mario Westbroek, Marcel Klarenbeek, and Harry Schulting

• Heat — 3:06.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Harry Schulting

• Heat — 50.01
• Semifinals — 50.61 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Els Vader

• Heat — 11.61
• Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's Pentathlon

• Sylvia Barlag — 4333 points (→ 10th place)
  1. 100 metres — 14.20s
  2. Shot Put — 11.82m
  3. High Jump — 1.80m
  4. Long Jump — 6.05m
  5. 800 metres — 2:16.40

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Seven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1980.

Individual road race

• Adri van der Poel
• Jacques Hanegraaf
• Peter Winnen
• Jacques van Meer

Team time trial

• Guus Bierings
• Jacques Hanegraaf
• Theo Hogervorst
• Adri van der Poel

Sprint

• Lau Veldt

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m Freestyle

• Cees Vervoorn

• Heats — 52,57
• Semi-Finals — 52,73 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Peter Drost

• Heats — 1.55,41 (→ did not advance)

• Cees Jan Winkel

• Heats — 1.56,48(→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Cees Vervoorn

• Heats — 55,76
• Semi-Finals — 55,02
• Final — 55,25 (→ 4th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Cees Vervoorn

• Heats — 2.02,21
• Final — 2.02,52 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Albert Boonstra

• Heats — 1.06,47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Albert Boonstra

• Heats — 2.27,21 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Fred Eefting

• Heats — 58,59
• Semi-Finals — 57,91
• Final — 57,95 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Fred Eefting

• Heats — 2.04,78
• Final — 2.03,92 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Cees Vervoorn, Peter Drost, Cees Jan Winkel, and Fred Eefting

• Heats — 7.42,85 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Fred Eefting, Albert Boonstra, Cees Vervoorn, and Cees Jan Winkel

• Heats — 3.52,33
• Final — 3.51,81 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

• Conny van Bentum

• Heats — 57,51
• Final — 57,63 (→ 5th place)

• Monique Drost

• Heats — DSQ

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• Reggie de Jong

• Heats — 2.02,66
• Final — 2.02,76 (→ 5th place)

• Annelies Maas

• Heats — 2.04,07 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Reggie de Jong

• Heats — 4.15,07
• Final — 4.15,98 (→ 7th place)

• Annelies Maas

• Heats — 4.13,12
• Final — 4.15,79 (→ 6th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Reggie de Jong

• Heats — 8.54,49 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Wilma van Velsen

• Heats — 1.03,31 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Wilma van Velsen

• Heats — 2.21,81 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Monique Bosga

• Heats — 1.04,36
• Final — 1.04,47 (→ 7th place)

• Jolanda de Rover

• Heats — 1.04,79 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Monique Bosga

• Heats — 2.19,21 (→ did not advance)

• Jolanda de Rover

• Heats — 2.17,12 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen, Reggie de Jong, and Annelies Maas

• Heats — 3.51,30
• Final — 3.49,51 (→ Bronze Medal)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Greece (8-7)
• Lost to Hungary (3-5)
• Defeated Romania (5-3)

• Final Round (Group A)

• Lost to Spain (5-6)
• Drew with Cuba (7-7)
• Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5)
• Lost to Soviet Union (3-7)
• Lost to Hungary (7-8) → 6th place

• Team Roster

• Stan van Belkum
• Wouly de Bie
• Ton Buunk
• Jan Jaap Korevaar
• Nico Landeweerd
• Aad van Mil
• Ruud Misdorp
• Dick Nieuwenhuizen
• Eric Noordegraaf
• Jan Evert Veer
• Hans van Zeeland