Netherlands at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland from 21 June to 2 July 2023.^[1][2] This was the third appearance of the Netherlands at the Games.

Netherlands at the 2023 European Games
IOC code	NED
NOC	NOC*NSF
Website	www.nocnsf.nl
in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) – 2 July 2023 (2023-07-02)
Competitors	150+
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 8 Silver 6 Bronze 5 Total 19
European Games appearances (overview)
2015 2019 2023 2027

Former Dutch judoka Mark Huizinga served as Chef de Mission.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Puck Pieterse	Cycling	Women's cross-country	25 June
Gold	India "India" Sardjoe	Breakdancing	B-Girl	27 June
Gold	Tristan Tulen	Fencing	Men's épée	27 June
Gold	Menno Vloon	Athletics	Men's pole vault
Gold	Lieke Klaver	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
Gold	Femke Bol	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
Gold	N'Ketia Seedo Lieke Klaver Jamile Samuel Tasa Jiya	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 metres
Gold	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	Badminton	Mixed doubles	2 July
Silver	Brian Timmermans	Karate	Men's kumite 84 kg	23 June
Silver	Bregje de Brouwer Marloes Steenbeek	Artistic swimming	Duet technical	22 June
Silver	Menno "Menno" van Gorp	Breakdancing	B-Boy	27 June
Silver	Raphael Bouju	Athletics	Men's 100 metres
Silver	Nadine Visser	Athletics	Women's 100 m hurdles
Silver	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	Badminton	Women's doubles	1 July
Bronze	Koen Heg Frank de Wit Jesper Smink Michael Korrel Jelle Snippe Pleuni Cornelisse Hilde Jager Sanne van Dijke Karen Stevenson Marit Kamps	Judo	Mixed team	1 July
Bronze	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
Bronze	Niels Laros	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres
Bronze	N'Ketia Seedo	Athletics	Women's 100 metres
Bronze	Cathelijn Peeters	Athletics	Women's 400 m hurdles

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in archery.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Steve Wijler	Men's individual recurve	678	7	Bye	Sierakowski (POL) W 6–4	Paoli (ITA) W 6–4	Unruh (GER) L 5–6	Did not advance
Senna Roos		680	5	Bye	Balogh (HUN) W 6–2	Olaru (MDA) L 5–6	Did not advance
Gijs Broeksma		675	11	Bye	Faber (SUI) W 7–1	Valladont (FRA) L 4–6	Did not advance
Steve Wijler Senna Roos Gijs Broeksma	Men's team recurve	2033 GR	1	—			Poland W 6–2	Italy L 4–5	Switzerland L 2–6	4
Gabriela Schloesser	Women's individual recurve	647	20	Myszor (POL) W 7–1	Boari (ITA) L 4–6	Did not advance
Mike Schloesser	Men's individual compound	718 GR	1	—		Benschjöld (SWE) W 149–144	Bruno (ITA) L 14810–14810+	Did not advance
Sanne de Laat	Women's individual compound	696	9	—		Dodemont (FRA) W 145–143	Gibson (GBR) L 142–143	Did not advance
Sanne de Laat Mike Schloesser	Mixed team compound	1414	4	—		Bye	Italy L 15620–15620+	Did not advance

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in artistic swimming.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Bregje de Brouwer Marloes Steenbeek	Duet technical	—		248.4283
	Duet free	185.2814	7	196.5523	5

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in the first division of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships which was held in Chorzów during, and as part of, the Games. Netherlands competed in the team event, and each athlete was also eligible for the individual event medals.^[4][5]

European Athletics Team Championships First Division

Team	Event		Event points ***																			Total points	Rank
			100m	200m	400m	800m	1500m	5000m	110m h*	400m h	3000m SC	4 × 100 m	4 × 400 m**	SP	JT	HT	DT	PV	HJ	TJ	LJ
Netherlands (see below)	Team Championships First Division	Men	15	13	14	13	14	6	4	14	6	13	3	4	7	3	5	16	8.5	6	8	339.5	6
Women	14	16	16	1	7	1	15	14	9	16	13	6	3	8	5	6	4	12

key: h: hurdles; SC; Steeplechase: SP; Shot put: JT: Javelin: HT: Hammer: DT: Discus: PV: Pole vault: HJ: High jump: TJ: Triple Jump: LJ: Long Jump

• Women compete at 100 metre hurdles, rather than 110 metre hurdles.
• 4 x 400 metres is held as a single mixed sex event
• Event points indicate placings in the First Division match. Individual medals are across all three divisions.

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in badminton.

Athletes	Event	Group stage				Round of 16	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Mark Caljouw	Men's singles	Torjussen (GBR) W (22–24, 22–20, 21–16 )	Dratva (SVK) W (21–19, 21–13)	Nguyen (IRL) W (21–16, 21–15)	1 Q	Yanakiev (BUL) W (21–17, 21–10)	C Popov (FRA) L (6–21, 21–9, 23–25)	Did not advance
Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq	Men's doubles	Björnsson / Finnsson (ISL) W (21–7, 21–14)	Flåtten / Rikheim (NOR) W (21–17, 21–10)	Astrup / Rasmussen (DEN) L (9–21, 10–21)	2 Q	—	Lane / Vendy (GBR) L (15–21, 15–21)	Did not advance
Jaymie Laurens	Women's singles	Dąbczyńska (POL) W (23–21, 21–10)	Gilmour (GBR) L (13–21, 9–21)	Christodoulou (CYP) W (24–22, 21–16)	2 Q	Blichfeldt (DEN) L (7–21, 7–21)	Did not advance
Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	Women's doubles	Au Yeong / Hochmeir (AUT) W (21–16, 21–17)	Azzahra / Maftuha (AZE) W (21–10, 21–12)	Azurmendi / Corrales (ESP) W (21–12, 21–17)	1 Q	—	Marran / Rüütel (EST) W (19–21, 21–16, 21–17)	Efler / Lohau (GER) W (21–14, 19–21, 21–17)	G Stoeva / S Stoeva (BUL) L (7–21, 17–21)
Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	Mixed doubles	M Zilberman / S Zilberman (ISR) W (21–10, 21–9)	Stoynov / Popovska (BUL) W (21–8, 21–10)	Śmiłowski / Świerczyńska (POL) W (21–13, 21–18)	1 Q	—	Magee / Ryan (IRL) W (21–8, 21–8)	Christiansen / Bøje (DEN) W (21–14, 21–13)	Gicquel / Delrue (FRA) W (21–10, 13–21, 21–13)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in 3x3 basketball.

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nesta Agasi Olusheyi Adetunji Luuk Slond Norbert Thelissen	Men's tournament	Czech Republic L 16-21	France L 16-19	Israel L 8-22	4	Did not advance
Janis Boonstra Jacobine Klerx Evelien Lutje Schipholt Emy Hayford	Women's tournament	Switzerland W 20-14	Spain L 8-21	Israel L 19-20	3	Did not advance

Beach handball

Main article: Beach handball at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in beach handball.

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Netherlands	Women's tournament	Portugal W 2-0	Greece W 2-0	Germany W 2-0	1 Q	Norway L 0-2	Did not advance		5

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in boxing.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tony Jas	Men's 71 kg	Kiwan (BUL) L 0–5	Did not advance
Gradus Kraus	Men's 80 kg	Janečka (CZE) W RSC-I	Liorančas (LTU) W w/o	Cavallaro (ITA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Stan Bertens	Men's +92 kg	Tiafack (GER) L 0–5	Did not advance
Chelsey Heijnen	Women's 60 kg	Bye	Mossely (FRA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Luna Beeloo	Women's 66 kg	Bye	Bova (UKR) W 4–1	Hámori (HUN) L 0–5	Did not advance

Breakdancing

Main article: Breakdancing at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in breakdancing. India "India" Sardjoe won the gold medal in the B-Girl event and Menno "Menno" van Gorp won the silver medal in the B-Boy event.

Canoe slalom

Main article: Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in canoe slalom.

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in cycling.

Mountain bike

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
David Nordemann	Men's cross country	Did not finish
Milan Vader		1:27:41	46
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Women's cross country	1:24:05	20
Fem van Empel		1:21:14	10
Lotte Koopmans		1:26:48	29
Puck Pieterse		1:18:26
Anne Tauber		Did not start
Anne Terpstra		1:20:05	6

BMX (park)

Athlete	Event	Seeding				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Average	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Rank
Tom van den Boogaard	Men's BMX park	77.33	79.83	78.58	5 Q	61.33	12.76	12
Levi Weidmann		77.33	71.00	74.16	11 Q	72.66	52.16	9

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in diving.

Athlete	Events	Preliminary		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Celine van Duijn	Women's 3 m springboard	227.50	16	Did not advance
Celine van Duijn Inge Jansen	Women's 3 m synchro springboard	—		272.10	4
Else Praasterink	Women's 10 metre platform	270.85	6	278.15	7

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in fencing.

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in judo.

Athlete	Category	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Koen Heg Frank de Wit Jesper Smink Michael Korrel Jelle Snippe Pleuni Cornelisse Hilde Jager Sanne van Dijke Karen Stevenson Marit Kamps	Mixed team	Slovenia W 4–1	Portugal W 4–0	Germany L 2–4	France W 4–1

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in karate.

Athlete	Event	Group stage				Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Brian Timmermans	−84 kg	Martina (ITA) L 1–3	Chobotar (UKR) W 1–0	Kiparoidze (GEO) W 3–1	2	Bąbos (POL) W 6–1	Karaqi (ALB) L 2–3
Lynn Snel	−61 kg	Khamis (GER) L 0–4	Gözütok (TUR) L 0–1	Mikulska (POL) W 6–1	3	Did not advance		5

Kickboxing

Main article: Kickboxing at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in kickboxing.

• Carvin Burke
• Sam Delrock
• Francesca Prescimone

Padel

Main article: Padel at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in padel.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Bram Meijer Sten Richters	Men's doubles
Menno Nolten Robin Sietsma
Steffie Weterings Marcella Koek	Women's doubles
Maaike Betz Janine Hemmes
Janine Hemmes Sten Richters	Mixed doubles	—
Bram Meijer Steffie Weterings

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in shooting.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tobias Haccou	Men's skeet	114	30	Did not advance
Esmée van der Veen	Women's skeet	112	24	Did not advance
Tobias Haccou Esmée van der Veen	Mixed team skeet	137	17	Did not advance

Sport climbing

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in sport climbing.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leto Cavé	Men's lead	28+	16	Did not advance
Lynn van der Meer	Women's lead	45+	4	35+	6
Don van Laere	Men's boulder	0T4z 0 9	9	Did not advance
Lisa Klem	Women's boulder	0T2z 0 8	12	Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in table tennis.

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semi-final	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tanja Helle	Women's singles	Bye	Moret (SUI) W 4–3	Yang (MON) L 0–4	Did not advance
Shuhoan Men		Bye	Xiao (ESP) L 1–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in taekwondo.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Milan Molle	Men's 54 kg	Sarsoza (GBR) W 2–0	Arillo (ESP) L 0–2	—	Dimitropolous (GRE) L 0–2	Did not advance
Aymen Achnine	Men's 58 kg	Magomedov (AZE) L 0–2	Did not advance
Bryan Zonderop	Men's +87 kg	Trajkovič (SLO) W 2–0	García (ESP) L 1–2	Did not advance
Bodine Schoenmakers	Women's 57 kg	Tomić (CRO) L 0–2	Did not advance
Amy Mink	Women's 67 kg	Castro (ESP) L 0–2	—	—	D'Angelo (ITA) L 1–2	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2023 European Games

The Netherlands competed in triathlon.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Time	Difference	Rank
Donald Hillebregt	Men	1:55:00	+8:10	50
Mitch Kolkman		1:49:38	+2:48	27
Barbara de Koning	Women	1:58:23	+1:18	13
Marit van den Berg		2:11:05	+14:00	41
Donald Hillebregt Mitch Kolkman Barbara de Koning Marit van den Berg	Mixed relay	Did not start