Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Netherlands at the
1964 Summer Paralympics

Flag of the Netherlands

IPC code| NED
(NLD used at these Games)
NPC| Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website| paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Tokyo
Competitors| 11 (7 men, 4 women)[1][2]
Medals
Ranked 10th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team included 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women.[3] Competitors from Netherlands won 14 medals, including 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze to finish 10th in the medal table.[4]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Elka Gaarlandt[5] | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3
Gold | Cor Prins | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Prone special class
Gold | Cor Prins | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Supine special class
Gold | Gerard Jacobs
Marion de Groot | Table tennis | Men's Doubles A1
Silver | Peter Blanker | Archery | Men's Albion Round open
Silver | Peter Blanker[6] | Archery | Men's FITA Round open
Silver | Elka Gaarlandt[7][8] | Athletics | Women's Slalom open
Silver | Marion de Groot | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle Supine complete class 1
Silver | Dik Kruidenier | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Prone cauda equina
Silver | Gerard Jacobs | Table tennis | Men's Singles A1
Bronze | E. O'Brien | Athletics | Women's Slalom open
Bronze | Marion de Groot | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle Supine incomplete class 1
Bronze | Dik Kruidenier | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 5
Bronze | Marion de Groot | Table tennis | Men's Singles A1

Source: www.paralympic.org[9] & www.olympischstadion.nl[10]

## Competitors

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A team of 7 men and 3 women were announced in the newspaper on 23 October 1964.[11] In the newspaper of 20 November (after the Paralympics) was written "ten became eleven".

The name of the 11th person was not named.

Men

* Popke Popkema
* Peter Blanker
* Gerard Jacobs
* Piet Imming
* Dik Kruidenier
* Cor Prins
* Yap Soem Lie

Women

* Marion de Groot
* Elka Gaarlandt
* Cissy Morel

## Archery

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The Dutch team consisted of three archers.[12]

* 2x  Peter Blanker
* Popke Popkema
* 7th - Geert Imming

## Athletics

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## Swimming

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## Table tennis

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## See also

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* Netherlands at the Paralympics
* Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrĳe volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
2. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - de waarheid".
3. ^ "Participation Numbers Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
4. ^ "Medal Standings Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
5. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het Parool".
6. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - de Volkskrant".
7. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden".
8. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw".
9. ^ "Dutch Medal winners 1964 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
10. ^ "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
11. ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrĳe volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
12. ^ "Geert Imming (80) uit Weiteveen deed mee aan de Paralympics in 1964. 'Nee, ik vraag me niet af waarom ik twee keer een ernstig ongeluk kreeg'". Dagblad van het Noorden.

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Nations at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan

Africa|

* Rhodesia
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* United States

Asia|

* Japan

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* France
* Great Britain
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* West Germany

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji

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