Netherlands at the Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Netherlands at the
Paralympics

Flag of the Netherlands

IPC code| NED
NPC| Nederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Website| paralympisch.nl (in Dutch)
Medals|

Gold
307
Silver
272
Bronze
251
Total
830
Summer appearances

* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

The Netherlands participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of five athletes. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1984, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Games, except 2006. The Netherlands was the host country of the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in Arnhem.[1]

Dutch athletes have won a total of 622 Paralympic medals, of which 239 gold, 208 silver and 175 bronze. 612 of these medals (including 237 of the gold) were won at the Summer Paralympics. This places the Netherlands ninth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table \- behind the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Austria and Poland.[2]

The Netherlands’ most successful Games, in terms of ranking, were the 1976 Summer Games in Toronto, when it finished second (behind the United States). Numerically, the country won most medals at the 1984 Summer Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville: 135 medals, of which 55 gold. The Netherlands consistently ranked in the top ten until 1996, included. Since then, they have experienced something of a decline. The 2004 Games marked the first time since 1964 that the Dutch had failed to win at least ten gold medals; they won five, and ranked at an all-time low of 27th.[3]

Prior to 2014, Marjorie van de Bunt was the only Dutch athlete to have won medals at the Winter Paralympics. She won a gold in biathlon and three bronze in cross-country skiing in 1994, then a silver and a bronze in 1998, and a gold (in biathlon) and three silver (in cross-country skiing) in 2002. She has not competed again at the Paralympics since that date. The Netherlands were absent from the 2006 Games, and sent only a one-man delegation (Kees-Jan van der Klooster) to compete in alpine skiing in 2010; he did not win any medals. In 2014, flag-bearer Bibian Mentel took a gold medal in snowboarding.[4]

## Medals

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See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table

### Summer Paralympics

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| Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Ranking

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1960 Rome | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8
1964 Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10
1968 Tel Aviv | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8
1972 Heidelberg | 39 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 5
1976 Toronto | 58 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 84 | 2
1980 Arnhem | 108 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 100 | 6
1984 Stoke Mandeville
& New York City | 61 | 55 | 52 | 28 | 135 | 7
1988 Seoul | 110 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 83 | 8
1992 Barcelona | 99 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 9
1996 Atlanta | 108 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 8
2000 Sydney | 102 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 15
2004 Athens | 95 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 27
2008 Beijing | 83 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 19
2012 London | 91 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 10
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 126 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 62 | 7
2020 Tokyo | 72 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 59 | 5
2024 Paris | future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total | 301 | 262 | 245 | 808 | 8

### Winter Paralympics

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| Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Ranking

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1976 Örnsköldsvik | did not participate
1980 Geilo | did not participate
1984 Innsbruck | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
1988 Innsbruck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
1992 Albertville/Tignes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
1994 Lillehammer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15
1998 Nagano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20
2002 Salt Lake City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15
2006 Turin | did not participate
2010 Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | \-
2014 Sochi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14
2018 Pyeongchang | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10
2022 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16
2026 Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo | Future event
Total | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 24

### Medals by summer sport

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Leading in that sport

Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Swimming| 186| 133| 116| 435
Athletics| 33| 46| 42| 121
Wheelchair tennis| 23| 15| 13| 51
Cycling| 19| 19| 16| 54
Table tennis| 19| 14| 23| 56
Shooting| 5| 3| 8| 16
Equestrian| 4| 7| 12| 23
Volleyball| 3| 3| 1| 7
Football 7-a-side| 3| 0| 0| 3
Archery| 2| 9| 3| 14
Wheelchair basketball| 2| 5| 5| 12
Triathlon| 2| 1| 0| 3
Sailing| 1| 1| 2| 4
Wheelchair fencing| 0| 1| 2| 3
Boccia| 0| 1| 0| 1
Dartchery| 0| 1| 0| 1
Rowing| 0| 1| 0| 1
Powerlifting| 0| 0| 2| 2
Goalball| 0| 0| 1| 1
Judo| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (20 entries)| 302| 260| 247| 809

### Medals by winter sport

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Leading in that sport

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Snowboarding| 3| 3| 1| 7
Biathlon| 2| 0| 1| 3
Alpine skiing| 1| 3| 1| 5
Cross-country skiing| 0| 4| 3| 7
Totals (4 entries)| 6| 10| 6| 22

## List of medalists

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### Summer Paralympics

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### Winter Paralympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1994 Lillehammer | Biathlon | Women's 7.5 km Free Technique LW2-9
Bronze | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km Classical Technique LW6/8/9
Bronze | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km Classical Technique LW6/8/9
Bronze | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km Free Technique LW6/8/9
Silver | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1998 Nagano |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km Free Technique LW2-9
Bronze | Marjorie van de Bunt |  1998 Nagano |  Biathlon | Women's 7.5 km Free Technique LW2-4,6/8,9
Gold | Marjorie van de Bunt |  2002 Salt Lake City |  Biathlon | Women's 7.5 km Free Technique standing
Silver | Marjorie van de Bunt |  2002 Salt Lake City |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km Free Technique standing
Silver | Marjorie van de Bunt |  2002 Salt Lake City |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km Free Technique standing
Silver | Marjorie van de Bunt |  2002 Salt Lake City |  Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km Classical Technique standing
Gold | Bibian Mentel |  2014 Sochi |  Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Gold | Bibian Mentel |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Gold | Jeroen Kampschreur |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Alpine skiing | Men's super combined (sitting)
Gold | Bibian Mentel |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Snowboarding | Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2)
Silver | Lisa Bunschoten |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Snowboarding | Women's snowboard cross (SB-LL2)
Silver | Chris Vos |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross (SB-LL1)
Silver | Linda van Impelen |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom (sitting)
Bronze | Lisa Bunschoten |  2018 Pyeongchang |  Snowboarding | Women's banked slalom (SB-LL2)
Silver | Jeroen Kampschreur |  2022 Beijing |  Alpine skiing | Men's super combined (sitting)
Silver | Chris Vos |  2022 Beijing |  Snowboarding | Men's banked slalom (SB-LL1)
Silver | Niels de Langen |  2022 Beijing |  Alpine skiing | Men's slalom (sitting)
Bronze | Niels de Langen |  2022 Beijing |  Alpine skiing | Men's super combined (sitting)

## See also

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* Netherlands at the Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. ^ Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
3. ^ Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
4. ^ Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

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National sports teams of the Netherlands

* A1 GP
* Acceleration
* American football
* Badminton
* Bandy
* M
* W
* Baseball
* M
* M U18
* W
* Basketball
* M
* M U20
* M U18
* M U16
* M 3x3
* W
* W U20
* W U19
* W U16
* W 3x3
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Cricket
* M
* M U19
* W
* Field hockey
* M
* M U21
* W
* W U21
* Floorball
* Football
* M
* M 21
* M U19
* M U17
* W
* W U19
* W U17
* CP
* Futsal
* Goalball
* M
* W
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* M
* W
* W-J
* W-Y
* Ice hockey
* M
* M U20
* M U18
* W
* W U18
* Korfball
* Motorcycle
* Pitch and putt
* Racquetball
* Rollball
* Roller hockey
* Rugby league
* M
* W
* Rugby union
* M
* M U20
* M7
* W
* W7
* Softball
* M
* W
* W U17
* Speedway
* M
* longtrack
* Squash
* M
* W
* Tennis
* M
* W
* X
* Volleyball
* M
* M U21
* M U19
* W
* W U23
* W U20
* W U18
* Water polo
* M
* W
* Wheelchair basketball
* M
* W
* Wheelchair handball

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Nations that have competed at the Paralympic Games

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Congo
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* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
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* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* Canada
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* Cuba
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* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* East Timor
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* Singapore
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* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
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* Turkey
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Oceania|

* Australia
* Winter
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Other|

* Independent Paralympic Participants
* Individual Paralympic Athletes
* Neutral Paralympic Athletes
* Refugee Paralympic Team
* RPC
* Unified Team

Historical|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Rhodesia
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
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1 Israel has been a member of the European Paralympic Committee (EOC) since 1994.
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