The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports.
Medalists Silver Marianne Heemskerk – Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
Bronze Wieger Mensonides – Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke Tineke Lagerberg – Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Individual road race Jan Hugens Jan Janssen René Lotz Lex van Kreuningen
Team time trial Jan Hugens René Lotz Ab Sluis Lex van Kreuningen
Sprint Piet van der Touw Aad de Graaf
1000m time trial Piet van der Touw
Tandem Rinus Paul Mees Gerritsen
Team pursuit Jaap Oudkerk Theo Nikkessen Henk Nijdam Piet van der Lans
Diving
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemi-finalFinalPointsRankPointsRankTotalRankPointsRankTotalRankGreta Lugthart3 m springboard46.0315 Q34.361580.3915Did not advanceDorothea du Pon51.206 Q37.61588.81634.548123.358
Fencing
Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Men's épée Max Dwinger
Women's foil Elly Botbijl Nina Kleijweg Daniëlle van Rossem
Women's team foil Nina Kleijweg, Daniëlle van Rossem, Leni Kokkes-Hanepen, Elly Botbijl
Gymnastics
Hockey
Rowing
The Netherlands had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.
Men's single sculls Lex Redelé
Men's double sculls – 5th place Peter Bakker Co Rentmeester
Men's coxless pair Steven Blaisse Ernst Veenemans
Men's coxed pair Maarten van Dis Arnold Wientjes Jan Just Bos
Men's coxed four Toon de Ruiter Frank Moerman Ype Stelma Henk Wamsteker Marius Klumperbeek
Sailing
Finn Hans Sleeswijk 24th, 2265 points
Flying Dutchman Ben Verhagen & Gerardus Lautenschutz 5th, 5452 points
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJan Bouwman100 m freestyle 58.8 29 Did not advanceRon Kroon 57.7 18 Q 57.9 17 Did not advanceJan Jiskoot100 m backstroke 1:05.9 =20 Did not advanceWieger Mensonides200 m breaststroke 2:39.0 2 Q 2:39.3 5 Q 2:39.7 Gerrit Korteweg200 m butterfly 2:26.4 20 Did not advanceBert Sitters 2:36.6 29 Did not advanceJan JiskootWieger MensonidesGerrit KortewegRon Kroon4 × 100 m medley 4:16.1 6 Q colspan=2 4:18.2 8
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCocki van Engelsdorp Gastelaars100 m freestyle 1:03.9 4 Q 1:03.9 6 Q 1:04.7 7Erica Terpstra 1:04.4 =7 Q 1:03.7 5 Q 1:04.3 6Tineke Lagerberg400 m freestyle 4:57.0 4 Q colspan=2 4:56.9 Corrie Schimmel 5:00.1 8 Q colspan=2 5:02.3 7Rini Dobber100 m backstroke 1:14.2 17 colspan=2 Did not advanceRia van Velsen 1:11.1 2 Q colspan=2 1:12.1 7Ada den Haan200 m breaststroke 2:54.0 3 Q colspan=2 2:54.4 4Gretta Kok 2:55.2 5 Q colspan=2 2:54.6 5Marianne Heemskerk100 m butterfly 1:11.0 3 Q colspan=2 1:10.4 Atie Voorbij 1:12.4 6 Q colspan=2 1:13.3 5Hennie van der VeldeJopie TroostSieta PosthumusCocki van Engelsdorp Gastelaars4 × 100 m freestyle colspan=2 Did not advanceRia van VelsenAda den HaanMarianne HeemskerkErica TerpstraTineke Lagerberg4 × 100 m medley 4:47.4 1 Q colspan=2 4:47.6 4
Water polo
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group C) Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2) Defeated Australia (5–3) Tied with South Africa (3–3) Semi Final Round (Group 2) Lost to Hungary (1–3) Lost to United States (6–7) Classification Round (5th/8th) Lost to Romania (4–5) Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place Team Roster Fred van Dorp Henk Hermsen Ben Kniest Harry Lamme Bram Leenards Hans Muller Harro Ran Harry Vriend Fred van der Zwan
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database