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competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. In partial support of the

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in protest over the

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's invasion of

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, 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.

Medalists

Archery

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

Athletics

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 Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (born 18 August 1955) is a former Dutch long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the marathon. He bec ...

:* 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 Hermanus Richardus Johannes "Harry" Schulting (born 14 February 1956) is a Dutch former middle-distance runner and hurdler. Schulting won a gold medal on the 400 m hurdles at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no ...

:* Heat — 3:06.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 m Hurdles *

:* Heat — 50.01 :* Semifinals — 50.61 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 metres *

Els Vader Elisabeth Cornelia "Els" Vader (married Scharn) (24 September 1959 – 8 February 2021) was a track and field sprinter from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay (in 1 ...

:* Heat — 11.61 :* Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance) Women's Pentathlon *

Sylvia Barlag Sylvia Johanna Martha Barlag (born 4 May 1954) is a retired track and field athlete and physicist from the Netherlands. She competed in pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics and finished in 10th place. Between 1979 and 1981 she was the national ...

— 4333 points (→ 10th place) *# 100 metres — 14.20s *# Shot Put — 11.82m *# High Jump — 1.80m *# Long Jump — 6.05m *# 800 metres — 2:16.40

Canoeing

Cycling

Seven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1980. ; Individual road race *

Adri van der Poel Adrie van der Poel (born 17 June 1959 in Bergen op Zoom) is a retired Dutch cyclist. Van der Poel was a professional from 1981 to 2000. His biggest wins included six classics, two stages of the Tour de France and the World Cyclo-Cross Championsh ...

Jacques Hanegraaf Jacobus Johannes Henricus "Jacques" Hanegraaf (born 14 December 1960) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1981 to 1994. He twice won the Dutch title in the men's road race (1981 and 1985). His ...

Peter Winnen Peter Johannes Gertrudis Winnen (born 5 September 1957) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in road racing and finished in 26th place. After the Games he turned professional in 1981. Among his 14 vict ...

Jacques van Meer Jacobus "Jacques" van Meer (born 18 May 1958) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. As amateur, he won the Ronde van Limburg (Netherlands) and Omloop der Kempen in 1979. Next year he won a national title in the road race in 1980 and compete ...

; Team time trial * Guus Bierings *

* Theo Hogervorst *

; Sprint * Lau Veldt

Judo

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

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 Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. Swimming career Van Bentum competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980 ...

:* 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 Annelies Maas (born 25 January 1960 in Wageningen) is a former Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in Swimming at the ...

:* 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) *

:* 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 Jolanda de Rover (born 10 October 1963) is a female former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands. Swimming career Jolanda de Rover competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a bronze medal in backstroke in 1984. In ...

:* Heats — 1.04,79 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Monique Bosga :* Heats — 2.19,21 (→ did not advance) *

:* Heats — 2.17,12 (→ did not advance) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *

, Wilma van Velsen, Reggie de Jong, and

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

Water polo

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 Stanislaus ("Stan") van Belkum (born February 1, 1961 in Warmond) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1980 he finished in sixth position with the Dutch team. Four years later in Los Angele ...

:* Wouly de Bie :* Ton Buunk :* Jan Jaap Korevaar :* Nico Landeweerd :* Aad van Mil :*

Ruud Misdorp Rudolf Antonius "Ruud" Misdorp (born 3 July 1952) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who participated in two Summer Olympics. On both occasions, at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, ...

:* Dick Nieuwenhuizen :* Eric Noordegraaf :* Jan Evert Veer :*

Hans van Zeeland Johannes Hendrikus Jacques "Hans" van Zeeland (born May 4, 1954 in Arnhem) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch National Team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In 1980 Van Zeeland fin ...

References

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