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competed at the
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, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports.
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Medalists


Gold

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Anton Geesink Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010) was a Dutch people, Dutch List of judoka#Highest grades, 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championship, a feat he accomplished in 1961 ...
— Judo, Men's Open Class *
Bart Zoet Hubertus Balthazar "Bart" Zoet (20 October 1942 – 13 May 1992) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1969. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the 100 km team time trial, alongside Gerben K ...
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Jan Pieterse Johannes ("Jan") Aloysius Maria Pieterse (born 29 October 1942) is a former professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the Men's 100 km Team Trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Do ...
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Evert Dolman Evert "Eef" Gerardus Dolman (22 February 1946 – 12 May 1993) was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pieter ...
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Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens (14 January 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Oly ...
— Cycling Road, Men's Team Road Race


Silver

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Anton Geurts Antonius "Toon" Geurts (29 February 1932 – 5 October 2017) was a Dutch sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boa ...
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Paul Hoekstra Paulus "Paul" Hoekstra (born 30 December 1944) is a Dutch-born, Belgian retired sprint canoeist who was active from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Tokyo in 196 ...
— Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000m Kayak Pairs * Steven Blaisse, and
Ernst Veenemans Ernst Willem Veenemans (18 March 1940 – 2 October 2017) was a Dutch rower who had his best achievements in the coxless pairs event, together with Steven Blaisse. Together they won silver medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officiall ...
— Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs *
Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...
— Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly *
Corrie Winkel Kornelia ("Corrie") Winkel (born 26 February 1944) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = ...
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Klenie Bimolt Klena ("Klenie") Geertje Bimolt (born 8 June 1945 in Assen, Drenthe) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She did so together with her team mat ...
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Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...
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Erica Terpstra Erica Georgina Terpstra (born 26 May 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Terpstra, a swimmer by occupation, participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. She was elected as a Member ...
— Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay


Bronze

* Cor Schuuring,
Henk Cornelisse Hendrik Jan Willem "Henk" Cornelisse (born 16 October 1940) is a retired Dutch cyclist. His sporting career began with Olympia Amsterdam. He won a bronze medal in the 4 km team pursuit along with Cor Schuuring, Gerard Koel and Jaap Oudkerk a ...
, Gerard Koel, and
Jaap Oudkerk Jacob "Jaap" Oudkerk (born 2 August 1937) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He competed in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. He was also active in motor-pa ...
— Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit * Jan Justus Bos,
Erik Hartsuiker Frederik Klaas Jan "Erik" Hartsuiker (19 October 1940 - 13 January 2019) was a Dutch rower who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he won a bronze medal in the coxed pairs event, together with Herman Rouwé and Jan-Just Bos. ...
and
Herman Rouwé Herman Jan Rouwé (born 20 January 1943) is a retired Dutch rower who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he won a bronze medal in the coxed pairs event, together with Erik Hartsuiker and Jan-Just Bos. Four years later he fi ...
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs * Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and
Freek van de Graaff Frederik Robbert "Freek" van de Graaff (20 February 1944 – 24 June 2009) was a Dutch rower who won a bronze medal in the coxed fours at the 1964 Summer Olympics. His team mates were Marius Klumperbeek (cox), Lex Mullink, Bobbie van de Graaf ...
— Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours *
Winnie van Weerdenburg Wilhelmina ("Winnie") van Weerdenburg (1 October 1946 – 27 October 1998) was a Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12.0, ...
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Erica Terpstra Erica Georgina Terpstra (born 26 May 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Terpstra, a swimmer by occupation, participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. She was elected as a Member ...
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Pauline van der Wildt Paulina ("Pauline") Jacoba van der Wildt (born 29 January 1944) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Her teammates in that race, who clocked in at 4:12, wer ...
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Toos Beumer Catharina Johanna "Toos" Beumer (born 5 July 1947 in Koog aan de Zaan) is a Dutch swimmer. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates in that race, clocked in 4:12.0, were Pa ...
— Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay


Athletics

Men's competition *
Eef Kamerbeek Evert "Eef" Kamerbeek (17 March 1934 – 26 August 2008) was one of the best Dutch decathletes of all time. Between 1954 and 1964, he won 11 national decathlon titles, as well as seven titles in the 110 m hurdles and four titles in the 200 m hur ...
* Kees Koch * Frans Luitjes Women's competition *
Joke Bijleveld Johanna Catharina Antonia "Joke" Bijleveld (born 7 October 1940) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete. She competed in the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an ...
* Jannie van Eyck-Vos * Lia Hinten *
Gerda Kraan Gerarda ("Gerda") Maria Kraan (born 30 July 1933) is a retired female middle distance runner from the Netherlands, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1960 (Rome) and 1964 (Tokyo). In 1962 she won the gold medal ...
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Tilly van der Made Tilly van der Zwaard (18 January 1938 – 6 February 2019) was a middle distance runner from the Netherlands. At the 1962 European Athletics Championships in Belgrade she won a bronze medal in the 400 m event, behind Maria Itkina of the Sovi ...


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964. ; Individual road race *
Bart Zoet Hubertus Balthazar "Bart" Zoet (20 October 1942 – 13 May 1992) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1969. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the 100 km team time trial, alongside Gerben K ...
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Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens (14 January 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Oly ...
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Harry Steevens Henri "Harry/Harrie" Steevens (born 27 April 1945) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1960 and 1972. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and finished in 40th place. Two years later he won a silver m ...
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Jan Pieterse Johannes ("Jan") Aloysius Maria Pieterse (born 29 October 1942) is a former professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the Men's 100 km Team Trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Do ...
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Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
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Evert Dolman Evert "Eef" Gerardus Dolman (22 February 1946 – 12 May 1993) was a Dutch racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, alongside Gerben Karstens, Bart Zoet, and Jan Pieter ...
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Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens (14 January 1942 – 8 October 2022) was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Oly ...
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Jan Pieterse Johannes ("Jan") Aloysius Maria Pieterse (born 29 October 1942) is a former professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the gold medal in the Men's 100 km Team Trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Do ...
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Bart Zoet Hubertus Balthazar "Bart" Zoet (20 October 1942 – 13 May 1992) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1961 and 1969. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the 100 km team time trial, alongside Gerben K ...
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* Piet van der Touw *
Aad de Graaf Arie "Aad" de Graaf (22 October 1939 – 21 July 1995) was a Dutch Track cycling, track cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1966. He won national sprint titles in 1960–1962 and finished second in 1959 and 1963–1965. He competed in t ...
; 1000m time trial * Piet van der Touw ;
Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
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Aad de Graaf Arie "Aad" de Graaf (22 October 1939 – 21 July 1995) was a Dutch Track cycling, track cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1966. He won national sprint titles in 1960–1962 and finished second in 1959 and 1963–1965. He competed in t ...
* Piet van der Touw ;
Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
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Tiemen Groen Tiemen Groen (6 July 1946 – 26 October 2021) was a Dutch cyclist who won four consecutive world titles in the 4 km individual pursuit in 1964–1967; His sporting career began with DTS Zaandam. He finished fourth in this event at the 19 ...
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Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
* Gerard Koel *
Henk Cornelisse Hendrik Jan Willem "Henk" Cornelisse (born 16 October 1940) is a retired Dutch cyclist. His sporting career began with Olympia Amsterdam. He won a bronze medal in the 4 km team pursuit along with Cor Schuuring, Gerard Koel and Jaap Oudkerk a ...
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Jaap Oudkerk Jacob "Jaap" Oudkerk (born 2 August 1937) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He competed in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and third place, respectively. He was also active in motor-pa ...
* Cor Schuuring


Hockey


Judo


Rowing


Sailing


Shooting

One shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964. ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Joop van Domselaar ; 50 m rifle, prone * Joop van Domselaar


Swimming

;Women *
Toos Beumer Catharina Johanna "Toos" Beumer (born 5 July 1947 in Koog aan de Zaan) is a Dutch swimmer. She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her teammates in that race, clocked in 4:12.0, were Pa ...
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Klenie Bimolt Klena ("Klenie") Geertje Bimolt (born 8 June 1945 in Assen, Drenthe) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She did so together with her team mat ...
* Marianne Heemskerk * Betty Heukels *
Ada Kok Aagje ("Ada") Kok (born 6 June 1947, in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a former Dutch swimmer who ranked among the world's best in the butterfly stroke category during the 1960s. Her international career started in 1962 when, at the age of fifteen ...
* Gretta Kok *
Adrie Lasterie Aartje Elisabeth "Adrie" Lasterie (16 December 1943 – 22 March 1991) was a Dutch swimmer. Lasterie competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver-medal with the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley team. She swam the butterfly leg in the f ...
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Truus Looijs Geertruida "Truus" Looijs (also Looys; born 27 June 1946) is a retired Dutch swimmer. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso d ...
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Erica Terpstra Erica Georgina Terpstra (born 26 May 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Terpstra, a swimmer by occupation, participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. She was elected as a Member ...
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Ineke Tigelaar Willemina Hendrika "Ineke" Tigelaar (born 9 October 1945) is a Dutch former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. She won four medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships The 1962 European Aquatics Championships we ...
* Ria van Velsen *
Winnie van Weerdenburg Wilhelmina ("Winnie") van Weerdenburg (1 October 1946 – 27 October 1998) was a Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Her team mates in that race, clocked in 4:12.0, ...
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Bep Weeteling Albertha "Bep" Weeteling (born 28 December 1946) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed in four freestyle and backstroke disciplines at th ...
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Pauline van der Wildt Paulina ("Pauline") Jacoba van der Wildt (born 29 January 1944) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Her teammates in that race, who clocked in at 4:12, wer ...
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Corrie Winkel Kornelia ("Corrie") Winkel (born 26 February 1944) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = ...
;Men *
Vinus van Baalen Vinus van Baalen (1 July 1942 – 21 August 2012) was a Dutch swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport e ...
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Johan Bontekoe Johan Bontekoe (1 July 1943 – 25 March 2006) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 400 meter event at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. This was the second ever European gold medal for a Dutch male swimmer after 193 ...
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Jan Jiskoot Johannes "Jan" Jiskoot (born 3 March 1940 in Dordrecht) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch swimmer who won two medals in medley events at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 and 1964 ...
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Ron Kroon Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best ach ...
* Dick Langerhorst *
Wieger Mensonides Wieger Emile Mensonides (born 12 July 1938) is a former Dutch swimmer, who won the bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1960 Summer Olympics. For forty years he was the only Dutch male swimmer to have won an Olympic medal. Pieter van den ...
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Henri van Osch Henri van Osch (12 April 1945 – 22 June 2001) was a Dutch swimmer. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to ...
* Aad Oudt * Bert Sitters * Hemmie Vriens * Jan Weeteling


Volleyball

Men's Team Competition * Round Robin :* Lost to United States (0-3) :* Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) :* Defeated Brazil (3-2) :* Lost to Romania (0-3) :* Lost to Bulgaria (2-3) :* Defeated South Korea (3-1) :* Lost to Hungary (3-1) :* Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1) :* Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place *Team Roster :* Frank Constandse :* Jacques Ewalds :* Ron Groenhuyzen :* Johannes van der Hoek :* Jurjaan Koolen :* Jaap Korsloot :* Jan Oosterbaan :* Dinco van der Stoep :* Piet Swieter :* Joop Tinkhof :* Jacques de Vink :* Hans van Wijnen


Water polo

Men's Team Competition * Preliminary Round (Group C) :* Defeated Brazil (3-2) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7) :* Defeated United States (6-4) * Semi Final Round (Group C/D) :* Defeated Belgium (7-5) :* Lost to Hungary (5-6) * Classification Round (5th-8th place) :* Lost to Germany (4-5) :* Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place *Team Roster :* Jan Bultman :* Fred van Dorp :*
Henk Hermsen Hendrik Willem "Henk" Hermsen (29 August 1937 – 2022)Ben Kniest :* Bram Leenards :* Hans Muller :* Wim van Spingelen :* Nico van der Voet :*
Harry Vriend Henri "Harry" Gerard Vriend (born 20 May 1938) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics; in both games he finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team. His brother Wim played al ...
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Wim Vriend Willem "Wim" Jan Frederik Vriend (9 November 1941 – 30 September 2021) was a water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. His elder brother Harry ...
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Gerrit Wormgoor Gerrit Hendrik Wormgoor (29 July 1940) is a former water polo player from the Netherlands, who finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. References Dutch Olympic Committee External links

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...