The Netherlands competed at the

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Medalists

Archery

The Dutch archery team included former Soviet Union archer Lyudmila Arzhannikova. She placed 15th for the Netherlands in Atlanta.

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

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;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Badminton

Baseball

The Netherlands made its first Olympic baseball appearance in 1996. They defeated

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but lost their other five games in the preliminary round. When this result put the Dutch team in a three-way tie for fifth through seventh place with Australia and Italy, the head-to-head victories gave the Netherlands fifth place. ;Team roster :* Johnny Balentina :* Giel ten Bosch :* Eric de Bruin :* Peter Callenbach :*

Rob Cordemans Rob "Robbie" Cordemans (born October 31, 1974, in Schiedam) is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions. He h ...

:* Jeffrey Cranston :*

Eddie Dix Eddie Dix (born 31 December 1970 in Schiedam) is a Dutch baseball player who represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly ...

Marlon Fluonia Marlon Fluonia (born 26 September 1964 in Willemstad, Curacao) is a Dutch baseball player who represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta ...

Evert-Jan 't Hoen Evert-Jan Axel Charles 't Hoen (born 8 November 1975 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch baseball player. 't Hoen represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in which the Dutch finished sixth. He also participated in ...

:* Eelco Jansen :* Marcel Joost :* Adonis Kemp :* Geoffrey Kohl :* Marcel Kruijt :* André Maris :* Edsel Martis :* Paul Nanne :* Tom Nanne :* Byron Ward :* Danny Wout ;Results

Canoeing

Slalom

;Men

Cycling

Road competition

;Men ;Women

Track competition

;Points race ;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Time trial

Mountain bike

Equestrian

Dressage

Show jumping

Judo

;Men ;Women

Rowing

;Men ;Women

Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open ;;Fleet racing ;;Mixed racing

Shooting

Softball

;Summary ;Team roster :* Madelon Beek :* Petra Beek :* Lucienne Geels :* Jacqueline de Heer :* Marjolein de Jong :* Jacqueline Knol :* Anita Kossen :* Anouk Mels :* Sandra Nieuwveen :* Penny le Noble :* Corrine Ockhuijsen :* Sonja Pannen :* Marlies van der Putten :* Gonny Reijnen :* Martine Stiemer * Head coach: Ruud Elfers

Swimming

;Men Key: * – Swimmer competed in the heat but not the final; FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal) ;Women Key: * – Swimmer competed in the heat but not the final; FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)

Table tennis

Tennis

;Men ;Women

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

;Summary

Men

* Team roster :*

Peter Blangé Peter Blangé (born 9 December 1964 in Voorburg, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player (game), player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyball at the 1988 Summer ...

Bas van de Goor Sebastiaan Jacques Henri "Bas" van de Goor (born 4 September 1971, in Oss) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He was elected twi ...

Mike van de Goor Mike Willem Frank van de Goor (born 14 May 1973 in Oss) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. As a reserve-player he won the gold medal at h ...

:* Rob Grabert :*

Henk-Jan Held Hendrik Jan ("Henk-Jan") Held (born 12 November 1967 in Renswoude, Utrecht (province), Utrecht) is a volleyball player (game), player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyb ...

Guido Görtzen Guido Görtzen (born 9 November 1970 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won the gold med ...

Misha Latuhihin Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin (born 26 December 1970 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the guidance of coach Joo ...

:* Olof van der Meulen :*

Jan Posthuma Jan Marcus Posthuma (born 11 June 1963 in Dokkum, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. After having won ...

Brecht Rodenburg Engelbrecht "Brecht" Rodenburg (born 24 December 1967 in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he ...

:* Richard Schuil :*

Ron Zwerver Ronald ("Ron") Ferdinand Zwerver (born 6 June 1967) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 in Seoul, So ...

* Head coach:

Joop Alberda Joop Alberda (born 25 October 1952 in Oosterwolde, Friesland) is a retired volleyball coach from the Netherlands. In 1996, under his directions, the Dutch Men's National Team won the gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia by defeating Italy in the f ...

Women

* Team roster :* Cintha Boersma :* Erna Brinkman :* Riëtte Fledderus :*

Jerine Fleurke Jenny ("Jerine") Catharine Fleurke (born 11 August 1973, in Groningen) is a retired female volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in fifth place. Fle ...

:* Marjolein de Jong :* Saskia van Hintum :* Elles Leferink :* Irena Machovcak :* Claudia van Thiel :* Lisette van der Ven :* Ingrid Visser :*

Henriëtte Weersing Henriëtte Weersing (born 11 October 1965) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Weersing was a leading member of the Netherlands national ...

* Head coach:

Bert Goedkoop Bert Goedkoop (born February 15, 1956) is a Dutch volleyball player and coach. Among his accomplishments, he was head coach of the 2001 Dutch national men's team when it took 7th at the World League finals in Katowice and head coach of the Netherl ...

Water polo

Men's team competition

;Summary ;Team roster :*

Arie van de Bunt Arend Jantinus "Arie" van de Bunt (born 7 June 1969 in Amersfoort) is a former water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics for Holland. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona), tenth (Atlanta) and el ...

:* Gert de Groot :* Arno Havenga :* Koos Issard :* Bas de Jong :* Niels van der Kolk :*

Marco Kunz Marco Kunz (born 25 May 1970) is a Dutch water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly refe ...

Harry van der Meer Henricus Antonius Wilhelmus "Harry" van der Meer (born October 30, 1973 in Veenendaal) is a former water polo forward from the Netherlands, who participated in three Summer Olympics. From 1992 on he finished in ninth (Barcelona), tenth (Atlanta, ...

Hans Nieuwenburg Johannes "Hans" Nieuwenburg (born 5 June 1968 in Koudekerk aan den Rijn) is a former water polo defender from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , ...

:* Joeri Stoffels :*

Eelco Uri Eelco Uri (born 5 December 1973) is a Dutch former water polo player. He was a member of the Netherlands men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1994 and 2001 World Championships; the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003 Europ ...

:* Wyco de Vries :*

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 ...

(Head Coach)

References

* * {{NOCin1996SummerOlympics Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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