The

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competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Badminton

Baseball

In their second appearance in Olympic baseball,

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repeated their fifth-place finish. They scored victories over Australia and

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to begin (→ game 1) and end (→ game 7) the preliminary round, but suffered four defeats in between (→ games 2, 3, 5, and 6). In game 4, however, the Dutch team served

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its first defeat in the history of Olympic baseball, breaking a 21-game winning streak (→ in its third Olympiad) by the Cubans. ;Team Roster :*

Sharnol Adriana Sharnol Leonard Adriana (born November 13, 1970) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch baseball player and coach. He spent several minor league seasons in the Toronto Blue Jays organization before moving to the Mexican League. As of 2020, he is a coach for the Sp ...

:* Sharnol Leonard :* Johnny Balentina :* Patrick Beljaards :* Ken Brauckmiller :*

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 ha ...

:* Jeffrey Cranston :* Mike Crouwel :* Radhames Dijkhoff :* Robert Eenhoorn :* Rikkert Faneyte :*

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 ...

:* Chairon Isenia :* Percy Isenia :* Eelco Jansen :* Ferenc Jongejan :* Dirk van 't Klooster :* Patrick de Lange :* Reily Legito :* Jurriaan Lobbezoo :* Remy Maduro :* Hensley Meulens :* Ralph Milliard :* Erik Remmerswaal :* Orlando Stewart * Head Coach: Pat Murphy ;Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Cycling

Road

;Men ;Women

Mountain bike

Track

;Pursuit ;Omnium

Equestrian

Dressage

* Arjen Teeuwissen was qualified to compete in the Grand Prix Freestyle, but due to a restriction on the number of nation quotas (maximum number is 3), he could not continue to the final round.

Show jumping

* Jan Tops was qualified to compete in the Final, but due to a restriction on the number of nation quotas (maximum number is 3), he could not continue.

Judo

;Men ;Women

Rowing

;Men ;Women

Sailing

;Women ;Open ;Match racing

Shooting

;Men

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Triathlon

At the inaugural Olympic triathlon competition, the Netherlands was represented by three men and three women. The nation's best result came from Wieke Hoogzaad at twenty-fifth place in the women's competition, while Dennis Looze was the last finisher in the men's race.

Volleyball

Men

;Team Roster :* Peter Blangé :* Albert Cristina :* Martijn Dieleman :* Bas van de Goor :*

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 ...

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 m ...

:* Martin van der Horst :* Joost Kooistra :*

Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Aart Nummerdor (born 10 September 1976) is a Dutch volleyball player, who represented his native country at five consecutive Summer Olympics. Two times as a member of the indoor volleyball team in 2000 and 2004, and 3 more times after swi ...

:* Richard Schuil * Head Coach: Toon Gerbrands ;Preliminary Round (Group A) ;Quarterfinals ;5th–8th semifinals ;5th place match

Water polo

Men

;Team Roster :* Marco Booij :* Bjørn Boom :* Bobbie Brebde :* Matthijs de Bruijn :*

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 ...

:* Arno Havenga :* Bas de Jong :* Harry van der Meer :* Gerben Silvis :* Kimmo Thomas :* Eelco Uri :* Wim Vermeulen :* Niels Zuidweg * Head Coach: Johan Aantjes ;Preliminary Round (Group B) ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Classification Round ---- ----

Women

;Team Roster :*

Gillian van den Berg Gillian van den Berg (born 8 September 1971, in Gouda) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.

Hellen Boering Heleen ("Hellen") Aafje Boering (born July 27, 1964 in Enschede, Overijssel) is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984, and was on the squad that won the silver medal at the ...

Daniëlle de Bruijn Daniëlle de Bruijn (born 13 February 1978 in Vlaardingen) is a water polo player of the Netherlands who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. De Bruijn was part of the team that won the bronze medal at th ...

:* Edmée Hiemstra :* Karin Kuipers :* Ingrid Leijendekker :* Patricia Megens :* Mirjam Overdam :* Heleen Peerenboom :* Karla Plugge :* Carla Quint :*

Marjan op den Velde Marjan op den Velde (born 9 January 1971) was a Dutch water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team. She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the national team at the ...

:* Ellen Bast * Head Coach: Jan Mensink ;Preliminary Round Robin ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;;Semifinals ---- ;;Bronze Medal Match

References

* Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. . * International Olympic Committee (2001). * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Retrieved 20 November 2005. * Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results
Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site

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