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Netherlands At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Dutch athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne (except the equestrian events in Stockholm), which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands National Olympic Committee (, ''NOC*NSF'') sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988. A total of 175 athletes, 95 men and 80 women, competed in 18 sports. The Netherlands left London with a total of 20 Olympic medals (6 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze), finishing thirteenth in the overall medal standings. Four of these medals were awarded to the team in swimming and equestrian, and three each in cycling and sailing. Four Dutch athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. The Netherlands proved successful in team spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
NOC*NSF
The Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation, () generally abbreviated NOC*NSF, is the overall coordinating Dutch sports organisation that also functions as the Dutch National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee. NOC*NSF, based at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, is the umbrella organisation for sports in the Netherlands, representing more than 23,000 sports clubs and 5.2 million Dutch people involved in sports. IOC members Team NL Team NL is the sports team project with the goal of closer association of athletes and fans. It was created joined forces 29 sports associations and NOC*NSF that represents the Dutch athletes 365 days a year at an international top level at European Championships, World Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games. Controversy In 2024, the Committee nominated beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde for its 2024 Olympic team, disregarding the fact that he is a convicted child rapist and has been placed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anky Van Grunsven
Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven (born 2 January 1968) is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, she competed at the Games in dressage, but in 2010 she was named as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline. In addition to her Olympic and World Equestrian Games successes, van Grunsven holds the record for the most wins at the Dressage World Cup, winning the event nine times between 1995 and 2008. She has also competed numerous times at the European Dressage Championships, winning seven individual medals and eight team medals between 1991 and 2009. Although van Grunsven has ridden many horses over her career, she won the majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Merel De Blaeij
Merel de Blaeij (also spelled Blaey, born 2 December 1986) is a Dutch field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Netherlands women's field hockey team that became Olympic champions, defeating Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ... 2–0 in the final. References External links * 1986 births Living people Dutch female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from The Hague HC Klein Zwitserland players 20th-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch people Dutch female indoor hockey players 2011 FIH In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Naomi Van As
Naomi van As (born 26 July 1983) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward/midfield for a Dutch club MHC Laren. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on 20 June 2003 in a game against South Africa. She was a part of the Dutch squad that became world champions at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup as well as won the 2007 Champions Trophy. Her family lives in South Africa. In 2008, Van As became an Olympic gold medal winner with her national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, scoring the first goal in their 2–0 win over China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was again part of the Dutch team that won gold. She finished her international sportive career at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the by shoot-outs lost final against the team of Great Britain. Van As was named FIH Player of the Year twice, both in 2009 and 2016. In 2012, Van As was made a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau after she and the fellow members of her hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marilyn Agliotti
Marilyn Agliotti (born 23 June 1979 in Boksburg, South Africa) is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, having previously represented South Africa. After her move to the Netherlands and award of a Dutch passport, she represented the Dutch national team. She was selected for the 2007 European Championships in Manchester where the Dutch won the silver medal. They won the bronze medal at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach. She was a member of the Dutch team that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and won the gold medal. She was also a member of the Dutch team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Agliotti ended her international career in November 2012 but continued to train with loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Netherlands Women's National Field Hockey Team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times. The team has also won ten Olympic medals. Tournament records Team Current squad The following players were named in the Dutch training group for the 2024–25 FIH Pro League. ''Caps and goals are current as of 12 June 2025 after the match against Spain.'' Head coach: Raoul Ehren Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months. Coaches * 1965–1974 – Jo Jurissen * 1975–1977 – Riet Küper * 1977–1980 – Huib Timmermans * 1980–1989 – Gijs van Heumen * 1989–1993 – Roelant Oltmans * 1993–1994 – Bert Wentink * 1994–2000 – Tom van 't Hek * 2001–2008 – Marc Lammers * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gymnastics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Horizontal Bar
The men's horizontal bar competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held at the North Greenwich Arena on 28 July and 7 August. It featured 70 competitors from 33 nations. Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands won the event, his nation's first victory in the horizontal bar and first medal in any Olympic gymnastics event since 1928. Fabian Hambüchen of Germany took silver, while Zou Kai of China earned bronze. Hambüchen and Zou—the bronze and gold medalists, respectively, in 2008—were the 11th and 12th men to win multiple medals in the event. Background This was the 23rd appearance of the men's horizontal bar event in the Olympics. Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Slovakia each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 21st appearance, the most of any nation, having missed only the inaugural 1896 competition and the boycotted 1980 Games. Five of the eight finalists from 2008 returned: gold medalist Zou Kai of China, silver medalist Jonathan Horton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gymnastics At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Three gymnastics disciplines were contested at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. The trampoline events were held at the The O2 Arena (London), North Greenwich Arena (normally called The O2 Arena) from 3 to 4 August; the artistic events were also held at the North Greenwich Arena, from 28 July to 7 August. The rhythmic gymnastics events took place at Wembley Arena from 9 to 12 August. A total of 54 medals were awarded across the three disciplines. The most successful nation was China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, China, winning five gold medals and 12 in total. Brazil at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Brazil and South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics, South Korea won their first gold medals in the discipline in the Summer Olympic Games history. Yevgeniya Kanayeva of Russia marked history by becoming the first back-to-back Olympic champion at the individual all-around in rhythmic gymnastics. Qualification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sailing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Sailboard
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' ( land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation. From prehistory until the second half of the 19th century, sailing craft were the primary means of maritime trade and transportation; exploration across the seas and oceans was reliant on sail for anything other than the shortest distances. Naval power in this period used sail to varying degrees depending on the current technology, culminating in the gun-armed sailing warships of the Age of Sail. Sail was slowly replaced by steam as the method of propulsion for ships over the latter part of the 19th century – seeing a gradual improvement in the technology of steam through a number of developmental steps. Steam allowed scheduled services that ran at higher average speeds than sailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sailing At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Weymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events (eight classes). Eleven fleet races were scheduled off the coast at Weymouth Bay for each event, except for the 49er and the Elliott 6m classes. For the 49er class, a total of 16 races were scheduled. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) were scheduled as opening races and the last one as medal race. For the Elliott 6m a series of match races was scheduled. The sailing was done on different types of courses. Venue According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 Metre Freestyle
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 3–4 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. Netherlands' Ranomi Kromowidjojo smashed a new Olympic record to strike a fourth sprint freestyle double in history, since East German Kristin Otto did so in 1988, her fellow countrywoman Inge de Bruijn in 2000, and Germany's defending champion Britta Steffen in 2008. She blistered the field with a sterling time and a List of textile best times in swimming, textile best in 24.05 to slice off Steffen's previous Olympic record by a hundredth of a second (0.01). Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia added a second silver to her Olympic hardware in a national record of 24.28, while Kromowidjojo's teammate Marleen Veldhuis edged out the scorching Steffen (24.46) by 0.07 seconds to snatch the bronze in 24.39, handing over an entire medal haul for the Dutch squad with a one–three finish. Great Britain's home favorite Francesca Halsall finishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swimming At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 Metre Freestyle
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 1–2 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo swam to a new Olympic record to become the country's third gold medalist in the event, along with Rie Mastenbroek in 1936 and Inge de Bruijn in 2000. In fourth place at the halfway turn, she pulled ahead of a tightly packed field to touch the wall first and improve her own record in 53.00. Belarus' Aliaksandra Herasimenia was in the lead on the first length under a world-record pace, but faded down the stretch to win the silver medal in 53.38. China's Tang Yi swam a fast final lap for the bronze medal in 53.44. Australia's Melanie Schlanger finished fourth in 53.47, while American teenage sensation Missy Franklin finished in fifth place in 53.64. Great Britain's home favorite Francesca Halsall (53.66), Denmark's Jeanette Ottesen (53.75), who shared the title with Herasimenia at the 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
