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Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
competed at the
2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...
in
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from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Dutch athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the sparsely attended
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in St. Louis and
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in Melbourne (except the equestrian events in Stockholm), which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands left Paris with 34 medals (15 gold, 7 silver, and 12 bronze), this was the country's highest number of gold medals in a single Olympics, beating the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
record of 12.


Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.


Archery

The Netherlands qualified four archers to the games through the 2024 European Continental Qualification Tournament and 2024 European Championships in
Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...
, Germany.


Artistic swimming

The Netherlands fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the top three highest-ranked nations, eligible for qualification at the
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in
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, Qatar.


Athletics

Dutch track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ;Track and road events ;Men ;Women ;Mixed ;Field events ;Men ;Women Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Combined events –
Women's heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...


Badminton

Netherlands entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.


Basketball


3×3 basketball

Summary


Men's tournament

The Netherlands men's 3x3 team qualified by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 in Japan. ;Team roster The roster was announced on 3 July 2024. *
Worthy de Jong Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born 14 March 1988) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball Olympic Gold medal winning player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), De Jong plays the shooting guard or the small forward position ...
*
Arvin Slagter Arvin Slagter (born 19 September 1985) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Slagter became an Olympic champion in Paris 2024 with the Netherlands. Slagter also played for several other Dutch 5vs5 ...
* Jan Driessen *
Dimeo van der Horst Dimeo van der Horst (born 23 June 1991) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Standing at , Van der Horst primarily plays as point guard. Born in Amsterdam, he played 11 seasons of professiona ...
;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game


Boxing

The Netherlands entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. Chelsey Heijnen (women's lightweight) qualified to Paris after advancing to the final round, and obtained one of three eligible spots, in her own division, at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in
Busto Arsizio Busto Arsizio (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the south-easternmost part of the province of Varese, in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, north of Milan. The economy of Busto Arsizio is mainly based on industry and commerce. It is the ...
, Italy.


Breaking

The Netherlands entered three breakdancers to compete in the B-Boy and B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. India Sardjoe (India) outlasted the female breakdancers from Europe through all rounds to successfully win a gold medal and secure an outright berth at the
2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...
in
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, Poland. Later on, Lee-Lou Demierre (Lee) and Menno van Gorp (Menno) outlasted the male breakdancers from 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in
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, China and
Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
, Hungary.


Canoeing


Slalom

Netherlands entered one boat into the slalom competition for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, Great Britain. ;C-1 and K-1 ;Kayak cross


Sprint

The Netherlands canoeists qualified one boat in the following distance for the Games through the 2024 European Qualifiers in
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
, Hungary.


Cycling


Road

Netherlands entered seven riders (three men and four women) to compete in the respective events by virtue of the establishment of the UCI World Rankings and the nation's result at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in
Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
,
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. ;Men ;Women


Track

The Netherlands riders obtained full spots for the men's and women's individual sprint, team sprint, keirin, madison, and omnium events based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. ;Sprint ;Team sprint Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final ;Keirin Qualification legend: Q=Qualified for next round; R=Advanced to repechage ;Omnium ;Madison


Mountain biking

Netherlands mountain bikers secured two women's quotas through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.


BMX

;Race Riders from the Netherlands secured five quota places (two men's and three women's) race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of final Olympic BMX ranking.


Diving

Dutch divers secured one quota place for Paris 2024 by virtue of the top twelve individuals of the women's individual platform, not yet qualified, at the
2024 World Aquatics Championships The 2024 World Aquatics Championships, the 21st edition of the World Aquatics Championships, were held in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 18 February 2024. Originally scheduled to be held in November 2023, the championships were postponed until February ...
in
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, Qatar.


Equestrian

The Netherlands entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team dressage and jumping competitions through the
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in
Herning Herning () is a Denmark, Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 51,782 (1 January 2025)
,
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
. The Netherlands entered a full squad of equestrian riders to the eventing competition by finishing 8th at the 2023 European Eventing Championships in
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,
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, picking up one of the two qualifying spots on offer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.


Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position


Eventing


Jumping


Fencing

The Netherlands entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Tristan Tulen qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée event, at the 2024 Europe Zonal Qualifying Tournament in
Differdange Differdange (; or locally ; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in south-western Luxembourg, west from the Luxembourg City, country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France an ...
, Luxembourg.


Field hockey

;Summary


Men's tournament

Netherlands men's national field hockey team The Netherlands national men's field hockey team represents the Netherlands in international men's field hockey and is controlled by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond, the governing body for field hockey in the Netherlands. The Netherland ...
qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in
Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, th ...
, Germany. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal match


Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in
Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, th ...
, Germany. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Final


Golf

Based on the IGF World Rankings, four golfers from the Netherlands were qualified. However, the Netherlands Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF) has additional requirements that were only met by Anne van Dam, hence the remaining positions were forfeited. Dutch golfer
Joost Luiten Willibrordus Adrianus Maria "Joost" Luiten (born 7 January 1986) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Luiten was born in Bleiswijk and started playing golf at 6 years old at Golf Centrum ...
was one of the athletes that did not meet NOC*NSF requirements and as a result was excluded from competing. Luiten successfully appealed this decision in Dutch court, but did not take the case to the CAS because it was too late to enter the tournament. The other golfers that qualified but were not allowed into the competition by NOC*NSF were
Darius van Driel Darius Arjen Joel van Driel (born 2 June 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Amateur career Born in Leidschendam, Netherlands, van Driel took up golf at the age of 11. His junior and amateur career, up to and inc ...
and Dewi Weber.


Gymnastics


Artistic

The Netherlands fielded a full squad of male and female gymnasts for Paris after advancing to the final round of team all-around and obtained one of nine available team spots for nations not yet qualified at the 2023 World Championships in
Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
,
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals


Handball

;Summary


Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national handball team The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the ''Nederlands Handbal Verbond'' (NHV). Competitive record Olympic Games World Championship European Championship ...
qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the Tournament 2 of the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in
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, Spain. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals


Judo

The Netherlands has qualified ten judokas via the IJF World Ranking List and continental quotas in Europe. ;Mixed


Rowing

Dutch rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the
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in
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, Serbia. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage


Sailing

Dutch sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the
2023 Sailing World Championships The 2023 Sailing World Championships were held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 8 to 20 August 2023. It was the sixth edition of the Sailing World Championships and the world championships for all disciplines at the next Olympics, and for f ...
in
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
, Netherlands. ;Elimination events ;Windfoiling ;;Kitesurfing ;Medal race events M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race


Skateboarding

The Netherlands entered two female skateboarders to compete in the following event at the Games.


Swimming

Dutch swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): ;Men ;Women ;Mixed


Table tennis

The Netherlands entered one athlete into the table tennis competition. Britt Eerland qualified for the games by winning the second available spot for the women's singles event at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Tennis

The Netherlands entered six tennis players (four men and two women) into the Olympic tournament.
Tallon Griekspoor Tallon Griekspoor (; born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 21, achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranki ...
has guaranteed his participation as one of the top-56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while
Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg European Open – Women's singles, 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles. Her biggest singles successes to date ...
did the same as the top-56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, which were completed on 10th June 2024. Additionally, two pairs of male players and one pair of female players also secured a spot in the men's doubles event as one of the top 32 players in the doubles ranking. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed


Triathlon

The Netherlands confirmed four quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris by virtue of winning one of two available spots at the 2024 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Qualification Event in
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, Mexico. ;Individual ;Relay


Volleyball


Beach

The Netherlands men's and women's pairs qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking. Another women's pair qualified through winning the 2024 CEV Continental Cup Final in
Jūrmala Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the ...
, Latvia, but no athletes met the NOC requirement and the quota was forfeited. ;Selection of convicted child rapist


Indoor

;Summary


Women's tournament

Netherlands women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of their rank in the World Ranking qualification. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ----


Water polo

;Summary


Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national water polo team The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the List of water polo world medalists#Women's water polo world medalists, leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990 ...
qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the
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in
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,
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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinals ;Semifinals ;Bronze medal match


See also

* Netherlands at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics


References

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