The Netherlands competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 110 competitors, 80 men and 30 women, took part in 54 events in 13 sports.[1]
Medalists
Silver
- Marianne Heemskerk – Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
Bronze
- Wieger Mensonides – Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Tineke Lagerberg – Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Thirteen male cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Diving
Fencing
Five fencers, one man and four women, represented the Netherlands in 1960.
Gymnastics
Hockey
Rowing
The Netherlands had 13 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]
- Men's double sculls – 5th place
Sailing
- Hans Sleeswijk 24th, 2265 points
- Ben Verhagen & Gerardus Lautenschutz 5th, 5452 points
Swimming
Water polo
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (1–2)
- Defeated Australia (5–3)
- Tied with South Africa (3–3)
- Semi Final Round (Group 2)
- Lost to Hungary (1–3)
- Lost to United States (6–7)
- Classification Round (5th/8th)
- Lost to Romania (4–5)
- Lost to Germany (5–6) → 8th place
- Team Roster
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Netherlands at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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