Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code
NED
NOC
Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website
www.nocnsf.nl(in Dutch)
in London
Competitors
175 in 18 sports
Flag bearers
Dorian van Rijsselberghe[1] (opening) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (closing)
Medals Ranked 13th
Gold
6
Silver
6
Bronze
8
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
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 since their official debut in 1908, with the exception of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands National Olympic Committee (Dutch: Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie, NOC*NSF) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 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 sports in London, as the men's and women's national field hockey teams won gold and silver medals, respectively. For the first time in its history, Netherlands won an Olympic medal in BMX cycling.
Among the nation's medalists were cyclist Marianne Vos, who took her second gold medal, this time in women's road race, windsurfer Dorian van Rijsselberghe, who became the second Dutch man to claim an Olympic title since 1984, and gymnast Epke Zonderland, who won the Netherlands' first ever gold medal in his sport after 84 years.[2] Anky van Grunsven, who won bronze in London, emerged as the greatest equestrian rider in Olympic history, with a total of nine medals (three of them gold). Meanwhile, Ranomi Kromowidjojo became one of the most successful Dutch swimmers in history, with a total of four Olympic medals (including two golds in London), and three Olympic records.
^Staff (12 July 2012). "Surfkampioen mag de Nederlandse vlag dragen " [Surfing champion to carry the Dutch flag] (in Dutch). Sporza. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^"Olympics: Epke Zonderland claims high bar gold for Netherlands". BBC Sport. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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