Netherlands at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

in Albertville

Albertville

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...	Men's 10000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...	Men's 5000 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...	Men's 1500 metres
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics The Speed skating competition during the 1992 Winter Olympic Games was held at the Anneau de Vitesse located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville...	Men's 5000 metres

Short track speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athlete	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
1000 m	Mark Velzeboer	1:38.74	2 Q	1:33.86	3	Did not advance

Women

Event	Athlete	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athlete	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position	Time	Position
500 m	Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren	1:00.29	2 Q	1:07.23	3	Did not advance
	Monique Velzeboer Monique Velzeboer Monique Cornelia Annamaria Velzeboer is a Dutch skater and photographer.At the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 she won Gold, silver and bronze in the short track skating discipline, when short-track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport. She ranked also 4th in the 500 metres of the...	48.09	1 Q	53:46	2 Q	47:52	2 Q	47.28	4
	Simone Velzeboer	55:43	4	Did not advance
3000 m relay	Monique Velzeboer Monique Velzeboer Monique Cornelia Annamaria Velzeboer is a Dutch skater and photographer.At the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 she won Gold, silver and bronze in the short track skating discipline, when short-track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport. She ranked also 4th in the 500 metres of the... Simone Velzeboer Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren Priscilla Ernst					4:47.21	3	Did not advance

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Arie Loef	38.61	29
	Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times...	38.51	27
	Gerard van Velde Gerard van Velde Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde is a retired Dutch speedskater, and was specialised in sprinting....	37.49	5
1000 m	Arie Loef	1:16.18	14
	Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times...	1:15.96	12
	Gerard van Velde Gerard van Velde Gerard Pieter Hendrik van Velde is a retired Dutch speedskater, and was specialised in sprinting....	1:14.93	4
	Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:...	1:15.57	10
1500 m	Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times...	1:55.70	4
	Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented both the Netherlands and Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.-Short biography:...	1:56.33	5
	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....	1:54.90
	Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:...	1:56.96	7
5000 m	Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented both the Netherlands and Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.-Short biography:...	7:08.00	5
	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....	7:04.96
	Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra Falko Zandstra is a former Dutch speed skater. Because of his thin legs he was also called de Gespierde Spijker which translates to the Muscular Nail.-Biography:...	7:02.28
10,000 m	Thomas Bos	14:40.13	11
	Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp Bart Veldkamp is a retired speed skater, who represented both the Netherlands and Belgium in international competitions, including the Winter Olympics.-Short biography:...	14:12.12
	Robert Vunderink	14:22.92	4

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Christine Aaftink	40.66	5
	Herma Meijer	41.31	11
	Sandra Voetelink	DNF	–
1000 m	Christine Aaftink	1:22.60	4
	Herma Meijer	1:23.50	12
	Sandra Voetelink	1:24.21	16
1500 m	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...	DNF	–
	Lia van Schie	2:09.70	16
	Sandra Voetelink	2:10.31	18
	Carla Zijlstra	2:08.54	9
3000 m	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...	4:28.10	6
	Lia van Schie	4:30.57	9
	Carla Zijlstra	4:27.18	4
5000 m	Lia van Schie	7:46.94	8
5000 m	Carla Zijlstra	7:41.10	4

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