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 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website. In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...

 as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics

Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.A total of 83 Dutch competitors took part in 13 sports. The athletes that qualified for the 2008 Summer Paralympics are listed below.-Medalists:- Archery:1 competitor:Women...

; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.

Further in the statement they announced that they were aware of the political discussions about human rights and other issues in the People's Republic of China and that they encouraged these discussions, but that they would only participate in sports related discussions. They say individual sportspeople, coaches and managers might have their own opinions about the issues but these would always be conveyed as personal opinions deriving from their own social views. They believe sports activities do have the opportunity to positively influence the situation in the People's Republic of China when it comes to implementing the sports rules correctly as well as in situations improving the levels of respect, solidarity and fair play in sports.

There were 243 athletes representing the Netherlands. 15 in athletics, 24 in baseball, 2 in canoeing, 27 in cycling, 8 in equestrian, 2 in fencing, 32 in field hockey, 18 in football, 2 in gymnastics, 10 in judo, 30 in rowing, 12 in sailing, 15 in softball, 21 in swimming, 3 in table tennis, 1 in taekwondo, 2 in triathlon, 6 in volleyball and 13 in water polo. 61 different athletes won a medal, which is 25.10% of all athletes. With a gold and a silver medal Anky van Grunsven

Anky van Grunsven

Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...

 was the only multiple medalist. The athletes that qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics are listed below.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course... Femke Heemskerk Femke Heemskerk Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley.... Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals... Hinkelien Schreuder Hinkelien Schreuder Hinkelien Schreuder is a butterfly, freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the medley events...  (heats only) Manon van Rooijen Manon van Rooijen Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...  (heats only)	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.Also, in the final race of this event, Britta Steffen of Germany set a new women's 100 metre freestyle Olympic record of 53.38 as the lead-off swimmer for Germany...
	Kirsten van der Kolk Kirsten van der Kolk Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Marit van Eupen she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where...	Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...	Women's Lightweight double sculls
		Cycling Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	Women's points race
		Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...	Individual dressage
		Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's marathon 10 kilometre
	Netherlands women's national water polo team 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 leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...	Water polo Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 10 August to 24 August 2008 at the Ying Tung Natatorium in Beijing, People's Republic of China.-Men's medalists:-Women's medalists:-Men:-Women:-External links:**...	Women's tournament
	Netherlands women's national field hockey team Netherlands women's national field hockey team The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...	Field hockey Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...	Women's tournament
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Women's 57 kg
	Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud is a Dutch dressage rider.Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. At the 2004 World Championships for 5-year old horses he won the World title in Verden with Florencio... Imke Schellekens-Bartels	Equestrian Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...	Team dressage
	Mandy Mulder Mandy Mulder Mandy Mulder is a Dutch sailor.Mulder started sailing in 1995 and competes in international level since 2001 where she started in the Optimist class. At the European Championship in Gran Canaria she finished on a 10th position. She took part in the 2002 Laser 4.7 World Junior Championship where... Merel Witteveen Merel Witteveen Merel Witteveen is a Dutch sailor.Witteveen started sailing in 1995 and competes in international level since 1999 where she started in the Optimist class...	Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....	Yngling class
	Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal... Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th... Roline Repelaer van Driel Roline Repelaer van Driel Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht.... Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal... Sarah Siegelaar Sarah Siegelaar Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal... Marlies Smulders Marlies Smulders Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships... Helen Tanger Helen Tanger Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:... Ester Workel Ester Workel Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...	Rowing Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...	Women's eight
	Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning is a Dutch sailor. She is a three-time World Champion in the 470-class.De Koning sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Lobke Berkhout. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...	Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....	Women's 470 class
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Men's 60 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Women's 63 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Women's 70 kg
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Men's 100 kg

Ambassadors

The NOC*NSF announced a total of eleven athletes as their official ambassadors in the period before, during and after the Olympics in 2008 until 31 December of that year. The ambassadors that were chosen were all athletes who had a good chance of qualifying for the Olympics or who had already achieved qualification individually or with their team. They were a mixture of men, women, individual athletes, team athletes, Olympians and Paralympians. Chefs de Mission were Charles van Commenée

Charles van Commenee

Charles van Commenee, written in Dutch as Charles van Commenée, is an Dutch athletics coach who is currently the head coach of UK Athletics. He began his professional career as a technical director and national coach for the Netherlands. He moved to take up similar roles for the British athletics...

 (Olympics) and Thea Limbach (Paralympics).

The eleven ambassadors were:

• Anky van Grunsven
  Anky van Grunsven
  Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...
  
  , Equestrian, 2 times gold and 4 times silver at previous Olympics, 2 times World and 4 times European champion.
• Edith Bosch
  Edith Bosch
  Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....
  
  , Judoka, 2004 Summer Olympics
  2004 Summer Olympics
  The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
  
   silver medallist, World champion and double European champion.
• Kees Luyckx
  Kees Luyckx
  Kees Luijckx is a Dutch footballer who currently plays at NAC Breda.-Club career:Luyckx began his career in his hometown Castricum with Vitesse 1922 and was than scouted 1996 from AZ...
  
  , Footballer.
• Kenny van Weeghel
  Kenny van Weeghel
  Kenny van Weeghel is a Paralympic athlete from the Netherlands competing in the 100, 200 and 400 m T54 class wheelchair racing.He won his first main title in 2001 on the 200 m of the European championships...
  
  , Wheeler, 2004 Summer Paralympics
  2004 Summer Paralympics
  The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
  
   gold, silver and bronze medallist, 4 times World and 3 times European champion.
• Lobke Berkhout
  Lobke Berkhout
  Lobke Berkhout is a Dutch sailor. She is a five-time World Champion in the 470-class.Berkhout sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Marcelien de Koning. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...
  
  , Sailor, triple 470-class World champion together with De Koning.
• Marcelien de Koning
  Marcelien de Koning
  Marcelien de Koning is a Dutch sailor. She is a three-time World Champion in the 470-class.De Koning sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Lobke Berkhout. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...
  
  , Sailor, triple 470-class World champion together with Berkhout.
• Marije Smits, Paralympic runner and long jumper, 2002 World champion in long jumping.
• Marleen Veldhuis
  Marleen Veldhuis
  Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...
  
  , Swimmer, 2004 Summer Olympics
  2004 Summer Olympics
  The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
  
   bronze medallist, 2 times World and 11 times European champion.
• Minke Booij
  Minke Booij
  Minke Gertine Booij is a Dutch field hockey player, who played more than 150 international matches for the Netherlands national team since her debut, on September 9, 1998 in a friendly match against Japan.Booij was captain of the Dutch squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in...
  
  , Field hockey player, silver and bronze at previous Olympics, World champion and triple European champion.
• Rutger Smith
  Rutger Smith
  Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...
  
  , Discus thrower and shot putter, silver (shot put) and bronze (discus) medallist at World championships.
• Theo Bos
  Theo Bos
  Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...
  
  , Track cyclist, 2004 Summer Olympics
  2004 Summer Olympics
  The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
  
   silver medallist, 5 times World and 3 times European champion.

Athletics

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch athletes had to met both the international (set by the IOC and IAAF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF), which meant only achievement of the international "A" standard qualified Dutch athletes for the Olympics. Athletes who met the A standard in 2007 were only required to meet a minimum "B" standard in 2008 to secure the qualification. Simon Vroemen

Simon Vroemen

Simon Frans Vroemen is a Dutch runner, specialising in the steeplechase.Vroemen has a degree in molecular sciences from the Wageningen University. He wrote his dissertation on the stress physiology of grasshoppers...

 was qualified for the steeple chase, but tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Dianabol in July 2008.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc is a Dutch hurdler.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds which was established in the previous rounds and beating fellow-countryman Marcel van der...	110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...	13.54	4 Q	13.43	Q	13.60	6	Did not advance
Marcel van der Westen Marcel van der Westen Marcel van der Westen is a Dutch hurdler and tax attorney.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the silver medal behind compatriot Gregory Sedoc.Van der Westen had previously competed at the 2005 World Championships and the...	110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...	13.50	2 Q	13.48	Q	13.45	6	Did not advance
Robert Lathouwers Robert Lathouwers Robert Lathouwers is a Dutch athlete who mainly focuses on the 400 and 800 metres.-Biography:Lathouwers was born and raised in Rotterdam and has a sister who is two years older than he is named Maura. He started in athletics at the age of six, doing all different kinds of disciplines in the sport...	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...	1:46.94	3	N/A		Did not advance
Eugène Martineau Eugène Martineau (athlete) Eugène Julien Martineau is a Dutch decathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...	Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...	N/A						8055 pts	14
Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase Kamiel Maase is a retired long-distance runner from the Netherlands, who is the current Dutch record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. He also holds the national record in the marathon, which he ran on 21 October 2007 in the Amsterdam Marathon.-Achievements:-External links:...	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...	N/A						2:20:30	39
Rutger Smith Rutger Smith Rutger Smith is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw. He was the first athlete to win medals at the World Championships in both events. He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008...	Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	20.13 m	10 Q	N/A				20.41 m	9
	discus throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 64.50 m and 62.50 m .-Medalists:...	65.65 m	3 Q	N/A				65.39 m	7
From: Caimin Douglas Caimin Douglas Caimin Christian Douglas is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Douglas was born in Rosmalen, out of a Dutch mother and an Antillean father. At the age of five the family returned to his father's roots in Curaçao. There he played football from the age of 11 for his local team in Willemstad and the...   Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Heisen started becoming active in athletics at the age of 9. In these early years his career was basically based on making fun...   Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed Guus Hoogmoed is a Dutch sprinter, specializing in the 200 metres.He finished fourth in 60 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and eighth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2006 European Championships....   Patrick van Luijk Patrick van Luijk Patrick Jermaine Herschel van Luijk is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Patrick van Luijk was born in 1984 out of a Dutch mother and a Jamaican father. Sports have always been the most important hobby of Van Luijk and he started with football at an early age for local team FC Bakestijn...   Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc Gregory Sedoc is a Dutch hurdler.He reached his first international final at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in 60 metres hurdles, and won the event, equalling his personal best time of 7.63 seconds which was established in the previous rounds and beating fellow-countryman Marcel van der...   Virgil Spier Virgil Spier Virgil Spier is a Dutch athlete who started at the decathlon, but who is currently active mainly as a sprinter and a hurdler.-Biography:...	4×100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay The Men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the...	38.87	3 Q	N/A				Disqualified

Women

Athlete	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...	10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...	30:40:27	8
Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet Hilda Kibet is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007....	10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...	31:29:69	15
Laurien Hoos Laurien Hoos Laurien Hoos is a Dutch athlete mainly active at the heptathlon and as a hurdler.-Biography:Laurien Hoos was born out of a total athletics family. Almost everybody from her mothers side of the family has been active in the sport as well. After she got her swimming degrees at the age of six she was...	Heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:...	Did not finish
Jolanda Keizer Jolanda Keizer Jolanda Keizer is a Dutch heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:...	Heptathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon -Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:...	6370 pts	9

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Baseball

The qualification criteria for baseball were the same as the international standards. For European countries the first ranked team at the 2007 European Championship would qualify directly, while the second and third ranked teams would qualify for an extra qualification round. The Dutch team

Netherlands national baseball team

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....

 became first in the European Championship, securing their spot in Beijing.

Roster

• Sharnol Adriana
  Sharnol Adriana
  Sharnol Leonard Adriana is a Dutch baseball player.-Early years:Adriana began his professional baseball career after being taken in the 15th round of the 1991 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays assigned him to their St. Catharines Blue Jays farm team, where he hit .206-.311-.341 as...
  
  
• David Bergman
  David Bergman (baseball)
  David Franciscus Johan Bergman is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim of the Honkbal Hoofdklasse baseball league....
  
  
• Leon Boyd
  Leon Boyd
  Leon Boyd is a Canadian-born Dutch baseball player currently playing for DOOR Neptunus in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse. He is most often recognized for his accomplishments for the Dutch national team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.-B.C...
  
  
• Yurendell de Caster
• Rob Cordemans
  Rob Cordemans
  Rob "Robbie" Cordemans is a Dutch baseball player. He bats and throws righthanded. Cordemans is best known for representing the Dutch national team at the Olympics and other international competitions.- Olympics :Cordemans has been a fixture on Dutch baseball teams in international competitions...
  
  
• Dave Draijer
  Dave Draijer
  Dorotheus Wilhelmus "Dave" Draijer is a Dutch baseball player.Draijer represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team became sixth...
  
  
• Michael Duursma
  Michael Duursma
  Michael "Mike" Duursma is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Pioniers and the Dutch national team. He is the brother of Mark Duursma and was one of the few Dutch players to play in NCAA Division I....
  
  
• Bryan Engelhardt
  Bryan Engelhardt
  Bryan Engelhardt is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. Engelhardt was selected by coach Robert Eenhoorn in the team that represents the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-External links:* -References:...
  
  
• Percy Isenia
  Percy Isenia
  Percy Isenia is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for SV ADO and the Dutch national team....
  
  
• Sidney de Jong
  Sidney de Jong
  Sidney de Jong is a Dutch baseball player.De Jong represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he and his team finished sixth. He also represented the Dutch at the 2009 World Baseball Classic in San Juan, Puerto Rico and in Miami, Florida.-External links:*...
  
  
• Michiel van Kampen
  Michiel van Kampen
  Michiel van Kampen is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He has been a star relief pitcher in the Hoofdklasse who once set the appearances record and was MVP of the 2007 Holland Series...
  
  
• Eugene Kingsale
  Eugene Kingsale
  Eugene Humphrey "Gene" Kingsale is a former Major League Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and Detroit Tigers from until...
  
  

• Dirk van 't Klooster
  Dirk van 't Klooster
  Dirk Gijsbertus van 't Klooster is a Dutch baseball player.Van 't Klooster represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Roel Koolen
  Roel Koolen
  Roel Koolen is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team.Koolen made his Hoofdklasse debut at the Twins Sporting Club in 1998. He played for the Dutch junior team in the 1999 World Junior Championship and 2000 World Junior Championship...
  
  
• Reily Legito
  Reily Legito
  Raylinos Joaquin 'Reily' Legito is a Dutch baseball player.Legito, a right-handed infielder, represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he and his team became fifth. Four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens they were sixth.-External links:*...
  
  
• Diego Markwell
  Diego Markwell
  Diegomar Raymundo "Diego" Markwell is a Dutch baseball player....
  
  
• Shairon Martis
  Shairon Martis
  Shairon B. Martis is a Dutch-Antillean professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He pitched for The Netherlands in the 2006 World Baseball Classic...
  
  
• Martijn Meeuwis
  Martijn Meeuwis
  Martijn Meeuwis is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Neptunus and the Dutch national team.Meeuwis debuted with the Twins Sport Club in 1999 as a teenager but did not return to the Hoofdklasse again until 2004, when he became a full-time player. When the Twins were relegated, Meeuwis...
  
  
• Danny Rombley
  Danny Rombley
  Danny Rombley is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He also played six years in the US minor leagues....
  
  
• Jeroen Sluijter
  Jeroen Sluijter
  Jeroen Sluijter is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Neptunus and the Dutch national team....
  
  
• Tjerk Smeets
  Tjerk Smeets
  Tjerk Smeets is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for Kinheim and the Dutch national team. He is the son of Dutch radio and television personality, writer, and columnist Mart Smeets....
  
  
• Alexander Smit
  Alexander Smit
  Alexander Roelof Smit is a Dutch baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds organization, playing for their Double-A affiliate the Carolina Mudcats....
  
  
• Juan Carlos Sulbaran
  Juan Carlos Sulbaran
  Juan Carlos Sulbaran is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays in the Cincinnati Reds organization and the Dutch national team...
  
  
• Pim Walsma
  Pim Walsma
  Pim Walsma is a Dutch baseball player who currently plays for the Amsterdam Pirates and the Dutch national team.He attended Lower Columbia College in the United States...
  
  

Loek van Mil

Loek van Mil

Ludovicus Jacobus Maria van Mil is a minor league pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. At 7'1", Van Mil is the tallest player in the minor leagues.-Career:...

 was originally selected in the squad, but withdrew from the tournament before the games had been started. He was replaced by Draijer.

Results

Team	G	W	L	RS	RA	WIN%	GB	Tiebreaker
	7	7	0	41	22	1.000
	7	6	1	52	23	.857	1
	7	5	2	40	22	.714	2
	7	4	3	30	14	.571	3
	7	2	5	29	33	.286	5	1–0
	7	2	5	29	20	.286	5	0–1
	7	1	6	9	50	.143	6	1–0
	7	1	6	14	60	.143	6	0–1

Canoeing

Slalom

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Robert Bouten Robert Bouten Robert Bouten is a Dutch slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He finished ninth in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*...	K-1	86.26	11th	88.90	16th	175.16	14th	88.40	5th	139.59	9th	227.99	9th

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ariane Herde Ariane Herde Ariane Herde is a German-born, Dutch slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*...	K-1	102.30	12th	117.98	20th	222.28	13th	117.60	10th	114.39	6th	231.99	6th

Cycling

BMX

Men

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raymon van der Biezen Raymon van der Biezen Raymon van der Biezen is a Dutch BMX racer.Van der Biezen reached the semi final of the 2008 World Championship in Taiyuan, China.He qualified himself for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...	Individual	36.112	5th Q	10 pnts	7th Q	14 pnts	5th	Did not advance
Rob van den Wildenberg Rob van den Wildenberg Rob van den Wildenberg is a Dutch BMX racer.Van den Wildenberg reached his first podium spot at a BMX World Cup meeting in the 2005/06 season when he won the bronze medal in Reutlingen. One season later he won a double silver medal in Kampen and in the 2007/08 season he won his second career...	Individual	36.522	18th Q	8 pnts	2nd Q	9 pnts	2nd Q	39.772	5th
Robert de Wilde Robert de Wilde Robert de Wilde is a Dutch professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1990–2003. His nicknames are "The Flying Dutchman" in reference to his speed and his nationality and "Afro-Bob" because of his long wild, uncombed hair...	Individual	36.803	23rd Q	18 pnts	7th	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lieke Klaus Lieke Klaus Lieke Klaus is a Dutch BMX racer.Klaus reached her first podium spot at a BMX World Cup meeting in 2007 when she won the bronze medal in Victoria, Canada...	Individual	38.709	11th Q	13 pnts	5th	Did not advance

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Bart Brentjens Bart Brentjens Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens is a Dutch racing cyclist in mountain biking.Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Cross-country	lapped with two laps to go	Did not finish
Rudi van Houts Rudi van Houts Rudi van Houts is a Dutch road cyclist and mountain biker.Van Houts reached the 10th position at the Giro del Capo in Cape Town in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner. He became 12th of the World in mountain biking during the 2008 World Championships held in Val di Sole...	Cross-country	lapped with two laps to go	Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink Elisabet van Rooy-Vink is a Dutch cyclist specializing in competitive mountain biking.Van Rooy-Vink represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta in both the road race as mountain biking, while at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she only competed in mountain biking...	Cross-country	1:53:30	14

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Stef Clement Stef Clement Stef Clement is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He specializes in the time trial, in which discipline he is the reigning Dutch national champion. He also won the bronze medal at the Time Trial of the 2007 UCI Road World Championships.- Palmarès :20032005...	Road race	Did not finish
	Time trial	1h 04′ 59.42″ (+2:47.99)	9th
Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.- Palmarès :2006***...	Road race	6h 34′ 26″ (+10:37)	65th
Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...	Road race	6h 24′ 07″ (+0:18)	10th
	Time trial	1h 05′ 02.88″ (+2:51.45)	10th
Karsten Kroon	Road race	Did not finish
Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He is the silver medal winner of the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep...	Road race	Did not finish

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chantal Beltman Chantal Beltman Chantal Beltman is a Dutch professional cyclist. She is part of the 2008 Team High Road Women team. In 2007 this was called the T-Mobile Women cycling team. In 2006, Beltman raced for Vrienden van het Platteland team...	Road race	3h 37′ 02″ (+4:38)	47th
Mirjam Melchers Mirjam Melchers Maria Wilhelmina Johanna 'Mirjam' Melchers-Van Poppel is a female racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She is one of the leading cyclists in the world, having held the UCI number one ranking as well as winning highly-rated races...	Road race	3h 33′ 17″ (+0:53)	36th
	Time trial	37′ 51.59″ (+2:59.87)	18th
Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...	Road race	3h 32′ 45″ (+0:21)	6th
	Time trial	36′ 58.67″ (+2:06.95)	14th

Track

Sprints

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1/16 Finals (Repechage)	1/8 Finals (Repechage)	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals (5th–12th place)
		Time Speed	Rank	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Opposition Time Speed	Rank
Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...	Men's sprint	10.318 (69.780)	9th	W 10.959 (65.699)	W 10.777 (66.808)	L (0–2)	Did not advance		7th
Teun Mulder Teun Mulder Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...	Men's sprint	10.373 (69.410)	13th	L W Repechage 10.889 (66.121)	W 10.888 (66.127)	L (0–2)	Did not advance		6th
Yvonne Hijgenaar Yvonne Hijgenaar Yvonne Hijgenaar is a Dutch racing cyclist and former national speed skater.-Background:Hijgenaar is a former speed skater who for two years was in the Netherlands national team. In 2001 she switched from skating to track cycling after finding she rode so much better than she skated that she could...	Women's sprint	11.533 (62.429)	10th		L Rep: L	Did not advance			11th
Willy Kanis Willy Kanis Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003Willy Kanis is a Dutch female professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2003...	Women's sprint	11.167 (64.475)	4th		W 12.155 (59.234)	W (2–0)	L (0–2)	Bronze final L (0–2)	4th
Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,... Teun Mulder Teun Mulder Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,... Tim Veldt Tim Veldt Tim Veldt is a Dutch track cyclist. During his career Veldt won two world cup classics in the team sprint, two European titles as well as three Dutch national titles...	Men's team sprint	44.213 (61.068 km/h)	4th Q			L 44.212 (61.069 km/h)		Did not advance	5th

Pursuits

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		1st round		Finals
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Jens Mouris Jens Mouris Jens Mouris is a Dutch racing cyclist.Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with John den Braber, Robert Slippens and Wilco Zuijderwijk. They ended up in seventh position after being lapped by the Ukraine...	Men's individual pursuit	4:27:445	13th	Did not advance
Jenning Huizenga Jenning Huizenga Jenning Huizenga is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:2004200520062007-External links:...	Men's individual pursuit	4:37:097	18th	Did not advance
Levi Heimans Levi Heimans Levi Heimans is a Dutch track cyclist.Heimans represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with Jens Mouris, Peter Schep and Jeroen Straathof. They ended up in fifth position... Jens Mouris Jens Mouris Jens Mouris is a Dutch racing cyclist.Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with John den Braber, Robert Slippens and Wilco Zuijderwijk. They ended up in seventh position after being lapped by the Ukraine... Robert Slippens Robert Slippens Robertus Michiel Joseph Lucas Maria Jacobus 'Robert' Slippens is a Dutch racing cyclist.Slippens represented the Netherlands at three different Summer Olympics. He made his Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he participated in the four kilometer team pursuit alongside... Wim Stroetinga Wim Stroetinga Wim Stroetinga is a Dutch professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:# 2002: 1º in World Championship, Track, Scratch, Juniors# 2003: 2º in European Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Moscou... Pim Ligthart Pim Ligthart Pim Ligthart is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:20092010...  (res)	Men's team pursuit	4:04.806	6th	L   Australia Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics A total of 433 competitors competed for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The team was Australia's second largest away team after the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, which included a team of 482 competitors...  (lapped)		Did not advance	6th

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st round	Repechage	2nd round	Finals (7th–12th Place)
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Theo Bos Theo Bos Theo Bos is a Dutch road cyclist and track cyclist, Olympic silver medalist and five-time world champion. He lives in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Theo Bos is the brother of Olympic medalist in speed skating Jan Bos. Bos rides for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:Theo Bos was born on 22 August 1983 in Hierden,...	Men's keirin	2nd Q		DNF	DNS (12th)
Teun Mulder Teun Mulder Teunis Mulder is a Dutch track cyclist. He is a former keirin World Champion and won a silver in the team sprint with Theo Bos and Tim Veldt. Mulder also won a total of four world cup classics in the team sprint and keirin. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...	Men's keirin	3rd	DSQ	Did not advance

Points Races

Athlete	Event	Points/Laps	Rank
Peter Schep Peter Schep Pieter Otto Schep is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.-Biography:...	Men's points race	0 pts	20th
Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...	Women's points race	30 pts
Peter Schep Peter Schep Pieter Otto Schep is a Dutch racing cyclist, specializing in track cycling endurance events.-Biography:... Jens Mouris Jens Mouris Jens Mouris is a Dutch racing cyclist.Mouris represented the Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where he took part in the 4 km team pursuit together with John den Braber, Robert Slippens and Wilco Zuijderwijk. They ended up in seventh position after being lapped by the Ukraine...	Men's madison	6 pnts	8th

Equestrian

• Adelinde Cornelissen
  Adelinde Cornelissen
  Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival...
  
   – individual and team dressage (reserve, with Parzival)

• Leon Thijssen
  Leon Thijssen
  Leon Thijssen is a Dutch show jumper.Thijssen won his first international tournament in 2000, when he won the Grand Prix meeting in Vilamoura with his horse Hickory. A year later in Madrid he won the Super League meeting with Hot Shot...
  
   – individual and team jumping (reserve, with Olaf)

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Round 1		Round 2				Final
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Total Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Total Score	Rank
Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...	Salinero	Individual	74.75	2nd	74.96	2nd			82.40		78.68
Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud is a Dutch dressage rider.Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. At the 2004 World Championships for 5-year old horses he won the World title in Verden with Florencio...	Exquis Nadine	Individual	69.625	11th	70.92	7th			75.15		73.035	5th
Imke Schellekens-Bartels	Sunrise	Individual	70.875	5th	Did not start
Anky van Grunsven Anky van Grunsven Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World... Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud is a Dutch dressage rider.Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. At the 2004 World Championships for 5-year old horses he won the World title in Verden with Florencio... Imke Schellekens-Bartels	as above	Team									71.75

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Jumping				Total
							Qualifier		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Tim Lips Tim Lips Tim Lips is a Dutch eventer.Both his parents were active in equestrian as well and Lips knew he wanted to be successful in the sport from a young age. Already at the age of 8 he was getting decent results in show jumping and he created experienced pony's out of total unexperienced ones...	Oncarlos	Individual	52.60	41st	22.40	28th	0	21st	0	15th	75.00	15th

Individual Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. Round 1/ Team Qualifier		Ind. Round 2/ Team Final Round 1			Ind. Round 3/ Team Final Round 2			Final				Bronze Medal Jump-off		Total Rank
											Round A		Round B
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Penalties	Time
Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn is a Dutch show jumper.As a newcomer Hoorn reached the fourth position at the 2000 Dutch National Show Jumping Championships, announcing her appearance for the upcoming years. Together with her horse Hascal she won the 2001 Championship in Papendal...	Blauwendraad's O'Brien	Individual	4	30	4	8	16 Q	8	16	18 Q	0	1 Q	4	4	8	36.89	9
Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager is a Dutch show jumper.Houtzager competed in the 2002 Show Jumping World Cup circuit and won the meeting in Dublin. After that he kept on riding international tournaments, but never succeeded on World Cup level again. In 2008 he and his team mates became Dutch national champion in...	Opium VS	Individual	2	28	1	3	7 Q	5	8	8 Q	0	1 Q	4	4	8	36.77	8
Gerco Schröder Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink...	Monaco	Individual	5#	39	12	17	37 Q	4	21	29 Q	4	11 Q	12	16	Did not advance		16
Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn is a Dutch show jumper. His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper....	Alpapillon-Armanie	Individual	0	1	16#	16	35 Q	27#	43	44	Did not advance						44
Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn Angelique Hoorn is a Dutch show jumper.As a newcomer Hoorn reached the fourth position at the 2000 Dutch National Show Jumping Championships, announcing her appearance for the upcoming years. Together with her horse Hascal she won the 2001 Championship in Papendal... Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager Marc Houtzager is a Dutch show jumper.Houtzager competed in the 2002 Show Jumping World Cup circuit and won the meeting in Dublin. After that he kept on riding international tournaments, but never succeeded on World Cup level again. In 2008 he and his team mates became Dutch national champion in... Gerco Schröder Gerco Schröder Gerco Bernardus Schröder is a Dutch show jumping equestrian.Gerco Schröder represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he took part in the individual jumping competition and the show jumping team event alongside Wim Schröder, Leopold van Asten and Gert-Jan Bruggink... Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn Vincent Voorn is a Dutch show jumper. His father is Albert Voorn who also competed as an international show jumper....	as above	Team	6	6 Q	17	-	6	17	34	5							5

'#' denotes results that did not count toward the team total.

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score
Bas Verwijlen Bas Verwijlen Bas Verwijlen is a fencer from the Netherlands.He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach. Until his twelfth he fights with two weapons, but since then he only choose to fight with...	Individual épée		W 15–10, 7:03	W 15–13, 7:47	L 11–15, 5:38	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score	Opposition score
Indra Angad-Gaur Indra Angad-Gaur Indra Angad-Gaur is a female fencer from the Netherlands.Angad-Gaur competes with the foil and lives in Rotterdam. During her career she has won three bronze medals in Fencing World Cup events. In the 2004/05 season she achieved those in Shanghai and Cairo. In Leipzig in the 2007/08 season she won...	Individual foil	W 13–4, 8:02	L 6–11, 9:00	Did not advance

Field hockey

The qualification criteria for field hockey were the same as the international standards. For European countries the first three ranked teams at the 2007 European Championships would qualify directly, while the fourth through eighth ranked ranked teams would qualify for an extra qualification round, of which only the winners of three qualification tournaments would qualify. The Dutch men's team was first in the European Championship, while the women's team was second in their Championship, each team securing their spot in Beijing.

Men's Competition

• Men's field hockey team
  Netherlands national field hockey team
  The Netherlands national field hockey team is the national team of the Netherlands that participates in international field hockey matches and tournaments...
  
  

Squad list	Group stage		Semifinal (/Classification round)		Final
	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Rank
From: Thomas Boerma Thomas Boerma Thomas Boerma is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.Boerma was part of the Dutch national team for the 2006 Champions Trophy in Terrassa where the Dutch won the gold. In 2007, he also was part of the team that won the gold medal at the European Championships in Manchester... Matthijs Brouwer Matthijs Brouwer Matthijs Christian Brouwer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made his debut on June 2, 2000 in a friendly match against Spain... Ronald Brouwer Ronald Brouwer Ronald Leendert Brouwer is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. -References:... Jeroen Delmee Jeroen Delmee Jeroen Petrus Maria Delmee is a field hockey player from The Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000.-External links:*... Geert-Jan Derikx Geert-Jan Derikx Geert-Jan Marie Derikx is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... Rob Derikx Rob Derikx Rob Gerard Marie Derikx is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... Laurence Docherty Laurence Docherty Laurence Docherty is a Dutch field hockey player of Scottish origin.Docherty applied for the Dutch nationality in an attempt to play for the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... Jeroen Hertzberger Jeroen Hertzberger Jeroen Hertzberger is a field hockey player from the Netherlands and plays for HC Rotterdam.Hertzberger was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur where the Dutch won the bronze medal. In 2008 they only finished in fourth place in Rotterdam... Rogier Hofman Rogier Hofman Rogier Hofman is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.Hofman was part of the Dutch national team for the 2007 World Championships in Mönchengladbach where the Dutch disappointed and only finished at the seventh spot. In 2007 he also was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the... Robert van der Horst Robert van der Horst Robert van der Horst is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was a member of the national team that finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Timme Hoyng Timme Hoyng Timme Hoyng is a field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was a member of the national team that finished fourth at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Teun de Nooijer Teun de Nooijer Teun Floris de Nooijer is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who twice became Olympic champion with the Dutch national squad: in 1996 and in 2000. He currently plays for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal.- Life and work :He made his debut on 4 June 1994 in a friendly match against New Zealand... Guus Vogels Guus Vogels Augustinus Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, who twice won Olympic gold medals with the national squad: at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and four years later, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.In 2004 he was the starter and won the silver medal with... Taeke Taekema Taeke Taekema Taeke Wiebe Doekes Taekema is a Dutch field hockey player and drag flicker who won the silver medal with the national squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... Sander van der Weide Sander van der Weide Sander Petrus Henricus van der Weide is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch team that won the golden medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.... Roderick Weusthof Roderick Weusthof Roderick Weusthof is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.Weusthof was part of the Dutch national team for the 2004 Champions Trophy in Lahore where the Dutch won the silver medal. In 2005 in Chennai they won another silver medal at the same event as well as at the European Championships in...	W 5–0	1st	L 1–1;	-	Bronze final: L 2–6	4th
	W 1–0
	W 4–2
	D 2–2
	W 4–2

Women's Competition

• Women's field hockey team
  Netherlands women's national field hockey team
  The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...
  
  

Squad list	Group stage		Semifinal (/Classification round)		Final
	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Rank	Opposition score	Rank
From: Marilyn Agliotti Marilyn Agliotti Marilyn Agliotti is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.After she moved to the Netherlands and was awarded a Dutch passport she represents the Dutch national team. She was selected for the 2007 European Championships in Manchester where the Dutch won the silver medal... Naomi van As Minke Booij Minke Booij Minke Gertine Booij is a Dutch field hockey player, who played more than 150 international matches for the Netherlands national team since her debut, on September 9, 1998 in a friendly match against Japan.Booij was captain of the Dutch squad that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in... Wieke Dijkstra Wieke Dijkstra Wieke Elisabeth Henriëtte Dijkstra is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club Laren. She also plays for the Netherlands national team, however most of the time as a defender... Miek van Geenhuizen Miek van Geenhuizen Marianne Antoinette van Geenhuizen is a Dutch field hockey player who played as an attacker for Dutch clubs Oranje Zwart, HC Den Bosch and Laren. Currently she is playing for Amsterdam.Van Geenhuizen also plays for the Netherlands national team... Maartje Goderie Maartje Goderie Maartje Goderie is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as forward for Dutch club HC Den Bosch... Eva de Goede Eva de Goede Eva de Goede is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch club SV Kampong. She also plays for the Netherlands national team and was part of the Dutch squad that became the winner of the 2007 Champions Trophy. She played in the Dutch team that won the gold medal in the 2008... Ellen Hoog Fatima Moreira de Melo Fatima Moreira de Melo Fatima Moreira de Melo LL.M. is a Dutch field hockey player. She has played 191 international matches for the Dutch national team, where she has scored 30 times. Her debut match was on 21 October 1997 against Germany which ended in a 2-1 victory for The Netherlands. She plays on the position of... Eefke Mulder Eefke Mulder Eefke Mulder is a Dutch field hockey player, who played as a midfielder for Dutch club NMHC Nijmegen. She made her debut for the Netherlands national team on June 2, 1997 at the Champions Trophy in Berlin.Mulder was a member of the Holland squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer... Maartje Paumen Maartje Paumen Maartje Paumen is a Dutch field hockey player, who plays as midfielder for Dutch club HC Den Bosch... Sophie Polkamp Sophie Polkamp Sophie Polkamp is a Dutch field hockey player, who played as defender for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club and later for Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club.... Lisanne de Roever Lisanne de Roever Lisanne Freya de Roever is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a goal keeper for Dutch club SV Kampong... Janneke Schopman Janneke Schopman Johanna Dorotheo Maria Schopman is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch. She also plays for the Netherlands national team. Schopman was a member of the Dutch squad that won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens... Minke Smabers Minke Smabers Minke Smeets is a field hockey midfielder from the Netherlands. Her current team is Laren.She was part of the team that won the 2007 Champions Trophy... Lidewij Welten Lidewij Welten Lidewij Welten is a field hockey player from the Netherlands.Welten was part of the Dutch national team in the youth and is seen as one of the most promising talents in the country...	W 6–0	1st	W 5–2		W 2–0
	W 3–2
	W 1–0
	W 2–1
	W 2–0

Football (Soccer)

Men's Competition

• Men's football team
  Netherlands national under-21 football team
  The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....
  
  

– Ryan Babel

Ryan Babel

Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad...

– Otman Bakkal

Otman Bakkal

Otman Bakkal is a Dutch international footballer of Moroccan origin who plays professionally for PSV as an attacking midfielder. He is currently on loan to Feyenoord.-Club career:...

– Roy Beerens

Roy Beerens

Roy Beerens is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dutch Eredivisie team AZ. Beerens is known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints....

– Royston Drenthe

Royston Drenthe

Royston Rickie Drenthe is a Dutch footballer who plays for Everton on loan from Real Madrid.Mainly a midfielder, and regarded as one of football's fastest players, he can also operate as a defender or forward, but always on the left side of the pitch.-Youth:Born in Rotterdam, Drenthe joined local...

– Urby Emanuelson

Urby Emanuelson

Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He plays as either a left midfielder or left back. Despite playing as a defender, he is best known for attacking attributes such as pace and dribbling.- AFC Ajax :Emanuelson is a product...

– Jonathan de Guzmán

Jonathan de Guzmán

Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán is a Canadian-born footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and is currently playing for Villarreal CF....

– Kew Jaliens

Kew Jaliens

Kew Raffique Jaliens is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a defender for Wisła Kraków.-Sparta:Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut against FC Groningen at age of 18. Jaliens became a regular in the starting 11...

– Calvin Jong-A-Pin

Calvin Jong-a-Pin

Calvin Jong-a-Pin is a Dutch footballer plays as a left back who currently plays for the Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse.- Career :...

– Kees Luyckx

Kees Luyckx

Kees Luijckx is a Dutch footballer who currently plays at NAC Breda.-Club career:Luyckx began his career in his hometown Castricum with Vitesse 1922 and was than scouted 1996 from AZ...

– Hedwiges Maduro

Hedwiges Maduro

Hedwiges Martinez-Maduro is a Dutch footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain.Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder, where he started his career at Ajax Amsterdam.-Ajax:...

– Roy Makaay

Roy Makaay

Rudolphus "Roy" Antonius Makaay is a retired Dutch footballer. While playing for Bayern Munich he picked up the nickname Das Phantom , for his ability to score out of nowhere.-Career:...

– Dirk Marcellis

Dirk Marcellis

Dirk Marcellis is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for AZ. His preferred position is centre back, but if needed, he can play on every defensive position...

– Erik Pieters

Erik Pieters

Erik Pieters is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national team as a left back. He made his professional debut for FC Utrecht before moving to PSV after two seasons in the first team.-Youth:...

– Gerald Sibon

Gerald Sibon

Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season...

– Evander Sno

Evander Sno

Evander Sno is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. He has also featured for the Dutch under-21 and under-23 international teams. Sno typically plays in a defensive midfield role, but was utilised in nine different field positions...

– Piet Velthuizen

– Kenneth Vermeer

Kenneth Vermeer

Kenneth Vermeer is a Dutch footballer who plays goalkeeper for AFC Ajax. He has been capped for the Netherlands U-21 team but has so far failed to break into the national team.- Career :...

– Gianni Zuiverloon

Gianni Zuiverloon

Gianni Michel Eugene Zuiverloon is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Spanish La Liga outfit Mallorca as a right back.-Club career:...

The qualification criteria for football were the same as the international standards. For male European countries the first four ranked teams at the 2007 European Under-21 Championship would qualify. The Dutch men's team was first in the European under-21 Championship, claiming their second consecutive title and securing their spot in Beijing.

Results

Group phase

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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Quarterfinal

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
		Vault	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Epke Zonderland Epke Zonderland Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch gymnast. He started exercising gymnastics at the age of four. He has two brothers and one sister who are also international gymnasts....	All-around						15.750	15.750	4th	15.000	7th

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Vault	Floor	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Suzanne Harmes Suzanne Harmes Suzanne Helena Johanna Harmes is a Dutch gymnast.In 2002 she won the silver medal at the European Championships in Patras as a part of the Dutch team alongside Gabriella Wammes, Renske Endel, Monique Nuijten and Verona van de Leur. A year later she became Dutch National Champion for the first time...	All-around	14.825	13.825	13.825	14.600	57.075	32nd	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result
Ruben Houkes Ruben Houkes Ruben Houkes is a Dutch judoka.Houkes won gold in the men's under 60-kilo class at the 2007 World Judo Championships.He won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Mens 60kg class....	−60 kg		W 0011/0001	W 0001/0001	W 0010/0001	L 0000/1000				W 1000/0000
Dex Elmont Dex Elmont Dex Elmont is a Dutch judoka.His father Ricardo is a former judoka himself, who represented Suriname at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. His older brother Guillaume is also competing on the highest level in judo.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	−66 kg		W 1000/0000	L 0000/0001
Guillaume Elmont Guillaume Elmont Guillaume Ricaldo Elmont is a male judoka from the Netherlands, whose biggest success so far was winning the world title at the World Championships in Cairo, Egypt...	−81 kg		W 0001/0000	W 1001/0000	W 0010/0000	L 0000/0001				L 0001/1100
Mark Huizinga Mark Huizinga Mark Huizinga is a Dutch judoka and Olympic champion.Huizinga was born in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland in Netherlands in 1973. He won the gold medal in the men's under 90 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics by defeating Brazil's Carlos Honorato by ippon. He took bronze at the 1996 and 2004...	−90 kg		W 1010/0001	L 0010/1101
Henk Grol Henk Grol Hindrik Harmannus Arnoldus "Henk" Grol is a Dutch judoka.Grol competed in the 2007 European Judo Championships in Belgrade, Hungary in the men's under 90 kg, as a replacement for Mark Huizinga, who cancelled last minute due to personal problems.He won gold in the men's under 100-kilo class at...	−100 kg		W 0210/0001	W 0010/0001	W 1000/0000	L 0100/1010				W 0020/0000
Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, Noord-Holland....	+100 kg		L 0000/0101

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	First Repechage Round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result
Deborah Gravenstijn Deborah Gravenstijn Dibora Monick Olga "Deborah" Gravenstijn is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force...	−57 kg			W 0001/0000	W 0000/0000	W 0100/0010				L 0001/0011
Elisabeth Willeboordse Elisabeth Willeboordse Elisabeth Willeboordse is a female judoka from the Netherlands, who won the title in the women's –63 kg division at the 2005 European Championships...	−63 kg		W 0012/0010	W 1100/0001	L 0000/0200			W 0230/0000	W 0001/0000	W 0001/0000
Edith Bosch Edith Bosch Edith Bosch is a Dutch Judoka who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division....	−70 kg		W 1000/0001	W 0110/0010	W 1000/0000	L 0001/0110				W 1001/0000
Carola Uilenhoed Carola Uilenhoed Carola Uilenhoed is a Dutch judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	+78 kg		L 0001/0010

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch judokas were required to meet both the international (set by the IOC and IJF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).

On 26 January 2008 Elisabeth Willeboordse was the first judoka to secure her spot in Beijing. She proved to remain among the World's top ranked judokas by winning her fifth consecutive World Cup in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

. Two days later Edith Bosch qualified by reaching the final of the World Cup in Sofia. On 9 February World Champion Ruben Houkes secured his spot by finishing in the top 7 in the Super World Cup in Paris. The next day Mark Huizinga qualified for his fourth consecutive Olympics as he finished in fifth position at the same event in Paris.

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sjoerd Hamburger Sjoerd Hamburger Sjoerd Hamburger is a rower from the Netherlands, who competes in the single scull.Hamburger was born and raised in Oldeberkoop where he played korfball and was involved in training for triathlons. When he was 18 he moved to Utrecht to study and started rowing in an Eight at the Orca Rowing Club...	Single sculls	7:27.05	2nd	6:57.24	4th	7:10.06	1st (C/D)	6:58.71	13th
Geert Cirkel Geert Cirkel Geert Cirkel is a rower from the Netherlands.Cirkel started rowing in 1994. He mainly rows in the fours and occasionally participates in the quadruple sculls. In the quadruple sculls he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in Luzern... Jan-Willem Gabriëls Jan-Willem Gabriëls Jan-Willem Gabriëls is a rower from the Netherlands.Gabriëls started rowing in 1997. He started rowing in the eights, but after the 2004 Summer Olympics he switched to the fours... Matthijs Vellenga Matthijs Vellenga Matthijs Vellenga is a rower from the Netherlands.His career highlight so far was in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the eights together with Michiel Bartman, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Daniël Mensch, Diederik Simon, Jan-Willem Gabriëls, Gijs... Gijs Vermeulen Gijs Vermeulen Gijs Vermeulen is a rower from the Netherlands.His career highlight so far was in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal in the eights together with Michiel Bartman, Geert-Jan Derksen, Gerritjan Eggenkamp, Daniël Mensch, Diederik Simon, Matthijs Vellenga, Jan-Willem...	Fours	6:00.50	1st			6:02.46	4th	6:06.37	8th
Olaf van Andel Olaf van Andel Olaf van Andel is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Andel took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming fifth in the coxed fours... Rogier Blink Rogier Blink Rogier Blink is a rower from the Netherlands.Blink took part in the World Championships of 2005 in Munich becoming fifth in the coxed fours... Jozef Klaassen Jozef Klaassen Jozef Klaassen is a rower from the Netherlands.Klaassen qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van Andel, Rogier Blink, Meindert Klem, David Kuiper, Diederik Simon, Olivier Siegelaar, Mitchel Steenman and cox Peter Wiersum... Meindert Klem Meindert Klem Meindert Klem is a rower from the Netherlands.Klem qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van Andel, Jozef Klaassen, Rogier Blink, David Kuiper, Diederik Simon, Olivier Siegelaar, Mitchel Steenman and cox Peter Wiersum.Klem began rowing in... David Kuiper David Kuiper David Kuiper is a rower from the Netherlands.Kuiper took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming tenth in the eights... Diederik Simon Diederik Simon Diederik Rudolf Simon is a rower from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics...   Olivier Siegelaar Olivier Siegelaar Olivier Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the Dutch eights forming a team with Olaf van Andel, Jozef Klaassen, Meindert Klem, David Kuiper, Diederik Simon, Rogier Blink, Mitchel Steenman and cox Peter Wiersum... * Mitchel Steenman Mitchel Steenman Mitchel Steenman is a rower from the Netherlands.Steenman took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming tenth in the eights...   Peter Wiersum Peter Wiersum Peter Wiersum is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.Wiersum was born in Sutton Coldfield, Great Britain.He took part in the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich and led the Dutch lightweight eights to the World title...  (cox) Reinder Lubbers Reinder Lubbers Reinder Lubbers is a male rower from the Netherlands.The son of former Dutch cricket team captain Steven Lubbers, Lubbers took part in the World Championships of 2007 in Munich becoming fifth in the coxed fours... *	Eights	5:40.48	3rd	5:42.62	3rd			5:29.26	4th
Paul Drewes Paul Drewes Paul Drewes is a rower from the Netherlands.Drewes rows in the lightweight fours and lightweight double sculls and debuted in the Rowing World Cup circuit May 2005 in Eton in the lightweight fours where he finished in fourth position together with his team mates Wim Bakker, Jacob Haartsen and... Marshall Godschalk Marshall Godschalk Marshall Godschalk is a rower from the Netherlands.Godschalk started rowing in 2000 and made his international debut at the 2005 Under-23 World Championships in Amsterdam with a fifth place in the lightweight fours together with Pieter Rom Colthoff, Wim Bakker and Samuel Alberga...   Gerard van der Linden Gerard van der Linden Gerard van der Linden is a rower from the Netherlands.Van der Linden started rowing in 1992 and made his international senior debut in the lightweight fours at the 2000 World Championships in Zagreb. Together with Ivo Snijders, Dylan van der Linde and Coen Eggenkamp he finished on the 9th position... Ivo Snijders Ivo Snijders Ivo Snijders is a rower from the Netherlands.Snijders started rowing in 1995 and made his international senior debut in the lightweight fours at the 2000 World Championships in Zagreb. Together with Gerard van der Linden, Dylan van der Linde and Coen Eggenkamp he finished on the 9th position...	Lightweight fours	5:57.54	4th	6:25.25	2nd	6:08.73	3rd	5:54.06	6th

* Lubbers replaced the injured Siegelaar in the repechage.

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Marit van Eupen Marit van Eupen Marit van Eupen is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Kirsten van der Kolk she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where they won the... Kirsten van der Kolk Kirsten van der Kolk Kirsten Irene Merian van der Kolk is a rower from the Netherlands.Together with Marit van Eupen she participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where they finished in sixth position in the lightweight double sculls. Four years later they took part in Athens at the 2004 Summer Olympics where...	Lightweight double sculls	6:50.90	1st			7:03.87	1st	6:54.74
Femke Dekker Femke Dekker Femke Dekker is a Dutch rower from the Netherlands.Dekker started rowing in 1990 and made her international debut in the double sculls at the 1995 Junior World Championships in Poznan. Together with Christel Rijnten she won the bronze medal... Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan Annemiek de Haan is a rower from the Netherlands.De Haan started rowing in 1999 and made her international debut in the fours at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. Together with Melina Bus, Anja Mourik and Mirthe Kamp she won the bronze medal...   Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma Nienke Kingma is a rower from the Netherlands.Kingma took part in the World Championships of 2006 in the fours finishing fifth in Eton. A year later at the World Championships in Munich she was part of the double sculls and became 9th...   Roline Repelaer van Driel Roline Repelaer van Driel Roline Repelaer van Driel is a rower from the Netherlands. She started rowing as a student, at U.S.R. "Triton" rowing club in Utrecht.... Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemarieke van Rumpt Annemarieke van Rumpt is a rower from the Netherlands.Van Rumpt took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal... Sarah Siegelaar Sarah Siegelaar Sarah Siegelaar is a rower from the Netherlands.Siegelaar took part in the World Championships of 2003 in Milan winning the silver medal in the fours. With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal...   Marlies Smulders Marlies Smulders Marlies Smulders is a rower from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights Smulders qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she and her team mates rowed to the bronze medal. In 2007 she returned to the eights in which the Dutch only became seventh at the World Championships... Helen Tanger Helen Tanger Helen Tanger is a rower from the Netherlands.-Early life and education:Tanger is a graduate of Syracuse University in New York, earning her degree in 2001.-Athletic career:... Ester Workel Ester Workel Ester Workel is a rowing cox from the Netherlands.With the Dutch eights she qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and she led her team mates rowing to the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Gifu...  (cox)	Eights	6:07.41	2nd	6:11.58	2nd			6:07.22

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Casper Bouman Casper Bouman Casper Bouman is a Dutch sailor, who lives in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland.Bouman won the gold medal at the 2006 RS:X World Championships to claim the world title. During the event the top-10 sailors were selected to sail the final race, called the medal race...	Sailboard	20	27	21	22	4	1	1	2	20	21		112	15th
Rutger van Schaardenburg Rutger van Schaardenburg Rutger van Schaardenburg is a Dutch sailor.Van Schaardenburg sails in the laser class and took part in the Breitling Regatta of 2007 in Medemblik where he finished in 9th position. At the 2008 World Championship in Terrigal he reached the 33rd place...	Laser	32	29	34	32	25	18	30	26	20	x		216	37th
Kalle Coster Kalle Coster Kalle Coster is a Dutch sailor.Coster participates in the 470-class alongside his brother Sven Coster. Together they became sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2007 in Cascais they finished in second position at the World Championship, earning them the silver medal... Sven Coster Sven Coster Sven Coster is a Dutch sailor.Coster participates in the 470-class alongside his brother Kalle Coster. Together they became sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2007 in Cascais they finished in second position at the World Championship, earning them the silver medal...	470	11	15	12	2	8	15	2	8	4	2	14	78	4th

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Lobke Berkhout Lobke Berkhout Lobke Berkhout is a Dutch sailor. She is a five-time World Champion in the 470-class.Berkhout sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Marcelien de Koning. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...   Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning Marcelien de Koning is a Dutch sailor. She is a three-time World Champion in the 470-class.De Koning sails since 1990 and since 2001 she participates in the 470-class alongside Lobke Berkhout. Together they became World Champion in 2005 in San Francisco. This performance earned them the title of...	470	3	1	9	5	2	2	10	7	4	16	10	53
Annemieke Bes Annemieke Bes Annemieke Marileen Bes is a Dutch sailor.Bes started sailing in 1990 and competed at Olympic international level since 1999 where she started in the Europe class...   Mandy Mulder Mandy Mulder Mandy Mulder is a Dutch sailor.Mulder started sailing in 1995 and competes in international level since 2001 where she started in the Optimist class. At the European Championship in Gran Canaria she finished on a 10th position. She took part in the 2002 Laser 4.7 World Junior Championship where... Merel Witteveen Merel Witteveen Merel Witteveen is a Dutch sailor.Witteveen started sailing in 1995 and competes in international level since 1999 where she started in the Optimist class...	Yngling	9	1	2	13	1	5	4	1	x	x	8	31

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Pieter-Jan Postma	Finn	19	15	16	22	15	2	10	16	x	x	x	93	14th
Mitch Booth Mitch Booth Mitch Booth is a Dutch sailor. He is a two time Olympic medalist and ten time World Champion in the Tornado, Hobie, A class and Formula 18 classes.... Pim Nieuwenhuis Pim Nieuwenhuis Pim Nieuwenhuis is a Dutch sailor.Nieuwenhuis started in the optimist dinghy where he picked up the first racing skills. Soon he moved on to Olympic classes and he started in the Tornado class in 1994. He was recruited by coach Roy Heiner as a talent for his big boat campaigns...	Tornado	3	13	8	3	10	2	8	2	11	10	6	64	5th

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch sailors met both the international (set by the IOC and ISAF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF).

The first two boats to qualify for the Olympics were the women's 470 of Lobke Berkhout and Marcelien de Koning and the finn of Pieter-Jan Postma. Berkhout and De Koning were 2007 World champions in their class, and secured their spot by finishing sixth in the pre-Olympic tournament in Qingdao

Qingdao

' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

 on 22 August 2007. Postma, who won silver at the 2007 World Championships in the finn class, also qualified during the pre-Olympic tournament by finishing in second place. Brothers Sven and Kalle Coster qualified in the 470 class after finishing 12th in the 2008 World Championships.

Softball

Women's competition

• Women's softball team
  Netherlands women's national softball team
  The Netherlands women's national softball team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond, or the Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation...
  
  

– Noemi Boekel

Noémi Boekel

Noémi Boekel is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Boekel played for Zuidvogels, Instant Holland A90, Amsterdam Pirates and since 2005 for Sparks Haarlem. She is a catcher and third baseman who bats and throws right-handed. She competes...

– Marloes Fellinger

Marloes Fellinger

Marloes Fellinger is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Sandra Gouverneur

Sandra Gouverneur

Sandra Gouverneur is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Petra van Heijst

Petra van Heijst

Petra van Heijst is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. Her brother Frank is a baseballer in the Dutch Hoofdklasse....

– Judith van Kampen

Judith van Kampen

Judith van Kampen is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Kim Kluijskens

Kim Kluijskens

Kim Kluijskens is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Saskia Kosterink

Saskia Kosterink

Saskia Kosterink is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Jolanda Kroesen

Jolanda Kroesen

Jolanda Kroesen is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Daisy de Peinder

Daisy de Peinder

Daisy de Peinder is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Marjan Smit

Marjan Smit

Marjan Smit is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Rebecca Soumeru

Rebecca Soumeru

Rebecca Soumeru is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Nathalie Timmermans

Nathalie Timmermans

Nathalie Timmermans is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Ellen Venker

Ellen Venker

Ellen Venker is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

– Britt Vonk

Britt Vonk

Britt Vonk is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions.Vonk plays for Tex Town Tigers since 2005. She is a shortstop, second baseman and outfielder who bats left-handed and throws right-handed. She competes for the Dutch national team since...

– Kristi de Vries

Kristi de Vries

Kristi de Vries is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions....

The qualification criteria for softball were the same as the international standards. Reaching the semifinals in the 2006 World Championships was an automatic qualification to compete in the Games in Beijing. The Dutch team did not reach the semifinals, and had to enter the African/European qualification tournament to secure their spot.

Swimming

The two fastest athletes in each distance as of 26 March 2008 were qualified.

• Robin van Aggele
  Robin van Aggele
  Robin van Aggele is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from the Netherlands who is the most all-round Dutch swimmer since Marcel Wouda....
  
   – men's 200m breaststroke, 200m medley, 100m butterfly, 4×100m medley relay
• Linda Bank
  Linda Bank
  Linda Bank is a Dutch Olympic swimmer.Bank mainly focuses on the freestyle distances and is part of the Dutch national team that swims races at the larger international tournaments. In 2007 she took part at the World Championships in Melbourne where she was eliminated in the heats at the 200m...
  
   – women's 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Inge Dekker
  Inge Dekker
  Inge Dekker is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot...
  
   – women's 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m freestyle relay
• Edith van Dijk
  Edith van Dijk
  Edith van Dijk is a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion. She is Holland's most successful open water swimmer and long distance swimmer, whose career started in 1990 taking part in the Dutch IJsselmeermarathon...
  
   – women's 10 km open water
• Nick Driebergen
  Nick Driebergen
  Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay...
  
   – men's 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, 4×100m freestyle relay
• Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot
  Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...
  
   – women's 100m butterfly, 4×100m medley relay, 4×100m freestyle relay (gold medal), 4×200m freestyle relay
• Femke Heemskerk
  Femke Heemskerk
  Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley....
  
   – women's 200m medley, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter van den Hoogenband
  Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
  
   – men's 100m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Saskia de Jonge
  Saskia de Jonge
  Saskia de Jonge is a Dutch swimmer. Who is mainly specialized in the freestyle distances, up to 200 m, and is part of the Dutch national team...
  
   – women's 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Ranomi Kromowidjojo
  Ranomi Kromowidjojo
  Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course...
  
   – women's 200m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Robert Lijesen
  Robert Lijesen
  Robert Lijesen is a Dutch Swimmer, who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband...
  
   – men's 50m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay
• Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen
  Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
   – women's 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Hinkelien Schreuder
  Hinkelien Schreuder
  Hinkelien Schreuder is a butterfly, freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the medley events...
  
   – women's 50m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Jolijn van Valkengoed
  Jolijn van Valkengoed
  Jolijn van Valkengoed is a Dutch Swimmer, who is mainly specialized in breaststroke. She is currently training in her hometown Lelystad together with her younger brother Thijs. At the age of 24 she made her international debut at the European Championships 2006 in Budapest...
  
   – women's 100m breaststroke, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Thijs van Valkengoed
  Thijs van Valkengoed
  Thijs Maarten van Valkengoed is a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...
  
   – men's 100m breaststroke, 4×100m freestyle relay
• Marleen Veldhuis
  Marleen Veldhuis
  Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...
  
   – women's 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay , 4×200m freestyle relay, 4×100m medley relay
• Bas van Velthoven
  Bas van Velthoven
  Bas van Velthoven is a Dutch Swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is currently training in Amsterdam together with Nick Driebergen, Femke Heemskerk and Chantal Groot with coach Martin Truijens...
  
   – men's 4×100m freestyle relay
• Maarten van der Weijden
  Maarten van der Weijden
  Maarten van der Weijden is a Dutch long distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar.Van der Weijden was known as a promising swimming talent in his youth, becoming Dutch national champion at the 1500 m freestyle , 400 m freestyle and 5 km open water...
  
   – men's 10 km open water
• Mitja Zastrow
  Mitja Zastrow
  Mitja Kolia Zastrow is a Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. Originally from Germany, Zastrow was born and raised in Wuppertal, near Düsseldorf. He became a naturalized Dutch citizen in July 2003, after a conflict with the German Swimming Association...
  
   – men's 100m freestyle, 4×100m freestyle relay

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch swimmers were required to meet both the international (set by the IOC and FINA) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF), which meant that athletes had to meet the Olympic "A" standard in order to qualify. Swimmers who met the "A" standard in 2007 were required to meet, at a minimum, the "B" standard in 2008 to ensure qualification for the Games.

Synchronized swimming

Athlete	Event	Technical Routine		Free Routine (Preliminary)				Free Routine (Final)
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank
Bianca van der Velden Bianca van der Velden Bianca van der Velden is a Dutch competitor in synchronized swimming in which she forms a duet with her twin sister Sonja....   Sonja van der Velden Sonja van der Velden Sonja van der Velden is a Dutch competitor in synchronized swimming in which she forms a duet with her twin sister Bianca.Sonja and Bianca took part in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where they finished in 13th position...	Duet	45.584	10th Q	45.834	9th	91.418	9th Q	46.083			9th

Table Tennis

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch table tennis players needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and ITTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF). Li Jiao qualified herself in January 2008 when she was selected by the ITTF as one of the top 20 players in the World.

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result
Li Jiao Li Jiao (table tennis) Li Jiao is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands. She resides in Heerhugowaard.-Career highlights:Olympic Games:...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....				W 6–11 11–8 11–9 11–8 11–8	L 2–11 6–11 3–11 11–13
Li Jie Li Jie (table tennis) Li Jie is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands.She was born in Chengdu, and resides in Den Helder...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....			W 8–11 11–4 11–7 14–12 11–5	W 11–5 11–8 9–11 12–10 11–3	L 11–7 11–13 7–11 5–11 4–11

Women's Team
Elena Timina

Elena Timina

Elena Timina is a Russian-born Dutch professional table tennis player. She was born in Moscow, Russia.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:...

 was the third player in the team event.

13 August

	3–0
	1–3

14 August

0–3

Team (Group B)	Pts	Pld	W	L	GW	GL
	6	3	3	0	9	0
	4	3	2	1	6	4
	2	3	1	2	4	6
	0	3	0	0	0	9

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result	Opposition result
Dennis Bekkers Dennis Bekkers Dennis Bekkers is a taekwondo practitioner from the Netherlands.Bekkers competes in men's -68 kilograms class also known as the featherweight. He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Championships in Riga, Latvia. That same year he also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in...	−68 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 68 kg The men's 68 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on August 21. A total of 16 men competed in the event, limited to fighters whose body weight is less than 68 kilograms...	L 3–4			L 2–3

To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch taekwondo practitioners needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and WTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF). Dennis Bekkers finished third in the qualification tournament in Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, thus qualifying to compete at the Olympics in Beijing.

Triathlon

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Sander Berk Sander Berk Sander Johannes Gerardes Berk is a Dutch triathlete.Berk won his first run-bike-run event as a junior on March 26, 1995 in Langedijk. That same year he also became Dutch Junior Triathlon Champion in Waarland and he won triathlon races in Aalsmeer and Spijkenisse. He added another two run-bike-run...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	18:13	59:06	33:57	1:52:18.09	31

Women

Athlete	Event	Swim	Cycling	Run	Total	Rank
Lisa Mensink Lisa Mensink Lisa Mensink is a Dutch triathlete.Mensink has a dual nationality and performed the first years of her career for the Canadian national team in national and international competitions. As of 2007 she competes for the Netherlands...	Individual Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....	20:03	1:07:44	41:30	2:10:18.98	45

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Emiel Boersma Emiel Boersma Emiel Boersma is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.Boersma competes in beach volleyball and forms a team with Bram Ronnes. Together they finished in 9th position at the 2007 World Championships in Gstaad... Bram Ronnes Bram Ronnes Bram Ronnes is a volleyball player from the Netherlands.Ronnes competes in beach volleyball and forms a team with Emiel Boersma. Together they finished in 9th position at the 2007 World Championships in Gstaad... Seed 16	Doubles	L16–21; 15–21 L15–21; 25–23; 11–15 W16–21; 19–21	3rd
Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Nummerdor Reinder Aart Nummerdor is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.... Richard Schuil Richard Schuil Richard Schuil is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia... Seed 4	Doubles	W 21–14; 21–15 W 13–21; 21–15; 15–9 W 21–16; 21–16	1st	W 21–16; 21–14

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Standing	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Rebekka Kadijk Rebekka Kadijk Rebekka de Kogel-Kadijk is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Werkendam.In indoor volleyball Kadijk started her career in 1992 at Foranto Werkendam. Other teams she played for were Sliedrecht Sport, Cornix Schelle and AMVJ. She was also part of the Dutch...   Merel Mooren Merel Mooren Merel Mooren is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem.In indoor volleyball Mooren started her career in 1989 at Allides Haarlem where she was part of the youth teams. The Dutch youth team called her up in 1996 and she was part of the team until 2000,... Seed 19	Doubles	L 19–21; 25–27 L 11–21; 15–21 L 19–21; 18–21	4th

Water polo

The Netherlands participated in the women's tournament, where the team won the gold medal.

Women's tournament

The qualification criteria for water polo were the same as the international standards. The Dutch women's team became first at the European qualification tournament in Kirishi

Kirishi

Kirishi is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River, southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: -History:...

 by beating the host nation Russia in the final.

Roster

Group play

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

).

Medal round

Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final