Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics


The Netherlands competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Dutch athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
The Netherlands left Paris with 34 medals, this was the country's highest number of gold medals in a single Olympics, beating the 2000 Summer Olympics record of 12.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Lennart van Lierop
Finn Florijn
Tone Wieten
Koen Metsemakers
RowingMen's quadruple sculls
Benthe Boonstra
Hermijntje Drenth
Tinka Offereins
Marloes Oldenburg
RowingWomen's coxless four
Ymkje Clevering
Veronique Meester
RowingWomen's coxless pair
Odile van Aanholt
Annette Duetz
SailingWomen's 49er FX
Karolien FlorijnRowingWomen's single sculls
Isaya Klein Ikkink
Lieke Klaver
Eugene Omalla
Cathelijn Peeters
Femke Bol
AthleticsMixed 4 × 400 metres relay
Worthy de Jong
Arvin Slagter
Jan Driessen
Dimeo van der Horst
BasketballMen's 3x3 tournament
Roy van den Berg
Jeffrey Hoogland
Harrie Lavreysen
CyclingMen's team sprint
Marit BouwmeesterSailingILCA 6
Sharon van RouwendaalSwimming10 km open water
Field hockeyMen's tournament
Harrie LavreysenCyclingMen's sprint
Field hockeyWomen's tournament
Sifan HassanAthleticsWomen's marathon
Harrie LavreysenCyclingMen's keirin
Laila Youssifou
Bente Paulis
Roos de Jong
Tessa Dullemans
RowingWomen's quadruple sculls
Stef Broenink
Melvin Twellaar
RowingMen's double sculls
Manon VeenstraCyclingWomen's BMX
Ralf Rienks
Olav Molenaar
Sander de Graaf
Ruben Knab
Gert-Jan van Doorn
Jacob van de Kerkhof
Jan van der Bij
Mick Makker
Dieuwke Fetter
RowingMen's eight
Marianne VosCyclingWomen's individual road race
Hetty van de WouwCyclingWomen's keirin
Lisanne de Witte
Lieke Klaver
Eveline Saalberg
Myrte van der Schoot
Femke Bol
Cathelijn Peeters
AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay
Caspar CorbeauSwimmingMen's 200 metre breaststroke
Tes SchoutenSwimmingWomen's 200 metre breaststroke
Simon van DorpRowingMen's single sculls
Luuc van OpzeelandSailingMen's IQFoil
Sifan HassanAthleticsWomen's 5000 metres
Maikel van der VleutenEquestrianIndividual jumping
Annelous LammertsSailingWomen's Formula Kite
Femke BolAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
Lisa van Belle
Maike van der Duin
CyclingWomen's madison
Sifan HassanAthleticsWomen's 10,000 metres
Water poloWomen's tournament
Bregje de Brouwer
Noortje de Brouwer
Artistic swimmingWomen's duet

SportTotal
Athletics2136
Artistic swimming0011
Basketball1001
Cycling3317
Equestrian0011
Field hockey2002
Rowing4318
Sailing2024
Swimming1023
Water polo0011
Total1571234

GenderTotal
Female85821
Male62412
Mixed1001
Total1571234

NameSportTotal
Harrie LavreysenCycling3003
Femke BolAthletics1113
Lieke KlaverAthletics1102
Cathelijn PeetersAthletics1102
Sifan HassanAthletics1023

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery134
Artistic swimming022
Athletics172340
Badminton112
Basketball404
Boxing011
Breaking213
Canoeing145
Cycling101424
Diving011
Equestrian459
Fencing101
Field hockey171734
Golf011
Gymnastics5510
Handball01414
Judo5510
Rowing191433
Sailing5611
Skateboarding022
Swimming81220
Table tennis011
Tennis426
Triathlon224
Volleyball41418
Water polo01313
Total110163273

Archery

The Netherlands qualified four archers to the games through the 2024 European Continental Qualification Tournament and 2024 European Championships in Essen, Germany.

Artistic swimming

The Netherlands fielded a pair of artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet as the top three highest-ranked nations, eligible for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Athletics

Dutch track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark or by world ranking, in the following events :
;Track and road events
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
;Field events
;Men
;Women
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEventTotalRank
Sven RoosenResult10.527.56 PB15.10 PB1.8746.40 PB13.9946.88 PB4.7063.724:18.558607 NR4
Sven RoosenPoints9709507966879889768068197948218607 NR4
Rik TaamResult10.647.2714.271.9347.7314.7839.314.7057.084:24.82804616
Rik TaamPoints942878745740922876651819694779804616

;Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Badminton

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

Basketball

3×3 basketball

'''Summary'''

Men's tournament

The Netherlands men's 3x3 team qualified by winning the FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 in Japan.
;Team roster
The roster was announced on 3 July 2024.
;Group play
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;Semifinal
;Gold medal game

Boxing

The Netherlands entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. Chelsey Heijnen qualified to Paris after advancing to the final round, and obtained one of three eligible spots, in her own division, at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.

Breaking

The Netherlands entered three breakdancers to compete in the B-Boy and B-Girl dual battles for Paris 2024. India Sardjoe outlasted the female breakdancers from Europe through all rounds to successfully win a gold medal and secure an outright berth at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland. Later on, Lee-Lou Demierre and Menno van Gorp outlasted the male breakdancers from 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China and Budapest, Hungary.

Canoeing

Slalom

Netherlands entered one boat into the slalom competition for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.
;C-1 and K-1
;Kayak cross

Sprint

The Netherlands canoeists qualified one boat in the following distance for the Games through the 2024 European Qualifiers in Szeged, Hungary.

Cycling

Road

Netherlands entered seven riders to compete in the respective events by virtue of the establishment of the UCI World Rankings and the nation's result at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Daan HooleRoad race6:41:1772
Dylan van BaarleRoad race6:23:1636
Mathieu van der PoelRoad race6:21:2312
Daan HooleTime trial38:06.6817

;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Ellen van DijkRoad race4:08:1458
Demi VolleringRoad race4:04:2334
Marianne VosRoad race4:00:21
Lorena WiebesRoad race4:02:5411
Ellen van DijkTime trial42:21.7611
Demi VolleringTime trial41:29.805

Track

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

Mountain biking

Netherlands mountain bikers secured two women's quotas through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Puck PieterseWomen's cross-country1:29:254
Anne TerpstraWomen's cross-country1:31:359

BMX

;Race
Riders from the Netherlands secured five quota places race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of final Olympic BMX ranking.

Diving

Dutch divers secured one quota place for Paris 2024 by virtue of the top twelve individuals of the women's individual platform, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Equestrian

The Netherlands entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team dressage and jumping competitions through the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.
The Netherlands entered a full squad of equestrian riders to the eventing competition by finishing 8th at the 2023 European Eventing Championships in Le Pin-au-Haras, France, picking up one of the two qualifying spots on offer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Dressage

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

Fencing

The Netherlands entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Tristan Tulen qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the men's individual épée event, at the 2024 Europe Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Differdange, Luxembourg.

Field hockey

;Summary

Men's tournament

Netherlands men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold medal match

Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the nation's gold medal results at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Final

Golf

Based on the IGF World Rankings, four golfers from the Netherlands were qualified. However, the Netherlands Olympic Committee has additional requirements that were only met by Anne van Dam, hence the remaining positions were forfeited. Dutch golfer Joost Luiten was one of the athletes that did not meet NOC*NSF requirements and as a result was excluded from competing. Luiten successfully appealed this decision in Dutch court, but did not take the case to the CAS because it was too late to enter the tournament. The other golfers that qualified but were not allowed into the competition by NOC*NSF were Darius van Driel and Dewi Weber.

Gymnastics

Artistic

The Netherlands fielded a full squad of male and female gymnasts for Paris after advancing to the final round of team all-around and obtained one of nine available team spots for nations not yet qualified at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals

Handball

;Summary

Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the Tournament 2 of the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Torrevieja, Spain.
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinals

Judo

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

Rowing

Dutch rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Dutch sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.
;Elimination events
;Windfoiling
;;Kitesurfing
;Medal race events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Skateboarding

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

Swimming

Dutch swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time ):
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Table tennis

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

Tennis

The Netherlands entered six tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Tallon Griekspoor has guaranteed his participation as one of the top-56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while Arantxa Rus did the same as the top-56 eligible players in the WTA World Rankings, which were completed on 10th June 2024. Additionally, two pairs of male players and one pair of female players also secured a spot in the men's doubles event as one of the top 32 players in the doubles ranking.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Triathlon

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

Volleyball

Beach

The Netherlands men's and women's pairs qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking. Another women's pair qualified through winning the 2024 CEV Continental Cup Final in Jūrmala, Latvia, but no athletes met the NOC requirement and the quota was forfeited.
;Selection of convicted child rapist

Indoor

;Summary

Women's tournament

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

;Summary

Women's tournament

Netherlands women's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics by advancing to the final match and securing an outright berth at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
;Team roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal match