Team Netherlands - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
The Netherlands competed in four sports: short track speed skating, skeleton, snowboard and speed skating - with a team of 31 athletes (15 men, 16 women).

They country won 20 medals (eight gold), with 12 won by women and eight by men. The Netherlands was fifth on the medal list at PyeongChang 2018, both in terms of medals won and gold medals won. The Dutch women were equal first on medals won and equal second in terms of gold medals won, in both cases tied with the United States.

The Netherlands again dominated the ice ovals, winning 16 medals (seven gold medals) in speed skating. The Netherlands won its other four medals in short track. In her fourth Olympic Winter Games, speed skater Ireen Wust won three medals, gold in the 1500m and silver medals in the 3000m and team pursuit, giving her 11 Olympic medals and five gold medals for her career.

Jorien ter Mors uniquely won a gold medal in women's 1000m speed skating and a bronze in short track relay, becoming the first athlete to win medals in those two disciplines at a single Olympic Winter Games and only the second to do so in an Olympic career, after Eric Flaim (USA) in 1988 (speed skating) and 1994 (short track).

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Short Track Speed Skating: 4 (1-2-1)
Speed Skating: 16 (7-4-5)
Total: 20 (8-6-6)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Jan Smeekens (SSK)
Closing Ceremony: Ireen Wuest (SSK)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
The Netherlands sent 42 athletes to the Paris 1900 Olympic Games, and after missing St. Louis 1904, the Netherlands has never missed another Olympic Games. The country made its Olympic Winter Games debut at St. Moritz 1928 and has only missed Lake Placid 1932, appearing continuously since.

The Netherlands has always been one of the top nations in speed skating, and more recently, has completely dominated the sport. Dutch speed skaters led the medal lists at the 1968, 1972, 1998, 2002, 2014, and 2018 Olympic Winter Games. At Sochi 2014 they crushed the competition, winning 23 medals of 36 possible, and eight of a possible 12 gold.

Of the 130 medals won by the Netherlands at the Olympic Winter Games, 121 have come in speed skating.

Speed skater Ireen Wust has won 11 medals (five gold) and ranks as the best Dutch Olympic competitor, Summer or Winter. Speed skater Sven Kramer leads Dutch men, with nine medals (four gold).

The Netherlands has won 453 Olympic medals, 141 of them gold. Its best sports at the Olympic Games has been swimming (58 medals), track cycling (37 medals), and rowing (36 medals).

OLYMPIC HOSTS
Amsterdam - 1928 Olympic Games

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Gratia, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (7 February 1936) - 1936 - Alpine Skiing (Combined) - 14th
First Competitor, Male: Wim Kos (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (500m) - 33rd
First Competitor, Male: Wim Kos (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (5000m) - 19th
First Competitor, Male: Siem Heiden (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (500m) - 27th
First Competitor, Male: Siem Heiden (13 February 1928) - 1928 - Speed Skating (5000m) - 11th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Sjoukje Dijkstra (14y-002d) - 1956 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 12th
Youngest Competitor, Male: Aad de Koning (19y-036d) - 1948 - Speed Skating (500m) - 23rd

Oldest Competitor, Female: Margriet Prajoux-Bouma (39y-239d) - 1952 - Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) - 40th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Hubert Menten (54y-159d) - 1928 - Bobsleigh (4-man/5-man) - 12th

First Medallist, Female: Sjoukje Dijkstra (23 February 1960) - 1960 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
First Medallist, Male: Kees Broekman (17 February 1952) - 1952 - Speed Skating (5000m) - Silver

First Gold Medallist, Female: Sjoukje Dijkstra (2 February 1964) - 1964 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Kees Verkerk (16 February 1968) - 1968 - Speed Skating (1500m) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Sjoukje Dijkstra (18y-026d) - 1960 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Silver
Youngest Medallist, Male: Sven Kramer (19y-293d) - 2006 - Speed Skating (5000m) - Silver

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Ireen Wuest (19y-316d) - 2006 - Speed Skating (3000m) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Koen Verweij (23y-179d) - 2014 - Speed Skating (Team Pursuit (8 laps)) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Carien Kleibeuker (35y-343d) - 2014 - Speed Skating (5000m) - Bronze
Oldest Medallist, Male: Bob de Jong (37y-096d) - 2014 - Speed Skating (10,000m) - Bronze

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Stien Baas-Kaiser (33y-268d) - 1972 - Speed Skating (3000m) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Stefan Groothuis (32y-080d) - 2014 - Speed Skating (1000m) - Gold

Most Gold Medals, Female: Ireen Wuest (5) - Speed Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Sven Kramer (4) - Speed Skating

Most Medals, Female: Ireen Wuest (11 | 5-5-1) - Speed Skating
Most Medals, Male: Sven Kramer (9 | 4-2-3) - Speed Skating

Additional Information:

https://www.nocnsf.nl

Anthem Title: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (William of Nassau)

Anthem Composer: Music: Adriaan Valerius, Lyrics: Disputed

Anthem Inducted: 1932

Founding Date: 1912

IOC Recognition Date: 1912

Delegation President: Anneke van Zanen-Nieberg

Delegation Secretary General: Marc van den Tweel

IOC Members: Former:
Frederik, Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1898-1924)
Pieter Scharroo (1924-1957)
Alphert, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1925-1943)
Charles Pahud de Mortanges (1946-1964)
Herman van Karnebeek (1964-1977)
Kees Kerdel (1977-1986)
Anton Geesink (1987-2010)
Hein Verbruggen (ICU/Honorary) (1996-2010)
Willem-Alexander HRH Prince of Orange (1998-2013)
Els van Breda Vriesman (FIH) (2001-2009)
Camiel Eurlings (2013-2018)
HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (IOC member from 1998 to 2013; Honorary Member since 2013)

First OG/PG Appearance: 1928

Number OG/PG Appearances: 21

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