The Netherlands competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in protest over the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the Dutch athletes boycotted the Opening Ceremony, and the Olympic Flag was used in place of Netherlands' national flag at medal ceremonies. 75 competitors, 57 men and 18 women, took part in 56 events in 10 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's marathon 1 August Judo Men's 95 kg 27 July , Reggie de Jong, Annelies Maas, Wilma van Velsen Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 27 July
Archery
The first appearance by Dutch archers in the Olympics resulted in top eight finishes for both competitors.
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Total Score Position Score Position Score Position Marinus Reniers Men's 1205 12 1213 9 2418 8Catherina Floris Women's 1186 7 1196 6 2382 6
Athletics
Men's 100 metres Mario Westbroek Heat — 10.91 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Henk Brouwer Heat — 21.96 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres Gerard Tebroke Heat — 29:05.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon Gerard Nijboer Final — 2:11:20 (→ Silver Medal)
Cor Vriend Final — 2:26:41 (→ 41st place)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay Henk Brouwer, Mario Westbroek, Marcel Klarenbeek, and Harry Schulting Heat — 3:06.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles Harry Schulting Heat — 50.01 Semifinals — 50.61 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres Els Vader Heat — 11.61 Quarterfinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Women's Pentathlon Sylvia Barlag — 4333 points (→ 10th place) 100 metres — 14.20s Shot Put — 11.82m High Jump — 1.80m Long Jump — 6.05m 800 metres — 2:16.40
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1980.
Individual road race Adri van der Poel Jacques Hanegraaf Peter Winnen Jacques van Meer
Team time trial Guus Bierings Jacques Hanegraaf Theo Hogervorst Adri van der Poel
Sprint Lau Veldt
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle Cees Vervoorn Heats — 52,57 Semi-Finals — 52,73 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Freestyle Peter Drost Heats — 1.55,41 (→ did not advance) Cees Jan Winkel Heats — 1.56,48(→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Butterfly Cees Vervoorn Heats — 55,76 Semi-Finals — 55,02 Final — 55,25 (→ 4th place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly Cees Vervoorn Heats — 2.02,21 Final — 2.02,52 (→ 6th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke Albert Boonstra Heats — 1.06,47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke Albert Boonstra Heats — 2.27,21 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100 m Backstroke Fred Eefting Heats — 58,59 Semi-Finals — 57,91 Final — 57,95 (→ 6th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke Fred Eefting Heats — 2.04,78 Final — 2.03,92 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Cees Vervoorn, Peter Drost, Cees Jan Winkel, and Fred Eefting Heats — 7.42,85 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Fred Eefting, Albert Boonstra, Cees Vervoorn, and Cees Jan Winkel Heats — 3.52,33 Final — 3.51,81 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100 m Freestyle Conny van Bentum Heats — 57,51 Final — 57,63 (→ 5th place) Monique Drost Heats — DSQ
Women's 200 m Freestyle Reggie de Jong Heats — 2.02,66 Final — 2.02,76 (→ 5th place) Annelies Maas Heats — 2.04,07 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Freestyle Reggie de Jong Heats — 4.15,07 Final — 4.15,98 (→ 7th place) Annelies Maas Heats — 4.13,12 Final — 4.15,79 (→ 6th place)
Women's 800 m Freestyle Reggie de Jong Heats — 8.54,49 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Butterfly Wilma van Velsen Heats — 1.03,31 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Butterfly Wilma van Velsen Heats — 2.21,81 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Backstroke Monique Bosga Heats — 1.04,36 Final — 1.04,47 (→ 7th place) Jolanda de Rover Heats — 1.04,79 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 m Backstroke Monique Bosga Heats — 2.19,21 (→ did not advance) Jolanda de Rover Heats — 2.17,12 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Conny van Bentum, Wilma van Velsen, Reggie de Jong, and Annelies Maas Heats — 3.51,30 Final — 3.49,51 (→ Bronze Medal)
Water polo
Men's team competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Greece (8-7) Lost to Hungary (3-5) Defeated Romania (5-3) Final Round (Group A) Lost to Spain (5-6) Drew with Cuba (7-7) Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5) Lost to Soviet Union (3-7) Lost to Hungary (7-8) → 6th place
Team Roster Stan van Belkum Wouly de Bie Ton Buunk Jan Jaap Korevaar Nico Landeweerd Aad van Mil Ruud Misdorp Dick Nieuwenhuizen Eric Noordegraaf Jan Evert Veer Hans van Zeeland
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