Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team included 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women.[3] Competitors from Netherlands won 14 medals, including 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze to finish 10th in the medal table.[4]

Netherlands at the
1964 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IPC codeNED
NPCNederlands Olympisch Comité *
Nederlandse Sport Federatie
Websiteparalympisch.nl (in Dutch)
in Tokyo
Competitors11 (7 men, 4 women)[1][2]
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
4
Total
14
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldElka Gaarlandt[5]SwimmingWomen's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3
 GoldCor PrinsSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle Prone special class
 GoldCor PrinsSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle Supine special class
 GoldGerard Jacobs
Marion de Groot		Table tennisMen's Doubles A1
 SilverPeter BlankerArcheryMen's Albion Round open
 SilverPeter Blanker[6]ArcheryMen's FITA Round open
 SilverElka Gaarlandt[7][8]AthleticsWomen's Slalom open
 SilverMarion de GrootSwimmingWomen's 25 m Freestyle Supine complete class 1
 SilverDik KruidenierSwimmingMen's 50 m Freestyle Prone cauda equina
 SilverGerard JacobsTable tennisMen's Singles A1
 BronzeE. O'BrienAthleticsWomen's Slalom open
 BronzeMarion de GrootSwimmingWomen's 25 m Freestyle Supine incomplete class 1
 BronzeDik KruidenierSwimmingMen's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 5
 BronzeMarion de GrootTable tennisMen's Singles A1

Source: www.paralympic.org[9] & www.olympischstadion.nl[10]

Competitors

A team of 7 men and 3 women were announced in the newspaper on 23 October 1964.[11] In the newspaper of 20 November (after the Paralympics) was written "ten became eleven".

The name of the 11th person was not named.

Men
  • Popke Popkema
  • Peter Blanker
  • Gerard Jacobs
  • Piet Imming
  • Dik Kruidenier
  • Cor Prins
  • Yap Soem Lie
Women
  • Marion de Groot
  • Elka Gaarlandt
  • Cissy Morel

Archery

The Dutch team consisted of three archers.[12]

Athletics

See also

References
  1. "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
  2. "Gevonden in Delpher - de waarheid".
  3. "Participation Numbers Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "Medal Standings Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. "Gevonden in Delpher - Het Parool".
  6. "Gevonden in Delpher - de Volkskrant".
  7. "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden".
  8. "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw".
  9. "Dutch Medal winners 1964 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  10. "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  11. "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
  12. "Geert Imming (80) uit Weiteveen deed mee aan de Paralympics in 1964. 'Nee, ik vraag me niet af waarom ik twee keer een ernstig ongeluk kreeg'". Dagblad van het Noorden.


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