Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
| Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | NED (NLD used at these Games) |
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
| Website | paralympisch |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 11 (7 men, 4 women)[1][2] |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Elka Gaarlandt[5] | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 3 |
| Gold | Cor Prins | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Prone special class |
| Gold | Cor Prins | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Supine special class |
| Gold | Gerard Jacobs Marion de Groot | Table tennis | Men's Doubles A1 |
 Silver | Peter Blanker | Archery | Men's Albion Round open |
| Silver | Peter Blanker[6] | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Silver | Elka Gaarlandt[7][8] | Athletics | Women's Slalom open |
| Silver | Marion de Groot | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle Supine complete class 1 |
| Silver | Dik Kruidenier | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle Prone cauda equina |
| Silver | Gerard Jacobs | Table tennis | Men's Singles A1 |
 Bronze | E. O'Brien | Athletics | Women's Slalom open |
| Bronze | Marion de Groot | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle Supine incomplete class 1 |
| Bronze | Dik Kruidenier | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke complete class 5 |
| Bronze | Marion de Groot | Table tennis | Men'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]
- 2x Peter Blanker
- Popke Popkema
- 7th - Geert Imming
Athletics
Swimming
Table tennis
See also
References
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - de waarheid".
- ^ "Participation Numbers Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Medal Standings Stoke Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het Parool".
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - de Volkskrant".
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Nieuwsblad van het Noorden".
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Trouw".
- ^ "Dutch Medal winners 1964 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Paralympische wall of fame" (PDF). www.olympischstadion.nl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Gevonden in Delpher - Het vrije volk : Democratisch-socialistisch dagblad".
- ^ "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.