Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team included 8 athletes, 5 men and 3 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 14 medals, including 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze to finish 10th in the medal table.
| Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Paralympics | |
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Flag of the Netherlands | |
| 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) |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Elka Gaarlandt | 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 | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Silver | Elka Gaarlandt | 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 & www.olympischstadion.nl
Competitors
A team of 7 men and 3 women were announced in the newspaper on 23 October 1964. 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.
- 2x Peter Blanker
- Popke Popkema
- 7th - Geert Imming
Athletics
Swimming
Table tennis
See also
- Netherlands at the Paralympics
- Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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