Netherlands competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel. The team included 35 athletes, 24 men and 11 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 20 medals, including 12 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.
| Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Paralympics | |
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Flag of the Netherlands | |
| IPC code | NED (HOL used at these Games) |
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
| Website | paralympisch |
| in Tel Aviv | |
| Competitors | 35 (24 men and 11 women) |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Popke Popkema | Archery | Men's FITA Round open |
| Gold | John van der Starre (backstroke) Cees Broekman (breaststroke) Piet Makkes (freestyle) | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Medley Relay open |
| Gold | Piet Makkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Gold | Piet Makkes | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Gold | Aria Noordam | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke class 1 complete |
| Gold | Janneke Minholtz (backstroke) Wil Verschoor (Breaststroke) Ingrid van der Benden (freestyle) | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay open |
| Gold | Wil Verschoor | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke class 4 incomplete |
| Gold | Janneke Minholtz | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Gold | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class |
| Gold | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Gold | Dennis Post | Table tennis | Men's Singles A1 |
| Gold | Aria Noordam | Table tennis | Women's Singles A1 |
| Silver | Popke Popkema | Archery | Men's Albion Round open |
| Silver | Ingrid van der Benden | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke special class |
| Silver | Sonja Graveland | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke class 3 incomplete |
| Silver | Dennis Post Aria Noordam | Table tennis | Men's Doubles A1 |
| Bronze | John van der Starre | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle special class |
| Bronze | Jenneke van Driel | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke class 2 incomplete |
| Bronze | Janneke Minholtz | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke special class |
| Bronze | Wil Verschoor | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle class 4 incomplete |
Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl
See also
- Netherlands at the Paralympics
- Netherlands at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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