Netherlands at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".	Rowing	Men's double sculls	24 September
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Script error: No such module "Sort".	Cycling	Women's individual road race	26 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	22 September
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Script error: No such module "Sort".	Cycling	Men's points race	24 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Script error: No such module "Sort".	Judo	Men's 86 kg	29 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Script error: No such module "Sort".	Boxing	Heavyweight	29 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Script error: No such module "Sort". Script error: No such module "Sort".	Canoeing	Women's K-2 500 metres	30 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Netherlands women's national field hockey team Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Field hockey	Women's tournament	30 September
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Netherlands men's national field hockey team Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Field hockey	Men's tournament	1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	2	3
Athletics	9	9	18
Boxing	2	–	2
Canoeing	0	2	2
Cycling	10	3	13
Diving	1	1	2
Equestrian	4	4	8
Fencing	5	0	5
Field hockey	16	16	32
Judo	3	–	3
Rowing	11	5	16
Sailing	10	2	12
Shooting	4	1	5
Swimming	4	7	11
Table tennis	0	2	2
Tennis	1	0	1
Volleyball	12	0	12
Total	93	54	147

Archery

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Martinus Reniers made his third appearance for the Netherlands in archery. He had his best finish yet, advancing to the final and ending up in 5th place. The Dutch women, both new to Olympic competition, were not as successful.

Athlete	Event	Open round		1/8 final		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Grand final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Martinus Reniers	Men's individual	1286	5	328	1	328	2	324	8	327	5
Jacqueline van Rozendaal	Women's individual	1246	18	293	23	Did not advance
Anita Smits	Women's individual	1203	43	Did not advance

Athletics

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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rob Druppers	800 m	1:47.48	2 Q	1:46.91	5	Did not advance
Robin van Helden	800 m	1:46.99	2 Q	1:46.61	7	Did not advance
Han Kulker	1500 m	3:40.90	2 Q	—		3:39.06	4 Q	3:37.08	6
Marti ten Kate	10.000 m	28:23.23	12 q	—				27:50.30	9
Hans Koeleman	3000 m steeplechase	8:35.20	7 Q	—		8:21.86	8	Did not advance
Gerard Nijboer	Marathon	—						2:14:40	13
Marti ten Kate	Marathon	—						2:14:53	15

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erik de Bruin	Discus	61.66	10 Q	63.06	9
Emiel Mellaard	Long Jump	8.02	5 Q	7.71	11

Combined events – Decathlon

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Robert de Wit	Result	11.05	6.95	15.34	2.00	48.21	13.36	41.32	4.80	63.00	4:25.86	8189	8
Robert de Wit	Points											8189	8

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nelli Cooman	100 m	11.22	2 Q	11.08	4 Q	11.13	7	Did not advance
Els Vader	100 m	11.38	3 Q	11.51	6	Did not advance
Yvonne van Dorp	400 m	52.84	3 Q	53.50	6	Did not advance
Elly van Hulst	1500 m	4:07.40		—				Did not advance
Elly van Hulst	3000 m	8:48.54	2	—				8:43.92	9
Carla Beurskens	Marathon	—						2:37:52	34

Women's 100m Hurdles

Marjan Olyslager

Heat 1 — 13.04s
Heat 2 — 13.02s
Semi Final — 13.08s (→ did not advance)

Gretha Tromp

Heat 1 — 13.48s
Heat 2 — 13.42s (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m Hurdles

Gretha Tromp

Heat 1 — 56.11s
Semi Final — 57.57s (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Relay

Nelli Cooman, Gretha Tromp, Marjan Olyslager, and Els Scharn

Heat 1 — 43.96s
Semi Final — 43.48s (→ did not advance)

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marjon Wijnsma	Long jump	6.39	15	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Marjon Wijnsma

Final Round — 6205 points (→ 11th place)

Boxing

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Regilio Tuur

First Round — Defeated Kelcie Banks (USA) on knock-out
Second Round — Defeated John Wanjau (Kenya) on points
Third Round — Defeated David Anderson (Great Britain) on points
Quarter Finals — Lost to Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) on points

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

Arnold Vanderlyde → File:Med 3.png Bronze Medal

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Henry Akinwande (Great Britain) on points
Quarter Finals — Defeated Gyula Alvics (Hungary) on points
Semi Finals — Lost to Ray Mercer (USA) after referee stopped contest

Canoeing

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Cycling

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented the Netherlands in 1988. Monique Knol won gold in the women's road race.