Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage. In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

The following Dutch competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" |

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9	8 September
			Men - PT1	10 September
			Women's C1-2-3 500m Time Trial	10 September
			Women's 400m Freestyle S11	11 September
			Men's 1000m Time Trial B	11 September
			Men's 400m - T54	12 September
			Women's singles - Class 7	13 September
			Women's Time Trial C1-2-3	14 September
			Women's 200m - T43/44	15 September
			Women's singles	15 September
			Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III	16 September
			Women's doubles	16 September
			Men's Road race - B	17 September
			Men's Road race - C4-5	17 September
			Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM11	17 September
			Women's 100m - T43/44	18 September
			Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM14	18 September
			Men's individual pursuit B	8 September
			Men's 100m Breaststroke - S14	8 September
			Women's 100m Backstroke - S14	8 September
			Women's B 1000m Time Trial	9 September
			Men - PT1	10 September
			Men's C1-2-3 1000m Time Trial	10 September
			Men's 100m Backstroke - S10	11 September
			Men's Singles - Class 9	11 September
			Men's 400m Freestyle - S6	13 September
			Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB11	13 September
			Men's Time trial B	14 September
			Men's 200m Freestyle - S4	14 September
			Women's singles	15 September
			Women's Road Race H5	15 September
			Individual Championship Test - Grade II	15 September
			Mixed Individual - BC1	16 September
			Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	16 September
			Women's doubles	16 September
			Men's Long Jump - T43/44	17 September
			Women's individual pursuit C1-3	8 September
			Men's individual pursuit B	8 September
			Men's 100m Breaststroke SB9	8 September
			Men's 100m Freestyle S4	8 September
			Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9	8 September
			Women's Long Jump - T43/44	9 September
			Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit	9 September
			Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB7	10 September
			Women's 50m Backstroke - S3	10 September
			Women's Shot Put - F40	11 September
			Women's 200m Freestyle - S14	11 September
			Women's 50m Freestyle - S11	12 September
	Netherlands Equestrian Team		Team Championship	13 September
			Men's 100m Breaststroke S14	14 September
			Women's Time Trial H4-5	14 September
			Individual Championship Test - Grade IV	14 September
			Women's +86 kg	14 September
			Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB14	14 September
			Women's 100m Freestyle - S11	15 September
			Women's Road Race H5	15 September
			Individual Championship Test - Grade II	15 September
			Men's Road race - H5	15 September
			Individual Freestyle Test - Grade IV	16 September
	Women's wheelchair basketball team		Women's tournament	16 September
			Men's 100m - T54	18 September
			Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM14	18 September

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Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9		Total
Cycling	5	5	6	16
Swimming	4	6	11	21
Athletics	3	1	3	7
Wheelchair tennis	2	2	0	4
Equestrian	1	2	4	7
Triathlon	1	1	0	2
Table tennis	1	1	0	2
Boccia	0	1	0	1
Powerlifting	0	0	1	1
Wheelchair basketball	0	0	1	1

Medals by day
Day	Date				Total
1	September 8	1	3	5	9
2	September 9	0	1	2	3
3	September 10	2	2	2	6
4	September 11	2	2	2	6
5	September 12	1	0	1	2
6	September 13	1	2	1	4
7	September 14	1	2	5	8
8	September 15	2	3	4	9
9	September 16	2	3	2	7
10	September 17	3	1	0	4
11	September 18	2	0	2	4
	Total	17	19	26	62

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The Netherlands competed in athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=center rowspan=3	Kenny van Weeghel	100 m T54	14.28	2 Q	14.23
400 m T54	46.60	2 Q	46.65
800 m T54	1:36.18	2 Q	1:36.01	7
Ronald Hertog	100 m T44	11.46	7	Did not advance

Field events

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=center rowspan=2	Marlou van Rhijn	100 m T44	13.31	4 Q	13.02
200 m T44	26.69	1 Q	26.16
align=center rowspan=2	Margriet van den Broek	400 m T54	56.78	4 q	57.37	8
800 m T54	1:49.69	5 q	1:52.01	8
Amy Siemons	100 m T34	-	-	18.82	4
Marlene van Gansewinkel	100 m T44	13.38	2 Q	13.64	7
Desiree Vranken	800 m T34	-	-		DSQ

Field events

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Lara Baars	Shot put F40	7.12
	Discus F41	19.01	10
Marlene van Gansewinkel	T44 Long Jump	5.57
Ingrid Van Kranen	Discus F11	25.57	9

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Equestrian

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Netherlands were one of three nations to qualify a team for dressage via their results at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, where they won the silver medal in the team event.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Individual

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Frank Hosmar	align=left rowspan=2	Alphaville	Championship test grade IV	72.452
Freestyle test grade IV
align=left rowspan=2	Nicole den Dulk	align=left rowspan=2	Wallace	Championship test grade Ib	71.103	4
Freestyle test grade Ib
align=left rowspan=2	Rixt van der Horst	align=left rowspan=2	Caraat	Championship test grade II	71.353	4
Freestyle test grade II
align=left rowspan=2	Demi Vermeulen	align=left rowspan=2	Burberry	Championship test grade II	71.824
Freestyle test grade II
align=left rowspan=2	'Sanne Voets	align=left rowspan=2	Demantur	Championship test grade III	70.316
Freestyle test grade III

Team

Athlete	Horse	Event	Test round		Final round		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Frank Hosmar	align=left rowspan=4	See above	align=left rowspan=4	Team	72.381		72.452		430.353
Nicole den Dulk	70.64		71.103
Rixt van der Horst	71.353		70.743
Demi Vermeulen	71.824		71.600

Football 7-a-side football

See main article: article and Football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men's tournament

Netherlands national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics as a result of the Regional Qualifier Allocation by virtue of being runners-up at 2014 European Championships while being ranked in the top 8 at the 2015 World Championships.^[6]

The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. The Netherlands was put into Group B with the United States, Argentina and Russia.^[7] Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States.^[8]

The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating.^[9] The Netherlands finished third, after winning 2 - 3 against Great Britain in the 3rd place match.^[10]

Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked fourth in the world.^[11]

Group B

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Semi final

Bronze medal game

Powerlifting

See main article: article and Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The Netherlands had qualified one powerlifter into the Paralympic tournaments for the first time since the 2000 Summer Paralympics.^[12]

Women

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The Netherlands had qualified three rowers into the Paralympic tournaments.^[13]

Men

Mixed

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Netherlands qualified two sailers into the Paralympic Tournament. In the SKUD 18 event, the Netherlands earned a quota spot with a fourth-place finish overall and the first country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Rolf Schrama and Sandra Nap.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Rank
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Rolf Schrama, Sandra Nap	Mixed SKUD 18	-8	7	8	8	5	4	7	7	6	8	8	76	68

Sitting volleyball

See main article: article and Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Women

Group A--------

Classification 5th / 6th

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Netherlands had qualified nineteen swimmers into the Paralympic tournaments.^[13]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Simon Boer	SB7 100 m breaststroke	1:20.43	3 Q	1:20.44	4
align=left rowspan=3	Marc Evers	S14 100 m backstroke	1:00.97	2 Q	1:00.63
SB14 100 m breaststroke	1:07.67	3 Q	1:07.64
SM14 200 m medley	2:12.07 PR	1 Q	2:10.29 PR
Duncan van Haaren	SB9 100 m breaststroke	1:07.33	2 Q	1:06.54
align=left rowspan=2	Thijs van Hofweegen	S6 50 m freestyle	31.81	7 Q	31.27	8
S6 100 m freestyle	1:08.48	3 Q	1:08.05	5
align=left rowspan=2	Michael Schoenmaker	S4 100 m freestyle	1:28.96	5 Q	1:26.87
S4 200 m freestyle	3:05.13	3 Q	3:03.81
Bas Takken	S10 400 m freestyle	4:08.60	2 Q	4:05.46	4
align=left rowspan=4	Olivier van de Voort	S10 100 m freestyle	54.77	7 Q	55.04	8
S10 400 m freestyle	4:17.22	9	did not advance
S10 100 m backstroke	58.53	2 Q	58.10
SM10 200 m medley	2:13.98	4 Q	2:13.72	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Lisa den Braber	SB7 100 m breaststroke	1:34.13	2 Q	1:34.66
SM8 200 m medley	3:05.12	9	did not advance
align=left rowspan=3	Liesette Bruinsma	S11 50 m freestyle	31.81	5 Q	31.23
S11 100 m freestyle	1:08.97	1 Q	1:08.55
SB11 100 m breaststroke	1:25.81
Sanne Hofman	S13 100 m backstroke	1:15.00	6 Q	1:14.70	6
align=left rowspan=4	Lisa Kruger	S10 100 m freestyle	1.02.73	4Q	1:02.67	5
S10 100 m backstroke	1.10.56	5Q	1.10.59	5
SB9 100 m breaststroke	1:15.47 WR	1 Q	1.15.49
SM10 200 m medley	2.34.64	3Q	2.32.81	4
align=left rowspan=4	Marlou van der Kulk	S14 200 m freestyle	2:14.63	4 Q	2:10.20
S14 100 m backstroke	1:07.23	2 Q	1:06.33
SB14 100 m breaststroke	1:19.75	4 Q	1:20.15	4
SM14 200 m medley	2:31.41	3 Q	2:29.49
Chantal Molenkamp	S10 50 m freestyle	28.99	6 Q	28.93	6
align=left rowspan=4	Marije Oosterhuis	S10 50 m freestyle	29.39	10	did not advance
S10 100 m freestyle	1:03.16	7 Q	1:02.78	7
S10 400 m freestyle	4:48.71	7 Q	4:48.13	7
S10 100 m backstroke	1:12.41	8 Q	1:13.07	8
align=left rowspan=3	Lisette Teunissen	S4 50 m freestyle	48.16	8 Q	45.56	7
S3 100 m freestyle	1:41.82	4 Q	1:39.77	4
S3 50 m backstroke	54.34	3 Q	53.44
align=left rowspan=2	Magda Toeters	SB14 100 m breaststroke	1:17.83	2 Q	1:17.35
SM14 200 m medley	2:38.40	7 Q	2:36.56	6
Manon Vermarien	S9 400 m freestyle	4:53.26	3 Q	4:53.42	4
align=left rowspan=4	Chantalle Zijderveld	S10 50 m freestyle	29.06	8 Q	28.26	4
S10 100 m freestyle	1:03.84	9	did not advance
SB9 100 m breaststroke	1:17.38	2 Q	1:17.01
SM10 200 m medley	2:36.30	5 Q	2:32.81	4
Lisa Kruger Lisa den Braber Cléo Keijzer Manon Vermarien	4 × 100 m medley relay 34 points	5:13.32	6

Table tennis

See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

The Netherlands had qualified four table tennis players into the Paralympic tournaments.^[12]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Bas Hergelink	C10 Men's singles	L 0-3	L 2-3	3	did not advance
Gerben Last	C9 Men's singles
Jean-Paul Montanus	C7 Men's singles
Bas Hergelink Gerben Last	C9–10 Men's doubles

Women

Wheelchair basketball

See main article: article and Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Men's tournament

The Netherlands men's national wheelchair basketball team had qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.^[17]

During the draw, Brazil chose of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who were in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.^[18]

Group A----------------

Quarterfinal

7th/8th place playoff

Women's tournament

The Netherlands women's national wheelchair basketball team had qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.^[17]

As hosts, Brazil chose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who were put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.

Group B------------

Quarterfinal

Semi-final

Bronze medal game

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: article and Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Netherlands qualified two competitors in the men's single event and four in the women's singles event.^[19]

Singles

Athlete (seed)	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maikel Scheffers (8)	align=left rowspan="2"	Men's singles		W 2–0	L 1–2	did not advance
Tom Egberink (11)		L 0–2	did not advance
Jiske Griffioen	align=left rowspan="4"	Women's singles		W 2–0	W 2–0	W 2–0	W 2–1	W 2–1
Aniek van Koot		W 2–0	W 2–0	W 2–1	W 2–1	L 1–2
Diede De Groot		W 2–0	W 2–0	W 2–0	L 1–2	L 0–2	4
Marjolein Buis		W 2–0	W 2–0	L 0–2	did not advance

Doubles

Athlete (seed)	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot	align=left rowspan="2"	Women's doubles		W 2–0	W 2–0	W 2–0
Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot		W 2–0	W 2–1	L 0–2

See also

• Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nations officially invited to Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee. 22 December 2015. 15 September 2015.
2. Web site: Vietnam looks towards 2016 Rio Paralympics. Nhan Dan. 22 December 2015. 6 October 2015.
3. Web site: First equestrian spots confirmed for Rio 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2014. 29 August 2014.
4. News: Great Britain's dressage team win world title to qualify for Rio. 29 August 2014. BBC Sport. 29 August 2014.
5. Web site: EQUESTRIAN. August 24, 2016. FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016.
6. Web site: Paralympic Qualification Update. IFCPF. 26 December 2015. 7 July 2015.
7. Web site: Football 7-a-side Paralympic Draw complete for Rio 2016. 10 May 2016. IFCPF. 15 May 2016.
8. Web site: Rio2016 Football 7-a-side vacant slots - CP Football. www.ifcpf.com. 2016-08-25.
9. Web site: Schedule. IFCPF. 15 May 2016.
10. Web site: Netherlands - Great Britain. IFCPF. 15 May 2016.
11. Web site: Rankings - CP Football. 2015. IFCPF. 15 May 2016. 26 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150726005409/http://www.ifcpf.com/ranking. dead.
12. Web site: Gekwalificeerden. Paralympic TeamNL. 15 May 2016.
13. Web site: Gekwalificeerden. Paralympic TeamNL. 6 May 2016.
14. Web site: Sailing Qualification . International Paralympic Committee . 25 December 2015 . 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225182033/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/vela/pdf/sailing-paralympics.pdf . 25 December 2015 .
15. Web site: SKUD 18. Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 25 December 2015. 2015.
16. Web site: Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition . Rio 2016 Official Website . 27 August 2014 . 26 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140829084941/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/ten-countries-guarantee-their-place-in-the-rio-2016-paralympic-sailing-competition . 29 August 2014 .
17. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Wheelchair Basketball Canada . 24 December 2015 . 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225064822/http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/events/paralympic-games/rio-2016-paralympic-games/ . 25 December 2015 .
18. Web site: Groups drawn for wheelchair basketball at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160826075720/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/groups-drawn-for-wheelchair-basketball-at-rio-2016-paralympic-games . 2016-08-26 .
19. Web site: ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics. June 24, 2016. ITF Tennis. August 24, 2016.