# Netherlands at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports. Simon de Wit, who had represented his country in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, was the Netherlands' Chef de Mission.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Anton Geesink — Judo, Men's Open Class
* Bart Zoet, Jan Pieterse, Evert Dolman, and Gerben Karstens — Cycling Road, Men's Team Road Race

### Silver

* Anton Geurts and Paul Hoekstra — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000m Kayak Pairs
* Steven Blaisse, and Ernst Veenemans — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
* Ada Kok — Swimming, Women's 100m Butterfly
* Corrie Winkel, Klenie Bimolt, Ada Kok, and Erica Terpstra — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

### Bronze

* Cor Schuuring, Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel, and Jaap Oudkerk — Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
* Jan Justus Bos, Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
* Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and Freek van de Graaff — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
* Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra, Pauline van der Wildt, and Toos Beumer — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

## Athletics

Men's competition
* Eef Kamerbeek
* Kees Koch
* Frans Luitjes
Women's competition
* Joke Bijleveld
* Jannie van Eyck-Vos
* Lia Hinten
* Gerda Kraan
* Tilly van der Made

## Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.

### Individual road race

* Bart Zoet
* Gerben Karstens
* Harry Steevens
* Jan Pieterse

### Team time trial

* Evert Dolman
* Gerben Karstens
* Jan Pieterse
* Bart Zoet

### Sprint

* Piet van der Touw
* Aad de Graaf

### 1000m time trial

* Piet van der Touw

### Tandem

* Aad de Graaf
* Piet van der Touw

### Individual pursuit

* Tiemen Groen

### Team pursuit

* Gerard Koel
* Henk Cornelisse
* Jaap Oudkerk
* Cor Schuuring

## Shooting

One shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964.

### 50 m rifle, three positions

* Joop van Domselaar

### 50 m rifle, prone

* Joop van Domselaar

## Swimming
### Women

* Toos Beumer
* Klenie Bimolt
* Marianne Heemskerk
* Betty Heukels
* Ada Kok
* Gretta Kok
* Adrie Lasterie
* Truus Looijs
* Erica Terpstra
* Ineke Tigelaar
* Ria van Velsen
* Winnie van Weerdenburg
* Bep Weeteling
* Pauline van der Wildt
* Corrie Winkel

### Men

* Vinus van Baalen
* Johan Bontekoe
* Jan Jiskoot
* Ron Kroon
* Dick Langerhorst
* Wieger Mensonides
* Henri van Osch
* Aad Oudt
* Bert Sitters
* Hemmie Vriens
* Jan Weeteling

## Volleyball

Men's Team Competition
* Round Robin
   * Lost to United States (0-3)
   * Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
   * Defeated Brazil (3-2)
   * Lost to Romania (0-3)
   * Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
   * Defeated South Korea (3-1)
   * Lost to Hungary (3-1)
   * Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
   * Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place
* Team Roster
   * Frank Constandse
   * Jacques Ewalds
   * Ron Groenhuyzen
   * Johannes van der Hoek
   * Jurjaan Koolen
   * Jaap Korsloot
   * Jan Oosterbaan
   * Dinco van der Stoep
   * Piet Swieter
   * Joop Tinkhof
   * Jacques de Vink
   * Hans van Wijnen

## Water polo

Men's Team Competition
* Preliminary Round (Group C)
   * Defeated Brazil (3-2)
   * Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7)
   * Defeated United States (6-4)
* Semi Final Round (Group C/D)
   * Defeated Belgium (7-5)
   * Lost to Hungary (5-6)
* Classification Round (5th-8th place)
   * Lost to Germany (4-5)
   * Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place
* Team Roster
   * Jan Bultman
   * Fred van Dorp
   * Henk Hermsen
   * Ben Kniest
   * Bram Leenards
   * Hans Muller
   * Wim van Spingelen
   * Nico van der Voet
   * Harry Vriend
   * Wim Vriend
   * Gerrit Wormgoor