# Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The team included 108 athletes, 75 men and 33 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 45 medals, including 17 gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze to finish 8th in the medal table.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F35 |
| Gold | Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Cycling track | Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open |
| Gold | Netherlands men's 7-a-side football team Carlo DengerinkOlaf DonnersPercy EnserRene GlimmerveenPater GuntlisbergenPaul HeersinkDirk HenninkOlaf KarssenArno de JongJaap de VriesRudi van Breemen | Football 7-a-side | Men |
| Gold | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 |
| Gold | Kasper Engel | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Gold | Jurjen Engelsman | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 |
| Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle MH |
| Gold | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 |
| Gold | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM10 |
| Gold | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 400 m Freestyle S10 |
| Gold | Alwin Houtsma | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle MH |
| Gold | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S10 |
| Gold | Jacqueline Nannenberg | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S9 |
| Gold | Syreeta van Amelsvoort | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly S8 |
| Gold | Ricky Molier | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Singles |
| Gold | Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch Chantal Vandierendonck | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Doubles |
| Gold | Maaike Smit | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
| Silver | Jappie Walstra | Archery | Men's Individual W2 |
| Silver | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB9 |
| Silver | Alwin de Groot | Swimming | Men's 100 m Butterfly S10 |
| Silver | Rutger Sturkenboom | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 |
| Silver | Jurjen Engelsman | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM10 |
| Silver | Rutger Sturkenboom | Swimming | Men's 200 m Medley SM9 |
| Silver | Rutger Sturkenboom | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 |
| Silver | Syreeta van Amelsvoort | Swimming | Women's 200 m Medley SM8 |
| Silver | Petra Reuvekamp | Swimming | Women's 400 m Freestyle S8 |
| Silver | Netherlands women's wheelchair basketball team Erna BennekerYolanda BroerseJorien BuurmanAsjoesja IbrahimiJennette JansenJozima MoselyIngeborg TiggelmanJaapje de ZeeuwEvelina van LeeuwenMarja van LeeuwenJeanine van VeggelGuda van der Laan | Wheelchair basketball | Women |
| Silver | Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
| Bronze | Manfred Kooy | Athletics | Men's 800 m T37 |
| Bronze | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Discus F35 |
| Bronze | Joop Stokkel | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage grade III |
| Bronze | Jurgen Lentink | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke B3 |
| Bronze | Jurjen Engelsman | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke S10 |
| Bronze | Jurgen Lentink | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke B3 |
| Bronze | Laurentius van Geel | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 |
| Bronze | Jurjen Engelsman | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Kasper Engel Jurjen Engelsman Rutger Sturkenboom Alwin de Groot Laurentius van Geel | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley S7-10 |
| Bronze | Gerda Lampers | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6 |
| Bronze | Petra Reuvekamp | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7 |
| Bronze | Syreeta van Amelsvoort | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 |
| Bronze | Petra Reuvekamp | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Harold Kersten | Table tennis | Men's Singles 6 |
| Bronze | Gertrudis Laemers | Table tennis | Women's Singles 4 |
| Bronze | Ricky Molier Eric Stuurman | Wheelchair tennis | Men's Doubles |
| Bronze | Chantal Vandierendonck | Wheelchair tennis | Women's Singles |
Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl