Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960. Officials. Retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer is Chef de Mission of the Dutch delegation for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Athletics. Seventeen athletes have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Badminton. Megan Hollander has qualified to compete. Cycling. Jennette Jansen, Chantal Haenen, Caroline Groot, Larissa Klaassen, Imke Brommer, Alyda Norbruis, Jetze Plat, Mitch Valize, Tim de Vries, Daniel Abraham, Vincent ter Schure , Timo Fransen, Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos have all qualified to compete. Equestrian. The Netherlands qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after reaching 2nd place in the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. Equestrian riders included are Rixt van der Horst, Frank Hosmar, Maud de Reu and Sanne Voets. Paratriathlon. Jetze Plat, Geert Schipper and Margret IJdema have all qualified to compete. Rowing. Netherlands qualified one boat in the mixed double sculls for the games by winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and securing the second of eight available place. Swimming. Five Dutch swimmers  have qualified to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method & 10 qualified via MQS. Table tennis. Two female players have qualified to compete. Wheelchair basketball. Women's tournament. The women's wheelchair basketball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after their results at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. Wheelchair tennis. Netherlands qualified eight players entries for wheelchair tennis. All of them qualified by the world rankings.