The Netherlands participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of five athletes. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics. It made its Winter Paralympics début in 1984, and has taken part in every subsequent edition of the Games, except 2006. The Netherlands was the host country of the 1980 Summer Paralympics, in Arnhem.Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Dutch athletes have won a total of 622 Paralympic medals, of which 239 gold, 208 silver and 175 bronze. 612 of these medals (including 237 of the gold) were won at the Summer Paralympics. This places the Netherlands ninth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Austria and Poland.Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

The Netherlands’ most successful Games, in terms of ranking, were the 1976 Summer Games in Toronto, when it finished second (behind the United States). Numerically, the country won most medals at the 1984 Summer Games in New York City and Stoke Mandeville: 135 medals, of which 55 gold. The Netherlands consistently ranked in the top ten until 1996, included. Since then, they have experienced something of a decline. The 2004 Games marked the first time since 1964 that the Dutch had failed to win at least ten gold medals; they won five, and ranked at an all-time low of 27th.Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Prior to 2014, Marjorie van de Bunt was the only Dutch athlete to have won medals at the Winter Paralympics. She won a gold in biathlon and three bronze in cross-country skiing in 1994, then a silver and a bronze in 1998, and a gold (in biathlon) and three silver (in cross-country skiing) in 2002. She has not competed again at the Paralympics since that date. The Netherlands were absent from the 2006 Games, and sent only a one-man delegation (Kees-Jan van der Klooster) to compete in alpine skiing in 2010; he did not win any medals. In 2014, flag-bearer Bibian Mentel took a gold medal in snowboarding.Netherlands at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Medals

Summer Paralympics GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking 1960 Rome 18 3 6 0 9 8 1964 Tokyo 11 4 6 4 14 10 1968 Tel Aviv 35 12 4 4 20 8 1972 Heidelberg 39 14 13 11 38 5 1976 Toronto 58 45 25 14 84 2 1980 Arnhem 108 33 31 36 100 6 1984 Stoke Mandeville & New York City 61 55 52 28 135 7 1988 Seoul 110 30 24 29 83 8 1992 Barcelona 99 14 14 12 40 11 1996 Atlanta 108 17 11 17 45 8 2000 Sydney 102 12 9 9 30 15 2004 Athens 95 5 11 13 29 27 2008 Beijing 83 5 10 7 22 19 2012 London 91 10 10 19 39 10 2016 Rio de Janeiro 126 17 19 26 62 7 2020 Tokyo 72 25 17 17 59 5 2024 Paris 84 27 17 12 56 4 2028 Los Angeles 2032 BrisbaneTotal 328 279 258 864 8

Winter Paralympics GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking 1976 Örnsköldsvik did not participate 1980 Geilo did not participate 1984 Innsbruck 6 0 0 0 0 - 1988 Innsbruck 8 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Albertville/Tignes 7 0 0 0 0 - 1994 Lillehammer 6 1 0 3 4 15 1998 Nagano 3 0 1 1 2 20 2002 Salt Lake City 4 1 3 0 4 15 2006 Turin did not participate 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 - 2014 Sochi 7 1 0 0 1 14 2018 Pyeongchang 9 3 3 1 7 10 2022 Beijing 8 0 3 1 4 16 2026 Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo 8 3 3 1 7 9Total 9 13 7 29 23

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

Multi-medalists Dutch athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour. Summer Paralympics No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Marijke Ruiter1972-19762F1001112Alwin Houtsma1996-20002M721103Jetze Plat2012-20244M70184Alwin de Groot1992-19962M652135Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch1988-19964F42176Tristan Bangma2016-20242M5106Rogier Dorsman2020-20242M51068Irene Schmidt1972-19803F50169Jennette Jansen1988-2004, 2016-20248F4431110Kelly van Zon2008-20245F411611Ans Bouwmeester1984-19882F410512Patrick Bos2012-20203M402613Mitch Valize2020-20242M400414Liesette Bruinsma2016-20243F3429Willem Noorduin1988-20086M342916Chantalle Zijderveld2016-20243F332817Sanne Voets2012-20244F331718Jacqueline Nannenberg1988-19963F311519Daniel Abraham2016-20243M301420Fleur Jong2020-20242F300321Diede de Groot2016-20243F2305Aniek van Koot2012-20203F230523Marlene van Gansewinkel2016-20243F223724Kenny van Weeghel2004-20205M222625Joop Stokkel1996-20043M132626Lisa Kruger2016-20243F1157

Winter Paralympics No. Athletes Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total1Jeroen Kampschreur2022-20262M41042Bibian Mentel2014-20182F30033Marjorie van de Bunt 1994-20023F24394Niels de Langen2022-20262M0325

See also Netherlands at the Olympics

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