Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 95 athletes, 53 men and 42 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 29 medals, including 5 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze to finish 27th in the medal table.

Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 400 m T54 Table tennis Men's Teams 9 Wheelchair tennis Men's singles Wheelchair tennis Women's doubles Wheelchair tennis Women's singles Athletics Men's 200 m T54 Athletics Men's Discus F36 Athletics Men's Javelin F55-56 Athletics Men's Pentathlon P54-58 Athletics Men's Shot Put F36 Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3 Equestrian Mixed Dressage – Championship grade II Sailing Mixed Three Person Sonar Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Swimming Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 Netherlands women's sitting volleyball team Volleyball Women Wheelchair tennis Women's singles Athletics Men's 100 m T54 Cycling Men's Handcycle Road Race HC Div B/C Equestrian Mixed Dressage – Championship grade II Equestrian Mixed Dressage Team open Sailing Mixed Single Person 2.4mr Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 Wheelchair tennis Quad Doubles Wheelchair tennis Quad Singles Source: www.paralympic.org

Sports Athletics Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMicha JanseT37800m2:15.135 QN/A2:15.4151500mN/A4:38.835Kenny van WeeghelT54100m14.274 Q14.301 Q14.33200m25.312 QN/A25.32400mN/A

Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankJos van der DonkF42Javelin46.83-4Pieter GruijtersF55-56Javelin37.79 WR1180F56Shot put9.78-11P54-58Pentathlon5655Henk JansenF57Discus41.20-5F58Javelin34.51-8Shot put11.80-9Albert van der MeeF12Discus37.51-8Javelin45.89-9F13Shot put12.58-10P13PentathlonDNSWillem NoorduinF36Discus33.33-Shot put11.88-

Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankAnnette RoozenF42Long jump3.33-5Marije SmitsF42Long jump3.19-8

Cycling Men's road AthleteEventTimeRankCefas BoumanMen's handcycle road race HC div B/C1:17:304Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C18:20.474Johan ReekersMen's handcycle road race HC div B/C1:17:30Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C19:31.329Jan Mulder Bart Boom (pilot)Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3-7

Men's track AthleteEventQualification1st roundFinalTimeRankTimeRankOppositionTimeRankJan Mulder Pascal SchootsMen's individual pursuit tandem B1-34:32.052 Q / W 4:27.982 Q / L OVL

Equestrian Individual AthleteEventTotalScoreRankGert BolmerMixed individual championship test grade II68.727Mixed individual freestyle test grade II73.3895Joop StokkelMixed individual championship test grade II70.545Mixed individual championship test grade II74.3334Sjerstin VermeulenMixed individual championship test grade IV66.4528Mixed individual championship test grade IV73.0915

Mixed team AthleteEventTotalTotalRankGert Bolmer Joop Stokkel Sjerstin VermeulenTeam413.082

Football 7-a-side The men's football 7-a-side team didn't win any medals: they were 6th out of 8 teams.

Players Bart Adelaars Patrick Beekmans Nico Berlee Rudi van Breemen Richard van den Born Ruben de Haas Stephan Lokhoff Thiệu van Son David Tetelepta Martijn van de Ven Jeroen Voogd Milo de Wit

Tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Netherlands vs. 1 – 632 Netherlands vs. 1 – 73 Netherlands vs. 6 – 15th/6th classification Netherlands vs. 0 – 36

Goalball The women's goalball team didn't win any medals: they were 5th out of 8 teams.

Players Anneke Berkhout Marianna Huijben Christa Schrooten Nancy Sier Carla van der Weide Burgmeijer Jolanda van Wijk Knuman

Tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Netherlands vs. 0 – 952 Netherlands vs. 0 – 23 Netherlands vs. 1 – 14 Netherlands vs. 1 – 85 Netherlands vs. 4 – 06 Netherlands vs. 3 – 17 Netherlands vs. 6 – 1

Sailing Swimming Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankKasper EngelS6100m backstroke1:31.0911did not advanceSB5100m breaststroke1:36.032 Q1:35.98Joost de HooghS10400m freestyle4:28.823 Q4:24.865100m backstroke1:08.766 Q1:08.417SM10200m individual medley2:27.037 Q2:23.705Gert-Jan SchepS850m freestyle30.326 Q30.145100m freestyle1:06.8611did not advance100m backstroke1:17.646 Q1:17.746SM8200m individual medleyN/A2:40.905Mike van der ZandenS1050m freestyle26.638 Q26.497100m freestyle57.145 Q56.47400m freestyle4:29.475 Q4:23.814100m butterfly1:01.805 Q1:01.485

Women AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankChantal BoonackerS850m freestyle35.248 Q35.218100m freestyle1:15.157 Q1:16.077400m freestyle5:31.183 Q5:31.514100m backstroke1:23.892 Q1:24.13Marion NijhofS1150m freestyle34.083 Q33.58100m freestyle1:13.611 Q1:13.48100m backstroke1:27.484 Q1:26.175SM11200m individual medleyN/A3:10.32Pernille ThomsenS850m freestyle32.983 Q32.95100m freestyle1:13.374 Q1:12.464100m backstroke1:27.665 Q1:27.925

Table tennis Men AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNico BlokMen's singles 6L 0–3W 3–1W 3–02 QN/AL 2–3did not advanceHarold KerstenL 0-3W 3-2W 3-13did not advanceTonnie HeijnenMen's singles 9L 0-3W 3-1N/A2 QByeL 1-3did not advanceGerben LastL 2-3W 3-0W 3-02 QL 1-3did not advance

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJolanda PaardekamWomen's singles 3L 0–3L 0–3W 3–13did not advance

Teams AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNico Blok Harold KerstenMen's team 6-7L 1–3L 2–3L 0–34did not advanceTonnie Heijnen Gerben LastMen's team 9W 3-1W 3-2W 3-11 QW 3-1W 3-2

Volleyball The women's volleyball team won the silver medal after losing to China in the gold medal match.

Players Monique Bons Anneke den Haan Karin Harmsen Paula List Djoke van Marum Maria Poiesz Marijke Roest Aletta Adema Salagter Jolanda Slenter Alberta Ten Thije Els Verwer Petra Westerhof

Tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Netherlands vs. 1 – 32 Q2 Netherlands vs. 3 – 03 Netherlands vs. 3 – 04 Netherlands vs. 3 – 05 Netherlands vs. 3 – 0Semifinals Netherlands vs. 3 – 0WGold medal final Netherlands vs. 1 – 3

Wheelchair basketball The men's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were defeated by Great Britain in the bronze medal game.

Players Peter Brandsen Frans van Breugel Mustafa Charif Jebari Ruud Dettmer Frank de Goede Koen Jansens Wimt Lam Gert Jan van der Linden Mario Oosterbosch Mete Oztegel Anton de Rooy Kornelis van der Werf

Men's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Netherlands vs. 82 – 661 Q2 Netherlands vs. 52 – 633 Netherlands vs. 76 – 474 Netherlands vs. 83 – 515 Netherlands vs. 95 – 34Quarterfinals Netherlands vs. 70 – 64WSemifinals Netherlands vs. 70 – 91LBronze medal final Netherlands vs. 66 – 824

The women's basketball team didn't win any medals: they were 7th out of 8 teams.

Players Petra Garnier Asjousja Ibrahimi Jennette Jansen Evelyn van Leeuwen Cher Korver Jozima Mosely Roos Oosterbaan Fleur Pieterse Ingeborg Tiggelman Jeanine van Veggel Carina Versloot Miranda Wevers

Women's tournament GameMatchScoreRank1 Netherlands vs. 25 – 3042 Netherlands vs. 38 – 573 Netherlands vs. 30 – 36Quarterfinals Netherlands vs. 46 – 65LSemifinals Netherlands vs. 52 – 54L7th/8th classification Netherlands vs. 48 – 307

Wheelchair tennis Men AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRobin AmmerlaanOpenMen's singlesW 6–0, 6–0W 6–0, 6–0W 6–0, 6–1W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6W 7–5, 1–6, 6–4W 6–2, 6–1 Eric StuurmanW 6–3, 6–1W 6–2, 6–0L 5–7, 6–0, 4–6did not advanceRobin Ammerlaan Eric StuurmanMen's doublesN/A / W 6–3, 6–1 / W 6–2, 6–3 / L 2–6, 2–6 / L 4–6, 7–6, 4–6

Women AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJiske GriffioenOpenWomen's singlesL 4–6, 6–4, 6–7did not advanceSonja PetersW 6–4, 6–4W 6–3, 6–2W 7–6, 6–3W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3L 2–6, 0–6 Maaike SmitW 6–2, 6–3L 4–6, 6–7did not advanceEsther VergeerW 6–0, 6–1W 6–0, 6–0W 6–3, 6–1W 6–3, 6–1W 6–2, 6–0 Jiske Griffioen Sonja PetersWomen's doublesN/A / L 2–6, 3–6did not advanceMaaike Smit Esther VergeerN/A / W 6–2, 6–3 / W 6–2, 6–0 / W 6–0, 6–4

Quads AthleteClassEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMonique de BeerOpenQuads' singlesW 6–1, 6–2L 2–6, 2–6did not advanceBas van ErpW 6–1, 6–0W 6–1, 3–6, 7–5L 2–6, 3–6W 6–4, 7–6 Monique de Beer Bas van ErpQuads' doublesN/A / W 6–3, 6–1 / L 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 / W 6–3, 6–1

See also Netherlands at the Paralympics Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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