Netherlands at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Netherlands at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
(OLA used at these Games)
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors8 (6 men, 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearerKees Broekman (speed skating)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event CF FS Points Places Final rank
Sjoukje Dijkstra Women's singles 12 15 145.80 140 12
Joan Haanappel 14 11 145.85 145.5 13

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Kees Broekman 44.2 37
Wim de Graaff 44.9 43
Gerard Maarse 43.1 22
1500 m Kees Broekman 2:13.2 14
Wim de Graaff 2:13.1 11
Gerard Maarse 2:13.1 11
Nico Olsthoorn 2:22.6 49
5000 m Jeen van den Berg 8:19.1 24
Kees Broekman 8:00.2 4
Wim de Graaff 8:00.2 4
Gerard Maarse 8:11.1 18
10,000 m Kees Broekman 16:51.2 5
Wim de Graaff 17:21.6 18
Egbert van 't Oever 17:37.7 25

References