Sporting event delegation
The Netherlands competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 125 competitors, 105 men and 20 women, took part in 57 events in 12 sports.[1] Simon de Wit, who had represented his country in rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics, was the Netherlands' Chef de Mission.
Medalists
Gold
Silver
Bronze
- Cor Schuuring, Henk Cornelisse, Gerard Koel, and Jaap Oudkerk — Cycling Road, Men's 4,000m Team Pursuit
- Jan Justus Bos, Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Jan van de Graaff, Robert van de Graaf, Marius Klumperbeek, Lex Mullink and Freek van de Graaff — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Winnie van Weerdenburg, Erica Terpstra, Pauline van der Wildt, and Toos Beumer — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Athletics
Men's competition
Women's competition
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Twelve cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1964.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Tandem
- Individual pursuit
- Team pursuit
Hockey
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
One shooter represented the Netherlands in 1964.
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
- Women
- Men
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition
- Lost to United States (0-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Lost to Romania (0-3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1)
- Lost to Hungary (3-1)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (3-1)
- Lost to Japan (2-3) → 8th place
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (2-7)
- Defeated United States (6-4)
- Semi Final Round (Group C/D)
- Defeated Belgium (7-5)
- Lost to Hungary (5-6)
- Classification Round (5th-8th place)
- Lost to Germany (4-5)
- Lost to Romania (1-6) → 8th place
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