Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics
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| Netherlands Antilles at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Olympic history | ||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||
| 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1988 • 1992 | ||||||||||
Netherlands Antilles first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation supported the Netherlands' boycott of the 1956 Games and also joined the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands Antilles has twice participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
As of 2008, Jan Boersma is the only Netherlands Antillean athlete to win an Olympic medal, a silver medal in sailing.
The National Olympic Committee for the Netherlands Antilles was created in 1931 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1950.
[edit] List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
Jan Boersma | 1988 Seoul | Sailing | Men's sailboard |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- Nederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
