Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Kenny van Weeghel | Athletics | Men's 400 m T54 |
| Gold | Gerben Last Tonnie Heijnen | Table tennis | Men's Teams 9 |
| Gold | Robin Ammerlaan | Wheelchair tennis | Men's singles |
| Gold | Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis | Women's doubles |
| Gold | Esther Vergeer | Wheelchair tennis | Women's singles |
| Silver | Kenny van Weeghel | Athletics | Men's 200 m T54 |
| Silver | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Discus F36 |
| Silver | Pieter Gruijters | Athletics | Men's Javelin F55-56 |
| Silver | Pieter Gruijters | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon P54-58 |
| Silver | Willem Noorduin | Athletics | Men's Shot Put F36 |
| Silver | Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3 |
| Silver | Joop Stokkel | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage – Championship grade II |
| Silver | Udo Hessels Marcel van de Veen Mischa Rossen | Sailing | Mixed Three Person Sonar |
| Silver | Kasper Engel | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 |
| Silver | Marion Nijhof | Swimming | Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM11 |
| Silver | Netherlands women's sitting volleyball team Monique BonsKarin HarmsenPaula ListMaria PoieszMarijke RoestJolanda SlenterAlberta Ten ThijeEls VerwerPetra WesterhofAnneke den HaanDjoke van Marum | Volleyball | Women |
| Silver | Sonja Peters | Wheelchair tennis | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Kenny van Weeghel | Athletics | Men's 100 m T54 |
| Bronze | Johan Reekers | Cycling | Men's Handcycle Road Race HC Div B/C |
| Bronze | Gert Bolmer | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage – Championship grade II |
| Bronze | Gert Bolmer Joop Stokkel Sjerstin Vermeulen | Equestrian | Mixed Dressage Team open |
| Bronze | Thierry Schmitter | Sailing | Mixed Single Person 2.4mr |
| Bronze | Mike van der Zanden | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle S10 |
| Bronze | Chantal Boonacker | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke S8 |
| Bronze | Marion Nijhof | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle S11 |
| Bronze | Marion Nijhof | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S11 |
| Bronze | Pernille Thomsen | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle S8 |
| Bronze | Monique de Beer Bas van Erp | Wheelchair tennis | Quad Doubles |
| Bronze | Bas van Erp | Wheelchair tennis | Quad Singles |

Source: www.paralympic.org

## Sports

### Athletics

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Micha Janse | T37 | 800m | 2:15.13 | 5 Q | N/A | N/A | 2:15.41 | 5 |
| Micha Janse | T37 | 1500m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4:38.83 | 5 |
| Kenny van Weeghel | T54 | 100m | 14.27 | 4 Q | 14.30 | 1 Q | 14.33 | |
| Kenny van Weeghel | T54 | 200m | 25.31 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | 25.32 | |
| Kenny van Weeghel | T54 | 400m | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |

**Men's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Jos van der Donk | F42 | Javelin | 46.83 | - | 4 |
| Pieter Gruijters | F55-56 | Javelin | 37.79 WR | 1180 | |
| Pieter Gruijters | F56 | Shot put | 9.78 | - | 11 |
| Pieter Gruijters | P54-58 | Pentathlon | 5655 | 5655 | |
| Henk Jansen | F57 | Discus | 41.20 | - | 5 |
| Henk Jansen | F58 | Javelin | 34.51 | - | 8 |
| Henk Jansen | F58 | Shot put | 11.80 | - | 9 |
| Albert van der Mee | F12 | Discus | 37.51 | - | 8 |
| Albert van der Mee | F12 | Javelin | 45.89 | - | 9 |
| Albert van der Mee | F13 | Shot put | 12.58 | - | 10 |
| Albert van der Mee | P13 | Pentathlon | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Willem Noorduin | F36 | Discus | 33.33 | - | |
| Willem Noorduin | F36 | Shot put | 11.88 | - | |

**Women's field**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
| Annette Roozen | F42 | Long jump | 3.33 | - | 5 |
| Marije Smits | F42 | Long jump | 3.19 | - | 8 |

### Cycling

**Men's road**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cefas Bouman | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:17:30 | 4 |
| Cefas Bouman | Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 18:20.47 | 4 |
| Johan Reekers | Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C | 1:17:30 | |
| Johan Reekers | Men's handcycle time trial HC div B/C | 19:31.32 | 9 |
| Jan Mulder Bart Boom (pilot) | Men's road race/time trial tandem B1-3 | - | 7 |

**Men's track**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | 1st round | 1st round | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 | 4:32.05 | 2 Q | González (ESP) / Suarez (ESP) W 4:27.98 | 2 Q | Modra (AUS) / Crowe (AUS) L OVL | |

### Equestrian

**Individual**

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Gert Bolmer | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 68.727 | |
| Gert Bolmer | Mixed individual freestyle test grade II | 73.389 | 5 |
| Joop Stokkel | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 70.545 | |
| Joop Stokkel | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 74.333 | 4 |
| Sjerstin Vermeulen | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 66.452 | 8 |
| Sjerstin Vermeulen | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 73.091 | 5 |

**Mixed team**

| Athlete | Event | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Gert Bolmer Joop Stokkel Sjerstin Vermeulen | Team | 413.082 | |

### 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. Brazil (BRA) | 1 – 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. Russia (RUS) | 1 – 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 6 – 1 | 3 |
| 5th/6th classification | Netherlands vs. Iran (IRI) | 0 – 3 | 6 |

### 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. Canada (CAN) | 0 – 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 0 – 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Japan (JPN) | 1 – 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands vs. Finland (FIN) | 1 – 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Netherlands vs. Germany (GER) | 4 – 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Netherlands vs. Brazil (BRA) | 3 – 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands vs. Greece (GRE) | 6 – 1 | 5 |

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kasper Engel | S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:31.09 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kasper Engel | SB5 | 100m breaststroke | 1:36.03 | 2 Q | 1:35.98 | |
| Joost de Hoogh | S10 | 400m freestyle | 4:28.82 | 3 Q | 4:24.86 | 5 |
| Joost de Hoogh | S10 | 100m backstroke | 1:08.76 | 6 Q | 1:08.41 | 7 |
| Joost de Hoogh | SM10 | 200m individual medley | 2:27.03 | 7 Q | 2:23.70 | 5 |
| Gert-Jan Schep | S8 | 50m freestyle | 30.32 | 6 Q | 30.14 | 5 |
| Gert-Jan Schep | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:06.86 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gert-Jan Schep | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:17.64 | 6 Q | 1:17.74 | 6 |
| Gert-Jan Schep | SM8 | 200m individual medley | N/A | N/A | 2:40.90 | 5 |
| Mike van der Zanden | S10 | 50m freestyle | 26.63 | 8 Q | 26.49 | 7 |
| Mike van der Zanden | S10 | 100m freestyle | 57.14 | 5 Q | 56.47 | |
| Mike van der Zanden | S10 | 400m freestyle | 4:29.47 | 5 Q | 4:23.81 | 4 |
| Mike van der Zanden | S10 | 100m butterfly | 1:01.80 | 5 Q | 1:01.48 | 5 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chantal Boonacker | S8 | 50m freestyle | 35.24 | 8 Q | 35.21 | 8 |
| Chantal Boonacker | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:15.15 | 7 Q | 1:16.07 | 7 |
| Chantal Boonacker | S8 | 400m freestyle | 5:31.18 | 3 Q | 5:31.51 | 4 |
| Chantal Boonacker | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:23.89 | 2 Q | 1:24.13 | |
| Marion Nijhof | S11 | 50m freestyle | 34.08 | 3 Q | 33.58 | |
| Marion Nijhof | S11 | 100m freestyle | 1:13.61 | 1 Q | 1:13.48 | |
| Marion Nijhof | S11 | 100m backstroke | 1:27.48 | 4 Q | 1:26.17 | 5 |
| Marion Nijhof | SM11 | 200m individual medley | N/A | N/A | 3:10.32 | |
| Pernille Thomsen | S8 | 50m freestyle | 32.98 | 3 Q | 32.95 | |
| Pernille Thomsen | S8 | 100m freestyle | 1:13.37 | 4 Q | 1:12.46 | 4 |
| Pernille Thomsen | S8 | 100m backstroke | 1:27.66 | 5 Q | 1:27.92 | 5 |

### Table tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nico Blok | Men's singles 6 | Kowalski (POL) L 0–3 | Kusiak (NED) W 3–1 | Abbadie (FRA) W 3–0 | 2 Q | N/A | Rosenmeier (DEN) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Harold Kersten | Men's singles 6 | Arnold (GER) L 0-3 | Hassan (EGY) W 3-2 | Politsis (GRE) W 3-1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tonnie Heijnen | Men's singles 9 | Zborai (HUN) L 0-3 | Andree (SWE) W 3-1 | N/A | 2 Q | Bye | Fraczyk (AUT) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gerben Last | Men's singles 9 | Cieslar (CZE) L 2-3 | Alimardani (IRI) W 3-0 | Gubica (CRO) W 3-0 | 2 Q | Leibovitz (USA) L 1-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jolanda Paardekam | Women's singles 3 | Mariage (FRA) L 0–3 | Fukuzawa (JPN) L 0–3 | Silva (CUB) W 3–1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Teams**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nico Blok Harold Kersten | Men's team 6-7 | France (FRA) L 1–3 | Denmark (DEN) L 2–3 | Sweden (SWE) L 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tonnie Heijnen Gerben Last | Men's team 9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) W 3-1 | Croatia (CRO) W 3-2 | Iran (IRI) W 3-1 | 1 Q | United States (USA) W 3-1 | Austria (AUT) W 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. China (CHN) | 1 – 3 | 2 Q |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 3 – 0 | 2 Q |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Slovenia (SLO) | 3 – 0 | 2 Q |
| 4 | Netherlands vs. Finland (FIN) | 3 – 0 | 2 Q |
| 5 | Netherlands vs. Ukraine (UKR) | 3 – 0 | 2 Q |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 3 – 0 | W |
| Gold medal final | Netherlands vs. China (CHN) | 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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 82 – 66 | 1 Q |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. Germany (GER) | 52 – 63 | 1 Q |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Japan (JPN) | 76 – 47 | 1 Q |
| 4 | Netherlands vs. Iran (IRI) | 83 – 51 | 1 Q |
| 5 | Netherlands vs. Greece (GRE) | 95 – 34 | 1 Q |
| Quarterfinals | Netherlands vs. Italy (ITA) | 70 – 64 | W |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. Canada (CAN) | 70 – 91 | L |
| Bronze medal final | Netherlands vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 66 – 82 | 4 |

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**

| Game | Match | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands vs. Australia (AUS) | 25 – 30 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands vs. United States (USA) | 38 – 57 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 30 – 36 | 4 |
| Quarterfinals | Netherlands vs. Canada (CAN) | 46 – 65 | L |
| Semifinals | Netherlands vs. Japan (JPN) | 52 – 54 | L |
| 7th/8th classification | Netherlands vs. Great Britain (GBR) | 48 – 30 | 7 |

### Wheelchair tennis

**Men**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Robin Ammerlaan | Open | Men's singles | Larsson (SWE) W 6–0, 6–0 | Weekes (AUS) W 6–0, 6–0 | Majdi (FRA) W 6–0, 6–1 | Saida (JPN) W 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 | Welch (USA) W 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | Hall (AUS) W 6–2, 6–1 |
| Eric Stuurman | Open | Men's singles | Nakano (JPN) W 6–3, 6–1 | Mira (ESP) W 6–2, 6–0 | Kruszelnicki (POL) L 5–7, 6–0, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Ammerlaan Eric Stuurman | Open | Men's doubles | N/A | N/A | Lee (KOR) / Kwak (KOR) W 6–3, 6–1 | Jaroszewski (POL) / Kruszelnicki (POL) W 6–2, 6–3 | Jeremiasz (FRA) / Majdi (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6 | Bonaccurso (AUS) / Hall (AUS) L 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Jiske Griffioen | Open | Women's singles | Young (KOR) L 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sonja Peters | Open | Women's singles | Suter Erath (SUI) W 6–4, 6–4 | Ohmae (JPN) W 6–3, 6–2 | Siegers (GER) W 7–6, 6–3 | Di Toro (AUS) W 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | Vergeer (NED) L 2–6, 0–6 |
| Maaike Smit | Open | Women's singles | Clark (USA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Forshaw (GBR) L 4–6, 6–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Esther Vergeer | Open | Women's singles | Blake (GBR) W 6–0, 6–1 | Lu (TPE) W 6–0, 6–0 | Khanthasit (THA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Gravellier (FRA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Peters (NED) W 6–2, 6–0 |
| Jiske Griffioen Sonja Peters | Open | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Khanthasit (THA) / Techamaneewat (THA) L 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer | Open | Women's doubles | N/A | N/A | Fabre (FRA) / Gravellier (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3 | Ohmae (JPN) / Yaosa (JPN) W 6–2, 6–0 | Khanthasit (THA) / Techamaneewat (THA) W 6–0, 6–4 |

**Quads**

| Athlete | Class | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Class | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Monique de Beer | Open | Quads' singles | McPhate (CAN) W 6–1, 6–2 | Taylor (USA) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bas van Erp | Open | Quads' singles | Araya (CHI) W 6–1, 6–0 | Eccleston (GBR) W 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | Norfolk (GBR) L 2–6, 3–6 | Taylor (USA) W 6–4, 7–6 |
| Monique de Beer Bas van Erp | Open | Quads' doubles | N/A | Polidori (ITA) / Raffaele (ITA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Eccleston (GBR) / Norfolk (GBR) L 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 | Hunter (CAN) / McPhate (CAN) W 6–3, 6–1 |
