Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
| Netherlands at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
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| IPC code | NED | ||||||||
| NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
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| in Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
| Competitors | 126 in 14 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Marlou van Rhijn | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 7th |
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The Netherlands competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in equestrian team dressage.
In September 2015, a representative from the country attended the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Chef de Mission seminar as part of the country's preparation efforts for the 2016 Games.
The following Dutch competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
The Netherlands has qualified five athletes into the Paralympic tournaments.
The Netherlands were one of three nations to qualify a team for dressage via their results at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, where they won the silver medal in the team event.
Netherlands national 7-a-side football team qualified for the Rio Paralympics as a result of the Regional Qualifier Allocation by virtue of being runners-up at 2014 European Championships while being ranked in the top 8 at the 2015 World Championships.
The draw for the tournament was held on May 6 at the 2016 Pre Paralympic Tournament in Salou, Spain. The Netherlands was put into Group B with the United States, Argentina and Russia. Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States.
The tournament where the Paralympic draw took place featured 7 of the 8 teams participating in Rio. It was the last major preparation event ahead of the Rio Games for all teams participating. The Netherlands finished third, after winning 2 - 3 against Great Britain in the 3rd place match.
Going into the Rio Games, the country was ranked fourth in the world.
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