Netherlands ends Paralympics with 59 medals
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands ends Paralympics with 59 medals

NL Times  

The 73 athletes who participated on behalf of the Netherlands in the Paralympics won a total of 59 medals. It was the most successful for the Netherlands since 1988 when Team NL won 31 gold medals. With 25 gold medals, 17 silver and 17 bronze, the Netherlands finished fifth in the international medal ranking. Fifth place was the best result since 1976 when the Netherlands finished second in the Canadian city of Toronto in the then much smaller Paralympics. Handbiker Jetze Plat and swimmer Rogier Dorsman were the most successful athletes of Team NL in Tokyo with three gold medals.

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India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics
4 months ago

India’s medal haul hits 22 at Paris Paralympics

The Hindu  

Harvinder Singh scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to clinch a gold at the Paralympics, after World champion shot-putter Sachin Sarjerao Khilari’s record-shattering silver-winning effort, as the country’s athletes continued to surpass expectations in its best ever performance at the Games here. Their performance took India’s medal haul to 22 and the nation is currently placed 15th in …

Netherlands takes four medals as Winter Paralympics come to an end
2 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands takes four medals as Winter Paralympics come to an end

NL Times  

The Beijing Paralympic Games have concluded with the traditional closing ceremony after the Netherlands took four medals in the games. Sitting skier Niels de Langen carried the flag for the Netherlands into the Beijing Bird's Nest stadium. TeamNL also won two other silver medals, putting the Netherlands in 16th place in the medal standings. "Niels has shown here in Beijing …

Tokyo Paralympics medal tally: Every Australian athlete who won a medal at the Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Paralympics medal tally: Every Australian athlete who won a medal at the Games

ABC  

Australia has finished competition at the Tokyo Paralympics, with a total of 80 medals, almost identical to the 81 medals won by the team in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. Here is the final medal tally for Australia's athletes — you can find the full list of countries on the Tokyo 2020 website. Gold: 21 21 Silver: 29 29 …

Medals raining down on Dutch athletes at Paralympic Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Medals raining down on Dutch athletes at Paralympic Games

NL Times  

Tuesday has been a good day for the Dutch athletes at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Gold medals went to cyclist, Daniel Abraham Gebru, and hand bikers Jetze Plat and Mitch Valize in their various time trials. Swimmer Chantalle Zijderveld took bronze on the 100 butterfly - her fourth medal at the Tokyo 2020 after taking gold on the 100 …

Four gold and two silver medals added to the Netherlands’ Paralympic wins
3 years, 4 months ago

Four gold and two silver medals added to the Netherlands’ Paralympic wins

NL Times  

Dutch Paralympic athletes won an additional six medals on Thursday. Tandem duo Imke Brommer and Larissa Klaassen were the first to score a gold medal when they came in first place at the one-kilometer time trial finishing with a time of 1 minute and 5.291 seconds. Dutch swimmer Rogier Dorsman also won gold on Thursday in the 400-meter-freestyle with a …

Six medals in three hours; NL's most successful Olympic day since 1928
3 years, 5 months ago

Six medals in three hours; NL's most successful Olympic day since 1928

NL Times  

With the TeamNL cyclists and rowers winning six medals in just over three hours in Tokyo on Wednesday, the Netherlands is having its most successful Olympic day in 93 years, NU.nl reports. The record for TeamNL's most successful Olympic day ever dates from 11 August 1928, at the Games in Amsterdam. On that day, Dutch Olympians took a total of …

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