title: Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
text: # Netherlands at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
  
  Netherlands competed at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. The team included 58 athletes, 41 men and 17 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 84 medals, including 45 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze to finish 2nd in the medal table.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Hans Pimmelaar | Archery | Men's FITA Round Tetraplegic A-C |
  | Gold | Ruud Broeckhuysen | Athletics | Men's High Jump E |
  | Gold | Jozef Weyers | Athletics | Men's Javelin 2 |
  | Gold | Ruud Broeckhuysen | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon E |
  | Gold | Thea Engelbertink | Athletics | Women's Discus D |
  | Gold | Thea Engelbertink | Athletics | Women's Javelin D |
  | Gold | Henk Legebeke | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke 6 |
  | Gold | Karel Hanse | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke D |
  | Gold | Jacques Bakx | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Individual Medley D1 |
  | Gold | Frits Hildebrandt | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Individual Medley F |
  | Gold | Karel Hanse | Swimming | Men's 4x50 m Individual Medley D |
  | Gold | Martin Kers | Swimming | Men's 4x50 m Individual Medley E |
  | Gold | Jacques Bakx | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke D1 |
  | Gold | Frits Hildebrandt | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke F |
  | Gold | Frits Hildebrandt | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke F |
  | Gold | Martin Kers | Swimming | Men's 50 m Butterfly E |
  | Gold | Frits Hildebrandt | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle F |
  | Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 5 |
  | Gold | Lidia ter Beek | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 6 |
  | Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke 5 |
  | Gold | Lidia ter Beek | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke 6 |
  | Gold | Marianne Kortekaas | Swimming | Women's 100 m Breaststroke A |
  | Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle 5 |
  | Gold | Lidia ter Beek | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle 6 |
  | Gold | Marianne Kortekaas | Swimming | Women's 100 m Freestyle A |
  | Gold | Henny Hilberink | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke 1B |
  | Gold | Henny Hilberink | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke 1B |
  | Gold | Lia Duine | Swimming | Women's 25 m Butterfly 2 |
  | Gold | Henny Hilberink | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle 1B |
  | Gold | Lia Duine | Swimming | Women's 25 m Freestyle 2 |
  | Gold | Jeanne Backx-de Backer Lidia ter Beek Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 3x100 m Medley Relay open |
  | Gold | Lia Duine | Swimming | Women's 3x25 m Individual Medley 2 |
  | Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Individual Medley 5 |
  | Gold | Lidia ter Beek | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Individual Medley 6 |
  | Gold | Lia Duine Joke Fokkinga-de Zeeuv Ineke Mol | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Medley Relay 2-4 |
  | Gold | Riekie Adelerhof Jeanne Backx-de Backer Lidia ter Beek Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay open |
  | Gold | Riekie Adelerhof Lia Duine Joke Fokkinga-de Zeeuv Ineke Mol | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Freestyle Relay 2-5 |
  | Gold | Jose Evertsen | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m Individual Medley E |
  | Gold | Jose Evertsen | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke E |
  | Gold | Jose Evertsen | Swimming | Women's 50 m Breaststroke E |
  | Gold | Marijke Ruiter | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly 5 |
  | Gold | Jose Evertsen | Swimming | Women's 50 m Butterfly E |
  | Gold | Jose Evertsen | Swimming | Women's 50 m Freestyle E |
  | Gold | Irene Schmidt | Table tennis | Women's Singles 4-5 |
  | Gold | Gerda Becker Irene Schmidt | Table tennis | Women's Teams 4-5 |
  | Silver | J. Stam | Athletics | Men's Javelin C |
  | Silver | Ruud Broeckhuysen | Athletics | Men's Javelin E |
  | Silver | Ruud Broeckhuysen | Athletics | Men's Long Jump E |
  | Silver | C. van der Vis-Morel | Athletics | Women's Precision Javelin 1C-5 |
  | Silver | Thea Engelbertink | Athletics | Women's Shot Put D |
  | Silver | B. Tenniglo | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke C |
  | Silver | Karel Hanse | Swimming | Men's 100 m Backstroke D |
  | Silver | Henk Legebeke | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke 6 |
  | Silver | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 100 m Butterfly 6 |
  | Silver | H.G. Heynen | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle 5 |
  | Silver | Karel Hanse | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle D |
  | Silver | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 25 m Backstroke 2 |
  | Silver | H.G. Heynen Harry Lamberts Johan Levestone | Swimming | Men's 3x100 m Medley Relay open |
  | Silver | Henk Legebeke | Swimming | Men's 3x50 m Individual Medley 6 |
  | Silver | Martin Kers | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke E |
  | Silver | Jacques Bakx | Swimming | Men's 50 m Breaststroke D1 |
  | Silver | Jacques Bakx | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle D1 |
  | Silver | Martin Kers | Swimming | Men's 50 m Freestyle E |
  | Silver | Riekie Adelerhof | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 5 |
  | Silver | Marianne Kortekaas | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke A |
  | Silver | Lidia ter Beek | Swimming | Women's 100 m Butterfly 6 |
  | Silver | Lia Duine | Swimming | Women's 25 m Backstroke 2 |
  | Silver | Lia Duine | Swimming | Women's 25 m Breaststroke 2 |
  | Silver | Joke Fokkinga-de Zeeuv | Swimming | Women's 50 m Backstroke 4 |
  | Silver | Gerda Becker | Table tennis | Women's Singles 4-5 |
  | Bronze | Peter Blanker Popke Popkema M. Senders | Archery | Men's FITA Round Team 2-5 |
  | Bronze | Ebo Roek | Athletics | Men's 100 m 5 |
  | Bronze | P.H. van der Vis | Athletics | Men's 200 m 3 |
  | Bronze | J. Stam | Athletics | Men's Precision Javelin C |
  | Bronze | Peter Blanker Popke Popkema | Dartchery | Men's Pairs open |
  | Bronze | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 100 m Breaststroke 6 |
  | Bronze | Harry Lamberts | Swimming | Men's 100 m Freestyle 6 |
  | Bronze | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 25 m Breaststroke 2 |
  | Bronze | Gerrit Pomp | Swimming | Men's 3x25 m Individual Medley 2 |
  | Bronze | H.G. Heynen Harry Lamberts Henk Legebeke J. Oostenbroek | Swimming | Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay open |
  | Bronze | E. Plevier | Swimming | Men's 50 m Backstroke 4 |
  | Bronze | Jeanne Backx-de Backer | Swimming | Women's 100 m Backstroke 5 |
  | Bronze | Riekie Adelerhof | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m Individual Medley 5 |
  | Bronze | J. Meursing | Table tennis | Men's Singles 2 |
  
  Source: www.paralympic.org & www.olympischstadion.nl
  
  