Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bart Brentjes | Cycling | Men's cross-country | July 30 | |
| Netherlands men's national volleyball team | Volleyball | Men's tournament | August 4 | |
| Netherlands men's national field hockey team | Field hockey | Men's tournament | August 2 | |
| Rowing | Men's eight |
Silver
- Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, women's points race
- Margriet Matthijsse — Sailing, women's Europe competition
- Anky van Grunsven — Equestrian, dressage individual
- Tineke Bartels, Anky van Grunsven, Gonnelien Rothenberger and Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, dressage team competition
- Maarten van der Linden and Pepijn Aardewijn — Rowing, men's lightweight double sculls
Bronze
- Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, women's 400 m freestyle
- Kirsten Vlieghuis — Swimming, women's 800 m freestyle
- Ingrid Haringa — Cycling, women's sprint
- Roy Heiner — Sailing, men's Finn competition
- Sven Rothenberger — Equestrian, dressage individual
- Mark Huizinga — Judo, men's middleweight
- Jenny Gal — Judo, women's half middleweight
- Claudia Zwiers — Judo, women's middleweight
- Irene Eijs and Eeke van Nes — Rowing, women's double sculls
- Suzanne Plesman, Dillianne van den Boogaard, Florentine Steenberghe, Willemijn Duyster, Mijntje Donners, Fleur van de Kieft, Nicole Koolen, Jeannette Lewin, Wietske de Ruiter, Ellen Kuipers, Margje Teeuwen, Carole Thate, Jacqueline Toxopeus, Stella de Heij, Noor Holsboer and Suzan van der Wielen — Field hockey, women's team competition
Archery
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metresMen's pole cault
Men's decathlon
Men's marathon
- Bert van Vlaanderen — 2:20.48
Women's long jump
Women's discus throw
Women's shot put
- Corrie de Bruin
- Anne van Schuppen — 2:40.46
Baseball
Men's team competition:
- Netherlands — 5th place
- Johnny Balentina, Giel ten Bosch, Eric de Bruin, Peter Callenbach, Rob Cordemans, Jeffrey Cranston, Eddie Dix, Marlon Fluonia, Evert-Jan 't Hoen, Eelco Jansen, Marcel Joost, Adonis Kemp, Geoffrey Kohl, Marcel Kruijt, André Maris, Edsel Martis, Paul Nanne, Tom Nanne, Byron Ward and Danny Wout.
Cycling
Road competition
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Erik Dekker | Road Race | 04:53:58 | 38 |
| Erik Dekker | Time Trial | 1:07:08 | 11 |
| Erik Breukink | Road Race | 04:53:58 | 45 |
| Erik Breukink | Time Trial | 1:08:33 | 17 |
| Tristan Hoffman | Road Race | 04:53:58 | 108 |
| Aart Vierhouten | Road Race | 04:53:58 | 56 |
| Danny Nelissen | Road Race | 04:54:00 | 111 |
;Women
Track competition
Mountain bike
Equestrian
Dressage
Show jumping
Judo
;Men;Women
Rowing
events, results and competitors:; Men's coxless pair – 17th place
; Men's quadruple sculls – 10th place
; Men's eight – 1st place
; Men's lightweight double sculls – 2nd place
; Women's double sculls – 3rd place
; Women's coxless pair – 8th place
; Women's quadruple sculls – 6th place
; Women's eight – 6th place
; Women's lightweight double sculls – 6th place
; Reserve
Sailing
Softball
Women's team competition
- Preliminary round robin
- Semifinals
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Ruud Elfers
Swimming
- Pieter van den Hoogenband
- # Heat – 22.82
- # B-Final – 22.67
- Pieter van den Hoogenband
- # Heat – 49.73
- # Final – 49.13
- Pieter van den Hoogenband
- # Heat – 1:48.68
- # Final – 1:48.36
- Benno Kuipers
- # Heat – 1:02.92
- Stefan Aartsen
- # Heat – 54.62
- Stefan Aartsen
- # Heat – 2:00.04
- # B-Final – 2:00.41
- Marcel Wouda
- # Heat – 2:01.21
- # Final – 2:01.45
- Martin van der Spoel
- # Heat – 2:03.75
- # B-Final – 2:03.01
- Marcel Wouda
- # Heat – 4:17.30
- # Final – 4:17.71
- Mark Veens, Pie Geelen, Martin van der Spoel and Pieter van den Hoogenband
- # Heat – 3:20.16
- # Final – 3:19.02
- Marcel Wouda, Mark van der Zijden, Martin van der Spoel, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Tim Hoeijmans
- # Heat – 7:23.39
- # Final – 7:21.96
- Martin van der Spoel, Benno Kuipers, Stefan Aartsen and Pieter van den Hoogenband
- # Heat – 3:42.42
- Marianne Muis
- # Preliminary heat – 25.93
- # B-Final – 25.74
- Angela Postma
- # Preliminary heat – 26.00
- # B-Final – 25.82
- Karin Brienesse
- # Preliminary heat – 55.81
- # Final – 56.12
- Kirsten Vlieghuis
- # Preliminary heat – 4:11.04
- # Final – 4:08.70
- Carla Geurts
- # Preliminary heat – 4:11.18
- # Final – 4:10.06
- Kirsten Vlieghuis
- # Preliminary heat – 8:39.73
- # Final – 8:30.84
- Carla Geurts
- # Preliminary heat – 8:39.85
- # Final – 8:40.43
- Madelon Baans
- # Preliminary heat – 1:11.17
- Minouche Smit
- # Preliminary heat – 2:16.30
- # Final – 2:16.73
- Marianne Muis, Minouche Smit, Wilma van Hofwegen and Karin Brienesse
- # Heat – 3:43.63
- # Final – 3:42.40
- Carla Geurts, Patricia Stokkers, Minouche Smit and Kirsten Vlieghuis
- # Heat – 8:12.78
- # Final – 8:08.48
- Brenda Starink, Madelon Baans, Wilma van Hofwegen and Karin Brienesse
- # Heat – 4:11.64
Tennis
;Women
Volleyball
Men's team indoor competition
- Preliminary round
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Joop Alberda
Men's beach competition
- Michel Everaert and Sander Mulder — 17th place overall
Women's team indoor competition
- Preliminary round
- Quarterfinals
- Classification matches
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Bert Goedkoop
Water polo
Men's team competition
- Preliminary round
- Classification round
- Team roster
- Head Coach: Hans van Zeeland