Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NED |
NPC | Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie |
Website | paralympisch |
in London | |
Competitors | 91 in 11 sports |
Flag bearer | Ronald Hertog[1] |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Medalists
Archery
- Men
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | ||
Johan Wildeboer | Ind. recurve W1/W2 | 588 | 13 | Wolfe (USA) L 0–6 |
Did not advance |
Athletics
- Men–track
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Henk Schuiling | T34 200 m | 31.10 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |
T34 100 m | 17.18 | 7 Q | 17.32 | 7 | |
Stefan Rusch | 16.79 | 4 Q | 16.74 PB | 6 | |
T34 200 m | 30.57 | 7 q | 30.63 | 6 | |
Jelmar Bos | T37 100 m | 12.23 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Kenny van Weeghel | T54 100 m | 14.21 | 6 q | 14.87 | 8 |
T54 400 m | 48.06 | 3 | 47.12 PB |
- Women–track
Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Amy Siemons | T34 200 m | 34.88 | 3 Q | 34.16 | |
T34 100 m | 19.94 | 2 Q | 19.49 | ||
Desiree Vranken | 20.69 | 5 q | 20.37 | 4 | |
T34 200 m | 35.56 | 4 Q | 34.85 PB | ||
Marije Smits | T42 100 m | — | 18.28 | 8 | |
Marlou van Rhijn | T44 100 m | 13.27 WR(T43) | 1 Q | 13.32 | |
T44 200 m | 26.97 WR(T43) | 1 Q | 26.18 WR(T43) | ||
Suzan Verduijn | T44 100 m | 14.45 SB | 9 | Did not advance | |
T44 200 m | 28.92 PB | 5 Q | 28.74 | 5 | |
Iris Pruysen | T44 100 m | 14.87 PB | 11 | Did not advance | |
T44 200 m | DNS | - | Did not advance |
- Men–field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Ronald Hertog | Javelin throw F44 | 55.83 SB |
- Women–field
Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Marije Smits | Long jump F42–44 | 881 points / 3.59 meter | 11 |
Suzan Verduijn | 912 points / 4.53 meter | 10 | |
Iris Pruysen | 976 points / 4.87 meter PB | 4 |
Cycling
Road
- Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) |
B road race | 2:29:47 | 8 |
B time trial | 32:33.72 | 12 | |
Bastiaan Gruppen | C4-5 road race | 2:02:09 | 21 |
C5 time trial | 33:25.75 | 5 | |
Jetze Plat | H4 road race | 2:00:35 | 4 |
H4 time trial | 27:40.50 | 8 | |
Johan Reekers | 27:06.99 | 6 | |
H4 road race | 2:00:35 | 7 | |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Joleen Hakker (pilot: Samantha van Steenis) |
B road race | DNF | - |
B time trial | 37:27.87 | 9 | |
Kathrin Goeken (pilot: Kim van Dijk) |
35:02.73 | ||
B road race | 2:12:56 | ||
Alyda Norbruis | C1-3 road race | DNS | |
C1-3 time trial | DNS | ||
Laura de Vaan | H4 road race | 1:41:21 | |
H4 time trial | 30:24.82 |
Track
- Sprint
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) |
Men's B sprint | 10.535 | 4 | Tatsuyuki Oshiro L 1–2 |
— | 5th/6th place Christos Stefanakis W 12.581 |
5 |
- Time trial
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Alyda Norbruis | Women's C1-3 time trial | 39.174 | |
Rinne Oost (pilot: Patrick Bos) |
Men's B time trial | 1:03.052 |
- Pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
Alyda Norbruis | Women's C1-2-3 pursuit | 4:30.507 | 5 | Did not advance |
Equestrian
- Individual
Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | |||
Petra van de Sande | Valencia Z | Championship grade II | 74.476 | 4 |
Freestyle grade II | 61.450 | 18 | ||
Gert Bolmer | Milano de Flore & Vorman | Championship grade II | 70.143 | 7 |
Freestyle grade II | 71.650 | 7 | ||
Sanne Voets | Carraig Dubh & Vedet PB | Championship grade III | 68.767 | 5 |
Freestyle grade III | 75.400 | 4 | ||
Frank Hosmar | Alphaville | Championship grade IV | 73.097 | |
Freestyle grade IV | 78.600 |
- Team
Athlete | Horse | Event | Test round | Final round | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Petra van de Sande | See above | II team | 68.095 | 6 | 74.476 | 4 | 428.253 | 4 |
Gert Bolmer | 66.143 | 11 | 70.143 | 7 | ||||
Sanne Voets | III team | 72.037 | 4 | 68.767 | 5 | |||
Frank Hosmar | IV team | 71.781 | 3 | 73.097 | 3 |
Football 7-a-side
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Qualified for the medal round |
2 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
4 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
Source:
Netherlands | 1–4 | Iran |
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Straatman 52' | Report | Mehri 4' Akbari 27' Karimizadeh 30' Ansari 60+6' |
Russia | 8–0 | Netherlands |
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Larionov 23' Ramonov 30', 50', 54' Van Altena 34' (o.g.) Murvanadze 36', 39' Potekhin 60+3' |
Report |
Argentina | 1–4 | Netherlands |
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Morana 6' | Report | Lokhoff 11', 54' Visker 19', 45' |
- 5th–8th place semifinal
Netherlands | 5–0 | United States |
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Straatman 16', 33' Visker 35' Swinkels 39' (pen.) Kooij 59' |
Report |
- 5th/6th place match
Netherlands | 3–0 | Argentina |
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Visker 9', 12', 18' | Report |
Sailing
Athlete | Event | Race | Total points | Rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
Thierry Schmitter | 2.4 mR – 1 person keelboat | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | (10) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | X | 37 | |
Udo Hessels Mischa Rossen Marcel van de Veen |
Sonar – 3 person keelboat | (8) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | X | 20 |
X = Due to a lack of wind sailing was cancelled.
Swimming
- Men
Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Michael Schoenmaker | S4 50 m freestyle | 43.01 | 9 | Did not advance | |
S4 100 m freestyle | 1:30.23 | 8 Q | 1:28.63 | 8 | |
S4 200 m freestyle | 3:14.16 | 7 Q | 3:12.22 | 7 | |
SB3 50 m breaststroke | 51.39 | 3 Q | 50.00 | ||
SM4 150 m individual medley | DSQ | - | Did not advance | ||
Maurice Deelen | S8 50 m freestyle | 26.48 | 2 Q | 26.29 | |
S8 100 m freestyle | 59.88 | 4 Q | 58.65 | 4 | |
SB8 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.02 | 2 Q | 1:11.09 | ||
SM8 200 m individual medley | 2:27.44 | 1 Q | 2:27.17 | ||
Mike van der Zanden | S10 400 m freestyle | 4:21.12 | 10 | Did not advance | |
S10 100 m butterfly | 59.00 | 5 Q | 59.39 | 6 | |
Michel Tielbeke | SB12 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.93 Swim Off 1:11.60 |
=8 | Did not advance | |
Marc Evers | S14 200 m freestyle | 2:03.03 | 6 Q | 2:00.76 | 4 |
S14 100 m backstroke | 1:03.42 | 5 Q | 1:01.85 | ||
SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.46 | 3 Q | 1:08.43 |
- Women
Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lisette Teunissen | S5 50 m freestyle | 46.63 | 8 Q | 44.82 PB | 8 |
S5 200 m freestyle | 3:27.74 | 7 Q | 3:22.67 | 7 | |
S4 50 m backstroke | 52.90 | 1 Q | 51.51 | ||
Mirjam de Koning-Peper | S6 50 m freestyle | 35.05 | 1 Q | 34.77 PR | |
S6 100 m freestyle | DNS | - | Did not advance | ||
S6 400 m freestyle | 5:44.63 | 3 Q | 5:38.06 | 4 | |
S6 100 m backstroke | 1:29.86 | 3 Q | 1:29.04 | ||
SM6 200 m individual medley | DNS | - | Did not advance | ||
Lisa den Braber | SB7 100 m breaststroke | 1:37.61 | 3 Q | 1:37.02 | |
S8 400 m freestyle | 5:34.18 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Romy Pansters | 5:19.80 | 7 Q | 5:30.71 | 8 | |
S8 50 m freestyle | 34.66 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
S8 100 m freestyle | 1:14.55 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
Chantal Molenkamp | S10 100 m freestyle | 1:06.52 | 11 | Did not advance | |
S10 50 m freestyle | 30.09 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Marije Oosterhuis | 30.24 | =12 | Did not advance | ||
S10 400 m freestyle | 5:03.80 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
S10 100 m backstroke | 1:14.42 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
Magda Toeters | SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:20.51 | 2 Q | 1:20.64 | |
S14 200 m freestyle | 2:17.11 | 7 Q | 2:17.70 | 7 | |
Marlou van der Kulk | 2:14.43 | 2 Q | 2:14.80 | ||
SB14 100 m breaststroke | 1:23.45 | 5 Q | 1:24.43 | 6 | |
S14 100 m backstroke | 1:09.98 | 2 Q | 1:09.50 |
Table tennis
Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Tonnie Heijnen | Men's singles class 9 | Nozdrunov (RUS) L 1–3 Aulie (NOR) W 3–2 |
2 | Did not advance | |||
Gerben Last | BYE | Bouvais (FRA) W 3–1 |
Frączyk (AUT) L 2–3 |
Bronze medal match Cabestany (FRA) W 3–1 |
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Tonnie Heijnen Gerben Last |
Men's team class 9–10 | Egypt (EGY) Abdelwahab / Youssef W 3–2 |
— | China (CHN) Ma L / Ge L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||
Wendy Schrijver | Women's singles class 7 | Safonova (UKR) L 1–3 Mahmoud (EGY) W 3–1 Ovsyannikova (RUS) L 0–3 |
3 | — | Did not advance | ||
Kelly van Zon | Munoz (ARG) W 3–1 Öçsoy (TUR) W 3–1 Barneoud (FRA) W 3–1 |
1 | Safonova (UKR) W 3–2 |
Ovsyannikova (RUS) W 3–1 |
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Wendy Schrijver Kelly van Zon |
Women's team class 6–10 | Brazil (BRA) Alexandre / Rodrigues L 2–3 |
— | Did not advance |
Volleyball
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Dutch roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]
№ | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elvira Stinissen | 26 March 1979 | Netwerk | |
2 | Marieke de Ruijter | 27 November 1988 | Netwerk | |
3 | Djoke van Marum | 22 September 1959 | Volleer | |
4 | Rika de Vries | 29 December 1974 | Kindercentrum/Alterno | |
5 | Karin van der Haar | 9 May 1977 | Sudosa/SC Bartje | |
6 | Karin Harmsen | 11 March 1962 | Volleer | |
7 | Sanne Bakker | 13 February 1992 | Surrey | |
8 | Paula List | 16 August 1972 | Allvo | |
9 | Jolanda Slenter | 15 June 1965 | Holyoke | |
12 | Josien Ten Thije | 24 December 1969 | Sudosa/SC Bartje | |
15 | Anne Raben | 17 May 1986 | Kindercentrum/Alterno |
- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 241 | 167 | 1.443 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 251 | 201 | 1.249 |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 190 | 218 | 0.872 |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 129 | 225 | 0.573 |
Source:
31 August 2012 19:00 |
Netherlands | 3–1 | Japan | ExCeL London, London Referees: Amin Al-Traifi (KSA), Dominik Raca (CRO) |
(22–25, 25–18, 25–13, 25–14) Report | ||||
1 September 2012 16:00 |
Great Britain | 0–3 | Netherlands | ExCeL London, London Referees: Mourad El-Baroudy (EGY), Xin Xia (CHN) |
(13–25, 12–25, 15–25) Report | ||||
2 September 2012 11:00 |
Netherlands | 1–3 | Ukraine | ExCeL London, London Referees: Jung Mal-Soon (KOR), Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE) |
(24–26, 25–15, 11–25, 19–25) Report | ||||
- Semi-final
5 September 2012 19:00 |
Netherlands | 2–3 | China | ExCeL London, London Referees: Glynn Archibald (GBR), Sari Mannersuo (FIN) |
(25–17, 14–25, 25–13, 16–25, 11–15) Report | ||||
- Bronze medal match
7 September 2012 19:00 |
Ukraine | 3–0 | Netherlands | ExCeL London, London Referees: Joe Campbell (GBR), France Marcoux (CAN) |
(25–14, 25–21, 25–16) Report | ||||
Wheelchair basketball
The Netherlands qualified for the women's team event in wheelchair basketball by finishing fifth at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[3][4]
Women's tournament
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 211 | 180 | +31 | 7[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | Quarter-finals |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 236 | 194 | +42 | 7[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 248 | 231 | +17 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 217 | −66 | 5 | |
Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 214 | −24 | 4 | Eliminated |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Table points, 2) Head-to-head score differential
Notes:
30 August 2012 13:00 |
Netherlands | 62–35 | Great Britain |
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 12–6, 18–10, 24–11 | ||
Pts: Bejer 26 Rebs: Bejer 19 Asts: Huitzing 9 |
Pts: Conroy 15 Rebs: Freeman 12 Asts: Freeman 6 |
31 August 2012 19:00 |
Canada | 59–70 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 17–9, 16–19, 16–17 | ||
Pts: McLachlan 26 Rebs: McLachlan 15 Asts: Harnock, Ferguson 5 |
Pts: Bejer 34 Rebs: Bejer 14 Asts: Huitzing 11 |
2 September 2012 21:15 |
Netherlands | 49–58 | Australia |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 8–12, 9–10, 20–18 | ||
Pts: Huitzing 14 Rebs: Huitzing 8 Asts: Huitzing 7 |
Pts: Merritt 19 Rebs: Crispin 7 Asts: Chaplin 7 |
3 September 2012 18:30 |
Brazil | 42–55 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 12–9, 10–20, 8–7 | ||
Pts: Soares Martins 28 Rebs: Soares Martins 14 Asts: Guimarães da Costa 6 |
Pts: Beijer 27 Rebs: Beijer 12 Asts: Huitzing 7 |
- Quarter-final
4 September 2012 15:15 |
Netherlands | 59–37 | China |
Scoring by quarter: 13–6, 8–13, 18–10, 20–8 | ||
Pts: Beijer 29 Rebs: Beijer 14 Asts: Huitzing 9 |
Pts: Fu 18 Rebs: Long 6 Asts: Fu 12 |
- Semi-final
6 September 2012 15:15 |
Netherlands | 46–49 | Germany |
Scoring by quarter: 8–12, 21–12, 8–12, 9–13 | ||
Pts: Huitzing 16 Rebs: Huitzing, Beijer 12 Asts: Huitzing 8 |
Pts: Mohnen 20 Rebs: Schünemann 8 Asts: Zeyen 6 |
- Bronze medal match
7 September 2012 19:00 |
United States | 47–71 | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 8–22, 13–22, 10–11 | ||
Pts: Murray 19 Rebs: Murray 6 Asts: Murray 4 |
Pts: Beijer 27 Rebs: Beijer 9 Asts: Huitzing 11 |
Wheelchair tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Robin Ammerlaan | Men's singles | Chabrecek (SVK) W 6–2, 6–1 |
Farkas (HUN) W 6–2, 6–1 |
Jeremiasz (FRA) L 6–4, 0–6, 3–6 |
Did not advance | |||
Tom Egberink | McCarroll (GBR) W 6–4, 6–3 |
Weekes (AUS) W 6–2, 6–2 |
Houdet (FRA) L 2–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Maikel Scheffers | Kruszelnicki (POL) W 6–3, 6–1 |
Yusuf (NGR) W 6–2, 6–1 |
Cattanéo (FRA) W 6–0, 6–2 |
Reid (GBR) W 6–3, 6–3 |
Houdet (FRA) L 3–6, 2–6 |
Bronze medal match Vink (NED) L 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
4 | |
Ronald Vink | Merngprom (THA) W 6–1, 6–2 |
Caverzaschi (ESP) W 6–1, 6–0 |
Kellerman (AUS) W 6–3, 6–2 |
Gérard (BEL) W 7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Kunieda (JPN) L 2–6, 2–6 |
Bronze medal match Scheffers (NED) W 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
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Marjolein Buis | Women's singles | — | Techamaneewat (THA) W 6–2, 6–1 |
Soldan (USA) W 6–2, 6–0 |
Ellerbrock (GER) L 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||
Jiske Griffioen | Mayara (BRA) W 6–2, 6–0 |
Montjane (RSA) W 6–2, 6–2 |
Shuker (GBR) W 6–4, 6–2 |
Vergeer (NED) L 0–6, 3–6 |
Bronze medal match Ellerbrock (GER) W 6–2, 7–6 |
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Aniek van Koot | Manns (AUS) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Mardones (CHI) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Kamiji (JPN) W 7–6, 7–5 |
Ellerbrock (GER) W 7–5, 6–2 |
Vergeer (NED) L 0–6, 3–6 |
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Esther Vergeer | Domori (JPN) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Krüger (GER) W 6–0, 6–0 |
Khanthasit (THA) W 6–1, 6–0 |
Griffioen (NED) W 6–0, 6–3 |
van Koot (NED) W 6–0, 6–3 |
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Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink |
Men's doubles | BYE | Brazil (BRA) Pommê / Santos W 6–3, 6–0 |
Japan (JPN) Miki / Sanada W 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
France (FRA) Cattanéo / Peifer L 3–6, 2–6 |
Bronze medal match France (FRA) Houdet / Jérémiasz L 0–6, 0–6 |
4 | |
Tom Egberink Maikel Scheffers |
BYE | South Korea (KOR) Lee / Oh W 6–3, 6–2 |
Sweden (SWE) Olsson / Vikstrom L 3–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer |
Women's doubles | — | BYE | Colombia (COL) Bernal Villalobos Martinez Vega W 6–0, 6–1 |
Thailand (THA) Khanthasit Techamaneewat W 6–0, 6–1 |
Netherlands (NED) Griffioen / van Koot W 6–1, 6–3 |
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Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot |
BYE | South Korea (KOR) Hwang / Park J-Y W 6–0, 6–2 |
Great Britain (GBR) Whiley / Shuker W 6–4, 6–3 |
Netherlands (NED) Buis / Vergeer L 1–6, 3–6 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Ronald Hertog vlaggendrager Paralympic Team Netherlands" (in Dutch). NOC*NSF. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012.
- ↑ Women's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Netherlands, london2012.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ "Wheelchair Basketball" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ↑ "2010 World Championships Schedule & Results". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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