Editing Sport in the Netherlands (section)

==Individual sports==

===Ice skating===
[[File:Speed skating in the Netherlands.jpg|thumb|Ice skating is one of the most popular sports.]]
The {{Ill|Royal Dutch Speed Skating Association|nl|Koninklijke Nederlandsche Schaatsenrijders Bond}} (KNSB) was formed on 17 September 1882.<ref>[http://www.knsb.nl/content/algemeen/downloads/re1statuten.pdf {{in lang|nl}} knsb.nl PDF file] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410084802/http://www.knsb.nl/content/algemeen/downloads/re1statuten.pdf |date=2008-04-10 }}</ref> With 161,673 members they are the seventh largest sports federation (in 2005).<ref name="sport"/>

====Speed skating====
The first official known speed skating competition ever for women was held in [[Leeuwarden]] from 1 to 2 February 1805 and was won by [[Trijntje Pieters Westra]].<ref name=knaw>{{Cite web|url=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/TrijntjePieters|title=Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland|date=September 17, 2019|website=resources.huygens.knaw.nl}}</ref><ref name=speedskatingnews>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speedskatingnews.info/en/data/skater/trijntje-pieters-westra/|title=Competition results, statistics and records; SpeedSkatingNews|website=www.speedskatingnews.info|access-date=3 April 2020}} 1001 Vrouwen uit de Nederlandse geschiedenis</ref>

After a successful period around 1900, with [[Jaap Eden]] and [[Coen de Koning]] as World Champions, Dutch speed skating successes became numerous in the 1960s. Champions [[Kees Verkerk]] and [[Ard Schenk]] were immensely popular, causing a real speed skating hype in the country. Successes continue up to today, with the likes of [[Yvonne van Gennip]] (3 Olympic gold medals in 1988), [[Rintje Ritsma]] (4-time World
Allround Champion), [[Jochem Uytdehaage]] (2 Olympic gold medals in 2002), [[Marianne Timmer]] (3 Olympic gold medals in 1998 and 2006), [[Ireen Wüst]] (5 Olympic golds in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 6 [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships]]) and [[Sven Kramer]] (4 Olympic gold medals in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 9 World Allround Championships). The Dutch speed skaters' performance at the [[2014 Winter Olympics]], where they won 8 out of 12 events, 23 out of 36 medals, including 4 clean sweeps, is the most dominant performance in a single sport in Olympic history. [[Thialf]] Stadium in [[Heerenveen]] was the second indoor 400m speed skating oval in the world, the first to host an international championship and remains a world-class facility today.
Dutch speed skaters have won 77 world single distance championships (since 1996).

====Figure skating====
[[Sjoukje Dijkstra]] is the most successful Dutch [[figure skater]], winning the [[World Figure Skating Championships|World Championships]] three times, the [[European Figure Skating Championships|European Championships]] five times and two Olympic medals. Her Olympic gold in 1964 in [[Innsbruck]] was the first time an athlete from the Netherlands won gold at an Olympic Winter Games. [[Dianne de Leeuw]] won the silver medal in figure skating at the [[1976 Winter Olympics]].

===Cycling===

{{See also|Netherlands at the UCI Road World Championships|Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships}}

[[File:Marianne Vos Hoogerheide.jpg|thumb|[[Marianne Vos]], one of the most successful female cyclists of all-time]]
The [[Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie|Royal Dutch Cycling Union]] was instituted on 26 January 1928. Two Dutch road racing cyclists have won the [[Tour de France]]: [[Jan Janssen (cyclist)|Jan Janssen]] and [[Joop Zoetemelk]]. In 2017, [[Tom Dumoulin]] won the [[2017 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], becoming the first Dutchman to win the race and the first Dutch [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] winner since Zoetemelk's Tour win in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/giro-d-italia/2017/tom-dumoulin-wins-giro-ditalia-following-time-trial-masterclass_sto6185809/story.shtml |title=Tom Dumoulin wins Giro d'Italia following time-trial masterclass |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=28 May 2017 |website=[[Eurosport]]|access-date=28 May 2017 }}</ref> Eight Dutchmen have been World Champion on the road ([[Theo Middelkamp]] (1947), [[Jan Janssen]] (1964), [[Harm Ottenbros]] (1969), [[Hennie Kuiper]] (1975), [[Gerrie Knetemann]] (1978), [[Jan Raas]] (1979), [[Joop Zoetemelk]] (1985) and [[Mathieu van der Poel]] (2023)), but only one Dutchman has won the time trial World Championship [[Tom Dumoulin]] (2017). Eight women have been road race World Champions ([[Keetie van Oosten-Hage]] (1968, 1976), [[Tineke Fopma]] (1975), [[Petra de Bruijn]] (1979), [[Leontien van Moorsel]] (1991, 1993), [[Marianne Vos]] (2006, 2012, 2013), [[Chantal Blaak]] (2017), [[Anna van der Breggen]] (2018, 2020) and [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] (2019, 2022)) and four have been World Champions in the time trial ([[Leontien van Moorsel]] (1998, 1999), [[Ellen van Dijk]] (2013, 2021, 2022), [[Annemiek van Vleuten]] (2017, 2018) and [[Anna van der Breggen]] (2020)). At the Olympic Games the Netherlands has won 23 gold medals in cycling (ten in road cycling, 11 in track cycling and one each in mountain biking and BMX). Only three countries have won more gold cycling medals at the Olympics. [[Erik Dekker]] won the 2001 Cycling World Cup. [[Mathieu van der Poel]] is a three-time world champion in [[cyclo-cross]] and Dutch women have won more medals than any other country at the [[UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Women's elite race|cyclo-cross World championships]].

===Tennis===
The [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond|Royal Dutch Tennis Federation]] was founded on 5 June 1899 and is, with 709,277 members (in 2005), the second largest sports federation in the Netherlands.<ref name="sport"/>

One of the most successful tennis players was [[Tom Okker]], nicknamed The Flying Dutchman who was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years from 1968 through 1974, reaching a career high of World No. 3 in 1969. [[Betty Stöve]] reached the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977 and won 10 Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles between 1972 and 1981.
Also noticeable is [[Richard Krajicek]], who won [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] in 1996, and the [[Paul Haarhuis]]/[[Jacco Eltingh]] doubles team, which won five [[Grand Slam in tennis|Grand Slam]] titles and two [[ATP World Tour Finals|world championships]]. [[Esther Vergeer]] is a four-time [[Paralympics]] tennis champion.

Netherlands is home to several tennis tournaments, including The [[ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament]] in [[Rotterdam]], one of the best visited indoor tournaments in the world.

===Athletics===
The [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Atletiek Unie|Royal Dutch Athletics Federation]] came into existence on 28 April 1901 and is, with 108,934 members (in 2005), the 13th largest sports federation.<ref name="sport"/>

Most successful competitor was [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]], who won four gold medals at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]. In 1999, she was voted "Female Athlete of the Century" by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]]. Other notable athletes include [[Nelli Cooman]], [[Elly van Hulst]], [[Rens Blom]], Henk Evers, [[Tinus Osendarp]], [[Chris Berger]], [[Tollien Schuurman]], [[Ellen van Langen]], [[Ria Stalman]], [[Gerard Nijboer]], [[Rutger Smith]], [[Maria Gommers]], [[Bertha Brouwer]], [[Lien Gisolf]], [[Dafne Schippers]], [[Sifan Hassan]] and [[Femke Bol]].

===Equestrianism===
The [[Koninklijke Nederlandse Hippische Sportfederatie|Royal Dutch Equestrian Federation]] in its present form was founded after a fusion on 1 January 2002. It is the sixth largest sports federation in the country, with 180,023 members in 2005.<ref name="sport"/> Numerous Dutch horseback riders have become world and Olympic champions in their field, including [[Charles Pahud de Mortanges]], [[Anky van Grunsven]], [[Jos Lansink]], [[Piet Raymakers]], [[Jeroen Dubbeldam]] and [[Gerco Schröder]].

===Golf===

[[Joost Luiten]] has won four tournaments in the [[European Tour]], also he has represented Europe at the 2013 Seve Trophy and 2014 EurAsia Cup. Meanwhile, [[Christel Boeljon]] has four wins in the [[Ladies European Tour]] and represented Europe at the 2011 Solheim Cup.

The national professional golf tournaments in the Netherlands are the [[KLM Open]] (European Tour), [[Dutch Ladies Open]] (Ladies European Tour) and [[Dutch Senior Open]] ([[European Senior Tour]]).

===Swimming===
Formed on 14 August 1888, The [[Royal Dutch Swimming Federation]] has 148,599 members and is the eight largest sports federation.<ref name="sport"/> Famous competitors include [[Rie Mastenbroek]], who won the gold medal at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in the 100 m [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]], 400 m and 4 × 100 m freestyle. Recent champions include triple [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalists [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]] and [[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]], four-time Olympic champion [[Inge de Bruijn]], and the current world record holder of the 50 metres freestyle, [[Marleen Veldhuis]].

===Kickboxing===
[[Jan Plas]], who learned kickboxing from Kenji Kurosaki, brought kickboxing to the Netherlands in 1978 where he founded [[Mejiro Gym]] and the NKBB (The Dutch Kickboxing Association). Ever since its inception in 1993, Dutch kickboxers have dominated the [[K-1]] scene, causing "[[Wimbledon Effect|Wimbledon effects]]", with two record holding title champions [[Ernesto Hoost]] and [[Semmy Schilt]], other world champions and contenders include [[Peter Aerts]], [[Remy Bonjasky]], [[Andy Souwer]], [[Albert Kraus]], [[Rob Kaman]], [[Ramon Dekkers]], [[Alistair Overeem]], [[Badr Hari]], [[Rico Verhoeven]] and many more world champions. The Netherlands are considered as the best country in the world for kickboxing.

===Judo===
The [[Judo Bond Nederland|Dutch Judo Federation]] in its current form was instituted on 15 September 1979.<ref>[http://www.judobondnederland.nl/judo/judohistorie.htm {{in lang|nl}} judobondnederland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325003134/http://www.judobondnederland.nl/judo/judohistorie.htm |date=2008-03-25 }}</ref> [[Anton Geesink]] was the first non-Japanese competitor to become World Champion in [[Judo]] in 1961. Other notable judoka include [[Angelique Seriese]], [[Wim Ruska]], [[Dennis van der Geest]] and [[Mark Huizinga]].

===Walking===
Walking on a defined route as part of an organised event is a popular activity in the Netherlands. The main national walking organisation is the Royal Dutch Walking Association (Koninklijke Wandel Bond Nederland, or KWBN), which is affiliated to the [[NOC*NSF|Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sports Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kwbn.nl/nieuws/oproep-voor-meer-sport-en-gezonde-leefstijl-in-regeerakkoord |title=KWBN website, article: Oproep voor meer sport en gezonde leefstijl in regeerakkoord |access-date=2018-02-21 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044059/https://www.kwbn.nl/nieuws/oproep-voor-meer-sport-en-gezonde-leefstijl-in-regeerakkoord |url-status=dead }}</ref> KWBN affiliated groups organise over 1,500 events a year, attracting an estimated 500,000 participants.<ref>[https://www.wandel.nl/wandelagenda.htm  Wandel.nl website, main page]</ref>  This includes the annual [[International Four Days Marches Nijmegen|Nijmegen Four Day Marches]], which has nearly 50,000 participants from around the world.<ref>[https://www.4daagse.nl/en/ Vierdaagse website]</ref>  Although these events are non-competitive, the KWBN promote walking as a sport, in order to "contribute to a healthier, fitter and more vital Netherlands”.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kwbn.nl/pagina/over-ons/voor-wie-wij-staan |title=KWBN website, article: Voor heel wandelend Nederland |access-date=2018-02-21 |archive-date=2018-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222043803/https://www.kwbn.nl/pagina/over-ons/voor-wie-wij-staan |url-status=dead }}</ref>