The Netherlands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Republic of Korea. 147 competitors, 93 men and 54 women, took part in 86 events in 17 sports. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery Martinus Reniers made his third appearance for the Netherlands in archery. He had his best finish yet, advancing to the final and ending up in 5th place. The Dutch women, both new to Olympic competition, were not as successful. Athletics Men Track & road events Men's Marathon Gerard Nijboer Final — 2"14:40 (→ 13th place) Marti ten Kate Final — 2"14:53 (→ 15th place) Men's 3.000 m Steeplechase Hans Koeleman Heat — 8:35.20 Semi Final — 8:21.86 (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw Erik de Bruin Qualification — 61.66m Final — 63.06m (→ 9th place) Men's Long Jump Emiel Mellaard Qualification — 8.02m Final — 7.71m (→ 11th place) Men's Decathlon Robert de Wit — 8189 points (→ 8th place) 100 metres — 11.05s Long Jump — 6.95m Shot Put — 15.34m High Jump — 2.00m 400 metres — 48.21s 110m Hurdles — 14.36s Discus Throw — 41.32m Pole Vault — 4.80m Javelin Throw — 63.00m 1.500 metres — 4:25.86s Women's 100 metres Nelli Cooman Heat 1 — 11.22s Heat 2 — 11.08s Semi Final — 11.13s (→ did not advance) Els Scharn Heat 1 — 11.38s Heat 2 — 11.51s (→ did not advance) Women's 400 metres Yvonne van Dorp Heat 1 — 52.84s Heat 2 — 53.50s (→ did not advance) Women's 1.500 metres Elly van Hulst Heat — 4:07.40 (→ did not advance) Women's 3.000 metres Elly van Hulst Heat — 8:48.54 Final — 8:43.92 (→ 9th place) Women's Marathon Carla Beurskens Final — 2'37:52 (→ 34th place) Women's 100m Hurdles Marjan Olyslager Heat 1 — 13.04s Heat 2 — 13.02s Semi Final — 13.08s (→ did not advance) Gretha Tromp Heat 1 — 13.48s Heat 2 — 13.42s (→ did not advance) Women's 400m Hurdles Gretha Tromp Heat 1 — 56.11s Semi Final — 57.57s (→ did not advance) Women's 4 × 100 m Relay Nelli Cooman, Gretha Tromp, Marjan Olyslager, and Els Scharn Heat 1 — 43.96s Semi Final — 43.48s (→ did not advance) Women's Long Jump Marjon Wijnsma Qualification — 6.39m (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon Marjon Wijnsma Final Round — 6205 points (→ 11th place) Boxing Men's