to qualify for the Olympics were the women's 470 of Lobke Berkhout and Marcelien de Koning and the finn of Pieter-Jan Postma. Berkhout and De Koning were 2007 World champions in their class, and secured their spot by finishing sixth in the pre-Olympic tournament in Qingdao on 22 August 2007. Postma, who won silver at the 2007 World Championships in the finn class, also qualified during the pre-Olympic tournament by finishing in second place. Brothers Sven and Kalle Coster qualified in the 470 class after finishing 12th in the 2008 World Championships. Men Women Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled Softball The qualification criteria for softball were the same as the international standards. Reaching the semifinals in the 2006 World Championships was an automatic qualification to compete in the Games in Beijing. The Dutch team did not reach the semifinals, and had to enter the African/European qualification tournament to secure their spot. Women's tournament Women's softball team – Noemi Boekel – Marloes Fellinger – Sandra Gouverneur – Petra van Heijst – Judith van Kampen – Kim Kluijskens – Saskia Kosterink – Jolanda Kroesen – Daisy de Peinder – Marjan Smit – Rebecca Soumeru – Nathalie Timmermans – Ellen Venker – Britt Vonk – Kristi de Vries Swimming Dutch swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)). Men Women Synchronized swimming Table tennis To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch table tennis players needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and ITTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF). Li Jiao qualified herself in January 2008 when she was selected by the ITTF as one of the top 20 players in the World. Singles Team Taekwondo To qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics Dutch taekwondo practitioners needed to meet both the international (set by the IOC and WTF) and the Dutch criteria (set by the NOC*NSF). Dennis Bekkers finished third in the qualification tournament in Istanbul, thus qualifying to compete at the Olympics in Beijing. Triathlon Volleyball Beach volleyball Water polo The Netherlands participated in the women's tournament, where the team won the gold medal. Women's tournament The qualification criteria for water polo were the