2012 Holland Heineken House
The front of the 2012 Holland Heinken House in Alexandra Palace
The 2012 Holland Heineken House was the Dutch meeting place for supporters, athletes and other followers during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, organized by Heineken and NOC*NSF. It was the 11th edition of the Holland Heineken House since 1982. The 2012 House opened its doors on the day of the opening ceremony on 27 July 2012 and closed on the day of the closing ceremony, 12 August 2012. Due to the expected numbers of visitors, tickets were sold in advance.[1] With about six thousand visitors per day, over hundred thousand visitors the venue during the Games.[2]
Contents
1 The layout
2 Medal celebrations
3 External links
4 References
The layout
People watching an Olympic event at the Holland Heineken House
Party in the big hall
The 2012 Holland Heineken House had various shops, restaurants, reception rooms for sponsors and athletes, media facilities and a NOC*NSF information desk. During the day visitors could watch Olympic events on big screens and play different sports. There was a big hall for medal celebrations and performances of different artists during the night. The overall design and executions was created by Gielissen Interiors & Exhibitions.
Medal celebrations
Medal celebration of Lobke Berkhout and Lisa Westerhof
Dutch medalist together with their coaches were honoured on the day they won on medal or later when they had to participate in other events. Because Marianne Vos won her gold medal in the road cycling women's road race due to the team performance of the Dutch team, her teammates Ellen van Dijk, Annemiek van Vleuten, Loes Gunnewijk were honoured as well.
| Date | Medal | Name(s) | Coach | Sport | Event | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August |  Gold | Marianne Vos Ellen van Dijk Annemiek van Vleuten Loes Gunnewijk | Johan Lammerts | Cycling | Women's road race | [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bronze | Edith Bosch | Chris de Korte | Judo | Women's 70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 August | Bronze | Chantal Achterberg Claudia Belderbos Carline Bouw Sytske de Groot Annemiek de Haan Nienke Kingma Anne Schellekens (cox) Roline Repelaer van Driel Jacobine Veenhoven | Rowing | Women's eight | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Henk Grol | Maarten Arens | Judo | Men's 100 kg | [4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 August | Gold | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Jacco Verhaeren | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Women's 50 m freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Silver | Inge Dekker Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Marleen Veldhuis Hinkelien Schreuder | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Marleen Veldhuis | Women's 50 m freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 August | Silver | Marit Bouwmeester | Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Marc Houtzager Gerco Schröder Maikel van der Vleuten Jur Vrieling | Rob Ehrens | Equestrian | Team jumping | [7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 August | Gold | Epke Zonderland | Daniel Knibbeler | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Teun Mulder | Cycling | Men's keirin | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 August | Gold | Dorian van Rijsselberghe | Sailing | Men's sailboard | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Gerco Schröder | Rob Ehrens | Equestrian | Individual jumping | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 August | Silver | Adelinde Cornelissen | Johan Hamminga | Equestrian | Individual dressage | [9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Adelinde Cornelissen Edward Gal Anky van Grunsven | Team dressage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 August | Gold | Netherlands women's national field hockey team
| Max Caldas | Field hockey | Women's tournament | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Laura Smulders | Cycling | Women's BMX | [11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 August | Silver | Netherlands men's national field hockey team
| Paul van Ass | Field hockey | Men's tournament | [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Lobke Berkhout Lisa Westerhof | Jacco Koops | Sailing | Women's 470 class | [13] |
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holland Heineken House 2012. |
- Official website
- Virtual tour
References
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