Other Notable Athletes
- Jan Lammers is a former Formula One driver, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jaguar in 1988.
- Jan de Rooy is a rally truck driver, with his TurboTwin DAF racing truck he won the truck category of the Dakar Rally in 1987 and also finished 11th overall.
- Hans Stacey is a rally car driver. Won in 2007 the Dakar Rally for trucks with his MAN truck.
- Raymond Van Barneveld Former world #1 dart player, 5 time World Dart Champion
- Auto racing driver Arie Luyendyk is a twice winner of the Indianapolis 500.
- Rower Nico Rienks was awarded the prestigious Thomas Keller Medal by the International Rowing Federation in 2004.
- Basketball player Rik Smits was selected for the NBA All-Star Game in 1998, and helped the Indiana Pacers reach their only NBA final in 2000.
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