Netherlands at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships

The Netherlands competed at the 2008 European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland, from 3 September to 7 September 2008. The Netherlands competed in 14 of the 34 events.

Netherlands at the 2008 European Track Championships
IOC code	NED
in Pruszków, Poland 3 September – 7 September 2008
Competitors	9 in 14 events
Medals Ranked 4thth	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 1 Total 6
European Track Championships appearances (overview)
See Netherlands at the European Track Championships

List of medalists

Ellen van Dijk won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Pictured: podium women's under-23 points race

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's points race	6 September
Gold	Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's scratch	7 September
Silver	Ellen van Dijk	Women's omnium	3 September
Silver	Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's individual pursuit	6 September
Silver	Pim Ligthart	U23 men's scratch	6 September
Bronze	Amy Pieters	Junior women's points race	6 September

Source

Results

Elite

Omnium

Cyclist	Event	Elimination		Scratch		Individual pursuit		Points race		Total points	Rank
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ellen van Dijk	Women's omnium	9	4	5	8	15	1	12	2	41

Source

Under-23

Individual Pursuit

Cyclist	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opponent Results	Opponent Results	Rank
Arno van der Zwet	U23 men's individual pursuit	4:34.749 52.411	15	did not advance		15
Ismaël Kip		4:43.166 50.853	21	did not advance		21
Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's individual pursuit	3:35.951 50.011	2 Q	Rowsell (GBR) W 3:37.354 49.688	Sereikaitė (LTU) L 3:37.747 49.598
Elise van Hage		3:55.349 45.889	16	did not advance		16

Team pursuit

Cyclist	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opponent Time Speed	Rank
Anro van der Zwet Ismaël Kip Pim Ligthart Jeff Vermeulen	U23 men's team pursuit	4:13.990 56.695	6	Did not advance	6

Scratch

Cyclist	Event	Qualification	Final
		Rank	Rank
Pim Ligthart	U23 men's scratch	2
Jeff Vermeulen		4
Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's scratch	—

Points race

Cyclist	Event	Qualification				Final
		Points	Laps	Finish order	Rank	Points	Laps	Finish order	Rank
Bauke Kuiper	U23 men's points race	12	0	2	11 Q	20	1	7	8
Pim Ligthart		5	0	11	13	did not advance
Ellen van Dijk	U23 women's points race	N/A				32	1	7
Elise van Hage		N/A				14	0	18	6

Junior

Individual Pursuit

Cyclist	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Michael Vingerling	Junior men's individual pursuit	3:23.571 53.052	6	Did not advance	6
Amy Pieters	Junior women's individual pursuit	2:29.850 48.048	5	Did not advance	5

Scratch

Cyclist	Event	Qualification	Final
		Rank	Rank
Michael Vingerling	Junior men's scratch	5	10
Amy Pieters	Junior women's scratch	—	19

Points race

Cyclist	Event	Qualification				Final
		Points	Laps	Finish order	Rank	Points	Laps	Finish order	Rank
Michael Vingerling	Junior men's points race	10	0	3	1 Q	5	0	3	8
Amy Pieters	Junior women's points race	6	0	2	4	12	0	3

See also

Other countries

• Belarus at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
• Great Britain at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships
• Lithuania at the 2008 UEC European Track Championships

Netherlands at other cycling events in 2008

• Netherlands at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
• Netherlands at the 2008 European Road Championships
• Netherlands at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships