
The 2011 Women's U-19's European Handball Championship is the eighth edition of the continental handball event for this age group, and the fourth under its new name, that is being held between 4 and 14 August in the Netherlands. Norway entered the championship as title holders, after beaten 2009 hosts Hungary 29–27 in the previous tournament's final. According to the competition regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 are eligible to participate.

The 2011 World Port Tournament was an international baseball competition held at the Neptunus Family Stadium in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from June 23 to July 3, 2011. It was the 13th edition of the tournament.

The 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were a long track speed skating event held on 22 and 23 January 2011 in Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands.

The 2011 Eneco Tour was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.

The 2011 European Track Championships was the second edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling and took place at the Omnisport Arena in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, between 21 and 23 October.

The 2011 Masters of Formula 3 was the twenty-first Masters of Formula 3 race, and was held at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands on 14 August 2011.

The 2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2011 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the squash club Victoria Squash Rotterdam and at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from 1 to 6 November 2011. Nick Matthew successfully defended his title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

Netherlands competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.

The Netherlands competed at the 2011 European Track Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, from 21 October to 23 October 2011. The event consisted of 13 different disciplines for elite men and women.

Athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011, about one year after the dissolution of the country. Hubert Isenia was the Chef de mission of the team. The team consisted of eleven athletes in six sports.

The 2011 Assen Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of April 15–17, 2011 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.

The 2011 Assen Superleague Formula round, also referred to as the 2011 Superleague Formula GP Holland, was a Superleague Formula round held on June 5, 2011, at the TT Circuit Assen, Assen, Netherlands. It was the second ever round at the Assen circuit, following a round in 2010. It was the first round, or 'Grand Prix', of the 2011 Superleague Formula season.

The 2011 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 June 2011 at the TT Circuit Assen.

The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2011. The championships took place at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 23 to 27 March 2011. In January 2012 it was announced that Grégory Baugé's results in the Sprint and Team Sprint competitions would be nullified.

Netherlands Antilles competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.

The Netherlands competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table Tennis Association (NTTB). GAC GROUP was the title sponsor of the Championships.