Netherlands_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Netherlands at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Netherlands at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee*; Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors	149 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Wim Landman
Medals; Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 9 Total 16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

The Netherlands competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 149 competitors, 115 men and 34 women, took part in 74 events in 18 sports.^[1]

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 100 metres	2 August
Gold	Nel van Vliet	Swimming	Women's 200 metre breaststroke	2 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 80 metres hurdles	4 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	6 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Xenia Stad-de Jong Netti Witziers-Timmer	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	6 August
Silver	Alida van der Anker-Doedens	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 metres	12 August
Silver	Gerrit Voorting	Cycling	Men's individual road race	13 August
Bronze	Willem Slijkhuis	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres	2 August
Bronze	Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen	Swimming	Women's 100 metre freestyle	2 August
Bronze	Willem Slijkhuis	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	6 August
Bronze	Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Margot Marsman Hannie Termeulen	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	6 August
Bronze	Netherlands men's national water polo team Cor Braasem Hennie Keetelaar Nijs Korevaar Joop Rohner Frits Ruimschotel Piet Salomons Frits Smol Hans Stam Ruud van Feggelen	Water polo	Men's tournament	7 August
Bronze	Abraham Charité	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	11 August
Bronze	Koos de Jong	Sailing	Firefly	12 August
Bronze	Bob Maas Eddy Stutterheim	Sailing	Star	12 August
Bronze	Netherlands men's national field hockey team André Boerstra Henk Bouwman Piet Bromberg Harry Derckx Han Drijver Dick Esser Wim van Heel Roepie Kruize Jenne Langhout Ton Richter Dick Loggere Eddy Tiel	Field hockey	Men's tournament	13 August

Athletics edit

Men's competition

Women's competition

Boxing edit

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

Nine cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1948.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Jan Hijzelendoorn

Time trial

Theo Blankenauw

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving edit

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

Nine fencers, seven men and two women, represented the Netherlands in 1948.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Willem van den Berg, Henny ter Weer, Frans Mosman, Eddy Kuijpers

Men's épée

Roelof Hordijk

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Henny ter Weer, Antoon Hoevers, Willem van den Berg, Frans Mosman, Eddy Kuijpers

Women's foil

Football edit

Gymnastics edit

Hockey edit

Men's team competition edit

Group C edit

Rank

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

2.

Netherlands (NED) 4 3 0 1 11 8 6 1:6 X 4:1 2:0 4:1 Semi-finals edit

India (IND)

2 – 1

Netherlands (NED) Bronze medal match edit

Netherlands (NED)	1 – 1	Pakistan (PAK)
Netherlands (NED)	4 – 1	Pakistan (PAK)

Team roster edit

André Boerstra
Henk Bouwman
Piet Bromberg
Harry Derckx
Han Drijver
Dick Esser
Roepie Kruize
Jenne Langhout
Dick Loggere
Ton Richter
Eddy Tiel
Wim van Heel

Rowing edit

The Netherlands had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.^[2]

Men's double sculls

Men's coxless four

Sailing edit

Shooting edit

Four shooters represented the Netherlands in 1948.

25 metre pistol

Paulus Kessels

50 metre rifle

Swimming edit

Water polo edit

Men's team competition edit

Preliminary round (Group C)

Defeated India (12-1)
Defeated Chile (14-0)

Second round (Group C)

Defeated Spain (5-2)

Semi final round (Group A)

Drew with Belgium (3-3)
Defeated Sweden (5-3)

Final round

Drew with Hungary (4-4)
Lost to Italy (2-4) → Bronze medal

Team roster

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

Art competitions edit

References edit

^ "Netherlands at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

External links edit

(in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

[sports-reference-1] "Netherlands at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors	149 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Wim Landman
Medals Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 9 Total 16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Summary

Medalists edit

Athletics edit

Boxing edit

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

Diving edit

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

Football edit

Gymnastics edit

Hockey edit

Men's team competition edit

Group C edit

Team roster edit

Rowing edit

Sailing edit

Shooting edit

Swimming edit

Water polo edit

Men's team competition edit

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

Art competitions edit

References edit

External links edit