Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors149 in 18 sports
Flag bearer Wim Landman
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
5
Silver
2
Bronze
9
Total
16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 100 metres 2 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nel van Vliet Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 2 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles 4 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Fanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 200 metres 6 August
Gold medal icon.svg 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 medal icon.svg Silver Alida van der Anker-Doedens Canoeing Women's K-1 500 metres 12 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gerrit Voorting Cycling Men's individual road race 13 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Willem Slijkhuis Athletics Men's 5000 metres 2 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle 2 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Willem Slijkhuis Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Margot Marsman
Hannie Termeulen 		Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Netherlands men's national water polo team
Water polo Men's tournament7 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abraham Charité Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg 11 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Koos de Jong Sailing Firefly 12 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bob Maas
Eddy Stutterheim 		Sailing Star 12 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Netherlands men's national field hockey team
Field hockey Men's tournament13 August

Athletics

Men's competition
Women's competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

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

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Women
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Cobie Floor 3 m springboard 83.1412
Kiki Heck 87.618

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's team competition

Group C

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAPts Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Denmark.svg
2.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)430111861:6X4:12:04:1

Semi-finals

Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)2 – 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)

Bronze medal match

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1 – 1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)4 – 1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)

Team roster

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

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

Shooting

Four shooters represented the Netherlands in 1948.

25 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kees Kievit 100 m backstroke 1:10.82 Q*1:11.37*Did not advance
Bob Bonte 200 m breaststroke 2:48.79 Q2:47.07 Q2:47.68

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher 100 m freestyle 1:07.95 Q1:07.74 Q1:08.46
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 1:07.54 Q1:08.45 Q1:07.6Bronze medal icon.svg
Hannie Termeulen 1:09.819Did not advance
Dicky van Ekris 100 m backstroke 1:19.312 Q1:18.27 q1:18.96
Greetje Gaillard 1:18.25 Q1:18.48 q1:19.18
Ria van der Horst 1:18.77 Q1:18.25 Q1:18.85
Janny de Groot 200 m breaststroke 3:04.43 Q*3:01.42 Q*3:06.25
Tonnie Hom 3:06.02 Q*3:05.74 q*3:07.57
Nel van Vliet 2:57.4 OR 1 Q*2:57.0 OR 1 Q*2:57.2Gold medal icon.svg
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
Margot Marsman
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
Hannie Termeulen 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:31.31 Q*—4:31.6Bronze medal icon.svg

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Water polo

Men's team competition

  • Defeated India (12-1)
  • Defeated Chile (14-0)
  • Defeated Spain (5-2)
  • Drew with Belgium (3-3)
  • Defeated Sweden (5-3)
  • Drew with Hungary (4-4)
  • Lost to Italy (2-4) → Med 3.png Bronze medal

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Han van den Berg's obituary" (in Dutch).
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