Netherlands at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
IOC code NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
in Helsinki
Flag bearer Simon de Wit
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
5
Bronze
0
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Contents

Medalists

Silver

Results by event

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (67 kg)

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

  • Final 1:14.5 (→ 8th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

  • Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 7th place)

Rowing

Netherlands had 12 male rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1952. [1]

Men's single sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four

Water Polo

Men's Team Competition

  • Qualifying Round
  • Defeated Soviet Union (3:2)
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Defeated Argentina (9:3)
  • Defeated Sweden (7:1)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (3:2)
  • Last match was replayed after a protest by the Yugoslavs against one of the referees; The Netherlands lost the replay (1:2) on August 1, 1952.
  • Semi Final (Group F)
  • Tied with Hungary (4:4)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (4:2)
  • Classification Matches
  • Defeated Belgium (5:3)
  • Defeated Spain (7:1) → Fifth place
  • Team Roster

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.