Netherlands at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors149 in 18 sports
Flag bearerWim 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]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldFanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 100 metres 2 August
 GoldNel van Vliet Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 2 August
 GoldFanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles 4 August
 GoldFanny Blankers-Koen Athletics Women's 200 metres 6 August
 GoldFanny Blankers-Koen
Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs
Xenia Stad-de Jong
Netti Witziers-Timmer		 Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 6 August
 SilverAlida van der Anker-Doedens Canoeing Women's K-1 500 metres 12 August
 SilverGerrit Voorting Cycling Men's individual road race 13 August
 BronzeWillem Slijkhuis Athletics Men's 5000 metres 2 August
 BronzeMarie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle 2 August
 BronzeWillem Slijkhuis Athletics Men's 1500 metres 6 August
 BronzeIrma 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
 Water polo Men's tournament 7 August
 BronzeAbraham Charité Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg 11 August
 BronzeKoos de Jong Sailing Firefly 12 August
 BronzeBob Maas
Eddy Stutterheim		 Sailing Star 12 August
 Bronze Netherlands men's national field hockey team
 Field hockey Men's tournament 13 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

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

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pakistan Netherlands Belgium France Denmark
2.  Netherlands (NED) 430111861:6X4:12:04:1

Semi-finals

 India (IND)2 – 1 Netherlands (NED)

Bronze medal match

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

Water polo

Men's team competition

  • 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

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.
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