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]
| Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 149 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Wim Landman |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
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Athletics
edit- Men's competition
- Hans Houtzager
- Jan Kleyn
- Jan Lammers
- Jef Lataster
- Nico Lutkeveld
- Jan Meijer
- Frits de Ruijter
- Gabe Scholten
- Wim Slijkhuis
- Jan Zwaan
- Jo Zwaan
- Women's competition
Boxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editNine cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1948.
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
editNine fencers, seven men and two women, represented the Netherlands in 1948.
Football
editGymnastics
editHockey
editMen's team competition
editGroup C
edit| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | 
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| 2. |  Netherlands (NED)
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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)
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Bronze medal match
edit| Netherlands (NED) |
1 – 1 |  Pakistan (PAK)
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| Netherlands (NED) |
4 – 1 | Pakistan (PAK)
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Team roster
editAndré 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
editThe Netherlands had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]
- Hein van Suylekom
- Sietze Haarsma
- Han Dekker
- Han van den Berg (1925–2015)[3]
Sailing
editShooting
editFour shooters represented the Netherlands in 1948.
Swimming
editWater polo
editMen'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
editWrestling
editArt competitions
editReferences
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.
- ^ "Han van den Berg's obituary" (in Dutch).
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee