Netherlands_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics

Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


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]

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Medalists

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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

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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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