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.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Women's 100 metres Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles Athletics Women's 200 metres Gerda van der Kade-KoudijsXenia Stad-de JongNetti Witziers-Timmer Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Canoeing Women's K-1 500 metres Cycling Men's individual road race Athletics Men's 5000 metres Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle Athletics Men's 1500 metres Marie-Louise Linssen-VaessenMargot MarsmanHannie Termeulen Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Water poloMen's tournament Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg Sailing Firefly Eddy Stutterheim Sailing Star Field hockeyMen's tournament
Athletics
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 Fanny Blankers-Koen Elly Dammers Grietje de Jongh Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Neeltje Karelse Ans Koning Ans Panhorst-Niesink Nel Roos-Lodder Xenia Stad-de Jong Jo Teunissen-Waalboer Netty Witziers-Timmer
Boxing
Men's flyweight Appie Corman (=5th)
Men's featherweight Moos Linneman (=17th)
Men's lightweight Jan Remie (=17th)
Men's welterweight Frits Wijngaard (=17th)
Men's middleweight Jan Schubart (=5th)
Men's light heavyweight Hennie Quentemeijer (=17th)
Canoeing
Cycling
Nine cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1948.
Individual road race Henk Faanhof Evert Grift Piet Peters Gerrit Voorting
Team road race Henk Faanhof Evert Grift Piet Peters Gerrit Voorting
Sprint Jan Hijzelendoorn
Time trial Theo Blankenauw
Tandem Klaas Buchly Tinus van Gelder
Team pursuit Theo Blankenauw Henk Faanhof Joop Harmans Gerrit Voorting
Diving
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankCobie Floor3 m springboard83.1412Kiki Heck87.618
Equestrian
Fencing
Nine fencers, seven men and two women, represented the Netherlands in 1948.
Men's foil Henny ter Weer Johannes Zoet Eddy Kuijpers
Men's team foil Willem van den Berg, Henny ter Weer, Frans Mosman, Eddy Kuijpers
Men's épée Roelof Hordijk
Men's sabre Frans Mosman Willem van den Berg Eddy Kuijpers
Men's team sabre Henny ter Weer, Antoon Hoevers, Willem van den Berg, Frans Mosman, Eddy Kuijpers
Women's foil Mary Meyer-van der Sluis Anja Secrève
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's team competition
Group C RankTeamPldWDLGFGAPts 2.43011186 1:6X4:12:04:1
Semi-finals 2 – 1
Bronze medal match 1 – 1 4 – 1
Team roster André BoerstraHenk BouwmanPiet BrombergHarry DerckxHan DrijverDick EsserRoepie KruizeJenne LanghoutDick LoggereTon RichterEddy TielWim van Heel
Rowing
The Netherlands had six male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.
Men's double sculls Tom Neumeier Henk van der Meer
Men's coxless four Hein van Suylekom Sietze Haarsma Han Dekker Han van den Berg (1925–2015)
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented the Netherlands in 1948.
25 metre pistol Paulus Kessels
50 metre rifle Jan Hendrik Brussaard Geurt Schoonman Christiaan Both
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKees Kievit100 m backstroke 1:10.8 2 Q* 1:11.3 7* Did not advanceBob Bonte200 m breaststroke 2:48.7 9 Q 2:47.0 7 Q 2:47.6 8 *Ranks given are within the heat.
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIrma Heijting-Schuhmacher100 m freestyle 1:07.9 5 Q 1:07.7 4 Q 1:08.4 6Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen 1:07.5 4 Q 1:08.4 5 Q 1:07.6 Hannie Termeulen 1:09.8 19 Did not advanceDicky van Ekris100 m backstroke 1:19.3 12 Q 1:18.2 7 q 1:18.9 6Greetje Gaillard 1:18.2 5 Q 1:18.4 8 q 1:19.1 8Ria van der Horst 1:18.7 7 Q 1:18.2 5 Q 1:18.8 5Janny de Groot200 m breaststroke 3:04.4 3 Q* 3:01.4 2 Q* 3:06.2 5Tonnie Hom 3:06.0 2 Q* 3:05.7 4 q* 3:07.5 7Nel van Vliet 2:57.4 1 Q* 2:57.0 1 Q* 2:57.2 Irma Heijting-SchuhmacherMargot MarsmanMarie-Louise Linssen-VaessenHannie Termeulen4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:31.3 1 Q* colspan=2 4:31.6 *Ranks given are within the heat.
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 Cor Braasem Ruud van Feggelen Hennie Keetelaar Nijs Korevaar Joop Rohner Frits Ruimschotel Piet Salomons Frits Smol Hans Stam
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
Notes
References
External links Dutch Olympic Committee