Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code  NED
  (HOL used at these Games)
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl (Dutch)
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors 119 (90 men and 29 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Nico Spits
Medals Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

The Netherlands competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 119 competitors, 90 men and 29 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.[1]

Medalists

The Netherlands finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and five medals overall.

Gold medal.svg Gold

  • Hennie Kuiper — Cycling Road, Men's Individual Road Race
  • Willem Ruska — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
  • Willem Ruska — Judo, Men's Open Category

Silver medal.svg Silver

Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Athletics

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Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:51.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:41.4
  • Semifinals — 3:44.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) (left Munich after the assault on the Israeli athletes)

Boxing

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Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Eleven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
  • Final — 1:08.09 (→ 11th place)
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

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Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrianism

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Fencing

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One fencer represented the Netherlands in 1972.

Men's sabre

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Drew with India (1-1)
  • Defeated Poland (4-2)
  • Defeated Kenya (5-1)
  • Defeated New Zealand (2-0)
  • Defeated Mexico (4-0)
  • Lost to Great Britain (1-3)
  • Defeated Australia (3-2)
  • Semi Final Round
  • Lost to West Germany (0-3)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to India (1-2) → 4th place
  • Team Roster

Judo

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Bekkenk, Vonk, and Krediet — 12340 points (→ 18th place)

Rowing

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Men's Coxless Pairs

  • Heat — 7:26.80
  • Repechage — 7:38.51
  • Semi Finals — 7:41.86
  • Final — 6:58.70 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Men's Coxed Pairs

  • Heat — 8:00.15
  • Repechage — 8:17.37 (→ did not advance)

Men's Coxed Fours

  • Heat — 6:53.30
  • Semi Finals — 7:23.66
  • B-Final — 7:05.83 (→ 7th place)

Men's Eights

  • Heat — 6:13.03
  • Semi Finals — 6:31.70
  • B-Final — 6:23.55 (→ 9th place)

Sailing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Men's 200m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 1:58.78 (→ did not advance, 18th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 4:11.72 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 16:34.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  1. Heat – 1:00.76
  2. Semi Final – 1:00.48 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  1. Heat – 2:10.56 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  1. Heat – 2:17.14 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  1. Heat – 4:50.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  1. Heat – 3:41.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

  1. Heat – 8:00.87 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 1:00.02
  2. Semi Final – 59.75
  3. Final – 1:00.09 (→ 8th place)
  1. Heat – 1:00.82
  2. Semi Final – 1:00.79 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
  1. Heat – 1:00.76
  2. Semi Final – 1:00.84 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 2:08.58
  2. Final – 2:08.40 (→ 6th place)
  1. Heat – 2:09.09
  2. Final – 2:09.41 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 4:31.76
  2. Final – 4:29.70 (→ 7th place)
  1. Heat – 4:29.94
  2. Final – 4:31.51 (→ 8th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

  1. Heat – 9:21.13
  2. Final – 9:16.69 (→ 7th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  1. Heat – 1:06.71
  2. Semi Final – 1:06.49
  3. Final – 1:06.82 (→ 6th place)
  1. Heat – 1:09.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
  1. Heat – 1:09.14
  2. Semi Final – 1:09.11 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  1. Heat – 2:23.70
  2. Final – 2:23.70 (→ 6th place)
  1. Heat – 2:29.17 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

  1. Heat – 1:18.79 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  1. Heat – 1:19.38 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  1. Heat – 2:28.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
  1. Heat – 2:28.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

  1. Heat – 1:06.89
  2. Semi Final – 1:06.78 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  1. Heat – 2:24.20 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

  1. Heat – 2:28.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
  1. Heat – 2:32.59 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
  1. Heat – 2:32.92 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

  1. Heat – 5:41.99 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
  1. Heat – 5:22.09 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
  1. Heat – 5:24.00 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

  1. Heat – 4:02.70
  2. Final – 4:01.49 (→ 5th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

  1. Heat – 4:32.20
  1. Final – 4:29.99 (→ 5th place)

Water polo

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Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Hungary (0-3)
  • Defeated Australia (4-2)
  • Drew with West Germany (4-4)
  • Defeated Greece (6-2)
  • Final Round (Group II)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (5-2)
  • Defeated Cuba (8-6)
  • Drew with Romania (5-5)
  • Defeated Spain (7-5) → 7th place
  • Team Roster

References

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