Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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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 |
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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]
Contents
Medalists
The Netherlands finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and five medals overall.
Gold
- Hennie Kuiper — Cycling Road, Men's Individual Road Race
- Willem Ruska — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Willem Ruska — Judo, Men's Open Category
Silver
- Mieke Jaapies — Canoe, Women's Flatwater K-1 500m
Bronze
- Roel Luynenburg and Ruud Stokvis — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
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Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:51.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:41.4
- Semifinals — 3:44.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
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- Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) (left Munich after the assault on the Israeli athletes)
Boxing
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Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Svetomir Belić (YUG), 3:2
- Third Round — Lost to Loucif Hanmani (ALG), TKO-2
Canoeing
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Cycling
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Eleven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1972.
- Hennie Kuiper — 04:14:37 (→ Gold Medal)
- Piet van Katwijk — 04:15:13 (→ 11th place)
- Cees Priem — 04:15:13 (→ 12th place)
- Fedor den Hertog — 04:15:13 (→ 25th place)
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- Final — 1:08.09 (→ 11th place)
- Klaas Balk and Peter van Doorn → 7th place
Diving
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Women's 3m Springboard
- Mariette Dommers — 239.40 points (→ 23rd place)
Women's 10m Platform
- Annita Smith — 156.99 points (→ 27th place)
Equestrianism
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Fencing
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One fencer represented the Netherlands in 1972.
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- 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
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- Lost to West Germany (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- 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:
- Jan Bekkenk — 4391 points (→ 46th place)
- Rob Vonk — 4153 points (→ 53rd place)
- Henk Krediet — 3786 points (→ 58th place)
Men's Team Competition:
- Bekkenk, Vonk, and Krediet — 12340 points (→ 18th place)
Rowing
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Men's Coxless Pairs
Men's Coxed Pairs
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- Heat — 8:00.15
- Repechage — 8:17.37 (→ did not advance)
Men's Coxed Fours
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- Heat — 6:53.30
- Semi Finals — 7:23.66
- B-Final — 7:05.83 (→ 7th place)
Men's Eights
- Henk Rouwé, Jannes Munneke, Frank Mulder, Hans Huisinga, Jan van der Vliet, Herman Eggink, Bram Tuinzing, Pieter Offens, and Rutger Stuffken
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- 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
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- Heat – 1:58.78 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat – 4:11.72 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
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- Heat – 16:34.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat – 1:00.76
- Semi Final – 1:00.48 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:10.56 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 2:17.14 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 4:50.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat – 3:41.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat – 8:00.87 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
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- Heat – 1:00.02
- Semi Final – 59.75
- Final – 1:00.09 (→ 8th place)
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- Heat – 1:00.82
- Semi Final – 1:00.79 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
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- Heat – 1:00.76
- Semi Final – 1:00.84 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
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- Heat – 2:08.58
- Final – 2:08.40 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat – 2:09.09
- Final – 2:09.41 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
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- Heat – 4:31.76
- Final – 4:29.70 (→ 7th place)
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- Heat – 4:29.94
- Final – 4:31.51 (→ 8th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
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- Heat – 9:21.13
- Final – 9:16.69 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
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- Heat – 1:06.71
- Semi Final – 1:06.49
- Final – 1:06.82 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat – 1:09.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
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- Heat – 1:09.14
- Semi Final – 1:09.11 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
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- Heat – 2:23.70
- Final – 2:23.70 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat – 2:29.17 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 1:18.79 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
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- Heat – 1:19.38 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heat – 2:28.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
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- Heat – 2:28.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Heat – 1:06.89
- Semi Final – 1:06.78 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
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- Heat – 2:24.20 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 2:28.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
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- Heat – 2:32.59 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
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- Heat – 2:32.92 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
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- Heat – 5:41.99 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
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- Heat – 5:22.09 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
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- Heat – 5:24.00 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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- Heat – 4:02.70
- Final – 4:01.49 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
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- Heat – 4:32.20
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- Final – 4:29.99 (→ 5th place)
Water polo
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- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Hungary (0-3)
- Defeated Australia (4-2)
- Drew with West Germany (4-4)
- Defeated Greece (6-2)
- Final Round (Group II)
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- 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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