Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Netherlands at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee*; Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors	149 in 18 sports
Flag bearer	Wim Landman
Medals; Ranked 11th	Gold 5 Silver 2 Bronze 9 Total 16
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Quick facts Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 100 metres	2 August
Gold	Nel van Vliet	Swimming	Women's 200 metre breaststroke	2 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 80 metres hurdles	4 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	6 August
Gold	Fanny Blankers-Koen Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Xenia Stad-de Jong Netti Witziers-Timmer	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 metres relay	6 August
Silver	Alida van der Anker-Doedens	Canoeing	Women's K-1 500 metres	12 August
Silver	Gerrit Voorting	Cycling	Men's individual road race	13 August
Bronze	Willem Slijkhuis	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres	2 August
Bronze	Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen	Swimming	Women's 100 metre freestyle	2 August
Bronze	Willem Slijkhuis	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	6 August
Bronze	Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Margot Marsman Hannie Termeulen	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay	6 August
Bronze	Netherlands men's national water polo team Cor Braasem Hennie Keetelaar Nijs Korevaar Joop Rohner Frits Ruimschotel Piet Salomons Frits Smol Hans Stam Ruud van Feggelen	Water polo	Men's tournament	7 August
Bronze	Abraham Charité	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	11 August
Bronze	Koos de Jong	Sailing	Firefly	12 August
Bronze	Bob Maas Eddy Stutterheim	Sailing	Star	12 August
Bronze	Netherlands men's national field hockey team André Boerstra Henk Bouwman Piet Bromberg Harry Derckx Han Drijver Dick Esser Wim van Heel Roepie Kruize Jenne Langhout Ton Richter Dick Loggere Eddy Tiel	Field hockey	Men's tournament	13 August

Netherlands (NED)	1 – 1	Pakistan (PAK)
Netherlands (NED)	4 – 1	Pakistan (PAK)

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kees Kievit	100 m backstroke	1:10.8	2 Q*	1:11.3	7*	Did not advance
Bob Bonte	200 m breaststroke	2:48.7	9 Q	2:47.0	7 Q	2:47.6	8

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher	100 m freestyle	1:07.9	5 Q	1:07.7	4 Q	1:08.4	6
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen		1:07.5	4 Q	1:08.4	5 Q	1:07.6
Hannie Termeulen		1:09.8	19	Did not advance
Dicky van Ekris	100 m backstroke	1:19.3	12 Q	1:18.2	7 q	1:18.9	6
Greetje Gaillard		1:18.2	5 Q	1:18.4	8 q	1:19.1	8
Ria van der Horst		1:18.7	7 Q	1:18.2	5 Q	1:18.8	5
Janny de Groot	200 m breaststroke	3:04.4	3 Q*	3:01.4	2 Q*	3:06.2	5
Tonnie Hom		3:06.0	2 Q*	3:05.7	4 q*	3:07.5	7
Nel van Vliet		2:57.4 OR	1 Q*	2:57.0 OR	1 Q*	2:57.2
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher Margot Marsman Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Hannie Termeulen	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:31.3	1 Q*	—		4:31.6

Medalists