# Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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 |
| 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 teamCor BraasemHennie KeetelaarNijs KorevaarJoop RohnerFrits RuimschotelPiet SalomonsFrits SmolHans StamRuud 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 teamAndré BoerstraHenk BouwmanPiet BrombergHarry DerckxHan DrijverDick EsserWim van HeelRoepie KruizeJenne LanghoutTon RichterDick LoggereEddy Tiel | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 13 August |

## 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

* Herman Corman
* Moos Linneman
* Hennie Quentemeijer
* Jan Remie
* Jan Schubart
* Frits Wijngaard

## 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

## 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

## Hockey
### Men's team competition
#### Group C

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | | | | | |
| 2. | Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1:6 | X | 4:1 | 2:0 | 4:1 |

#### 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.

### 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)

## Shooting

Four shooters represented the Netherlands in 1948.

### 25 metre pistol

* Paulus Kessels

### 50 metre rifle

* Jan Hendrik Brussaard
* Geurt Schoonman
* Christiaan Both

## 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