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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = NED
| NOCname = [[NOC*NSF|Dutch Olympic Committee*<br>Dutch Sports Federation]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1972
| flagcaption = [[Flag of the Netherlands]]
| oldcode = HOL
| website = {{url|www.nocnsf.nl }}&nbsp;{{in lang|nl}}
| location = [[Munich]]
| competitors = 119 (90 men and 29 women)
| sports = 16
| flagbearer = [[Nico Spits]]
| rank = 16
| gold = 3
| silver = 1
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = [[Netherlands at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games
}}
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.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1972/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055238/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MEX/summer/1972/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Netherlands at the 1972 Munich Summer Games |access-date=2011-02-19 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
==Medalists==
The Netherlands finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and five medals overall.
===Gold===
* [[Hennie Kuiper]] &mdash; Cycling Road, Men's Individual Road Race
* [[Wim Ruska]] &mdash; Judo, Men's Heavyweight
* Wim Ruska &mdash; Judo, Men's Open Category
=== Silver===
* [[Mieke Jaapies]] &mdash; Canoe, Women's Flatwater K-1 500m
=== Bronze===
* [[Roel Luynenburg]] and [[Ruud Stokvis]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's 800 metres'''
*[[Sjef Hensgens]]
:* Heat &mdash; 1:51.2 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 1500 metres'''
*[[Haico Scharn]]
:* Heat &mdash; 3:41.4
:* Semifinals &mdash; 3:44.4 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's 5000 metres'''
*[[Jos Hermens]]
:* Heat &mdash; DNS (→ did not advance) (left Munich after the [[Munich massacre|murder of the Israeli athletes]])
==Boxing==
{{main|Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's Welterweight (&ndash; 67&nbsp;kg)'''
* [[James Vrij]]
:* First Round &mdash; Bye
:* Second Round &mdash; Lost to [[János Kajdi]] (HUN), 1:4
'''Men's Light Middleweight (&ndash; 71&nbsp;kg)'''
* [[Anthony Richardson (boxer)|Anthony Richardson]]
:* First Round &mdash; Bye
:* Second Round &mdash; Defeated [[Svetomir Belić]] (YUG), 3:2
:* Third Round &mdash; Lost to [[Loucif Hamani]] (ALG), TKO-2
==Canoeing==
{{main|Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
==Cycling==
{{main|Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
Eleven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1972.
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Individual road race]]
* [[Hennie Kuiper]] &mdash; 04:14:37 (→ [[Image:Med 1.png]] '''Gold Medal''')
* [[Piet van Katwijk]] &mdash; 04:15:13 (→ 11th place)
* [[Cees Priem]] &mdash; 04:15:13 (→ 12th place)
* [[Fedor den Hertog]] &mdash; 04:15:13 (→ 25th place)
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]
* [[Fedor den Hertog]]
* [[Hennie Kuiper]]
* [[Cees Priem]]
* [[Aad van den Hoek]]
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint]]
* [[Klaas Balk]]
* [[Peter van Doorn]]
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000m time trial|1000m time trial]]
* [[Peter van Doorn]]
:* Final &mdash; 1:08.09 (→ 11th place)
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Tandem]]
* [[Klaas Balk]] and [[Peter van Doorn]] → 7th place
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]
* [[Roy Schuiten]]
;[[Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]
* [[Ad Dekkers (cyclist)|Ad Dekkers]]
* [[Gerard Kamper]]
* [[Herman Ponsteen]]
* [[Roy Schuiten]]
==Diving==
{{main|Diving at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
'''Women's 3m Springboard'''
* [[Mariette Dommers]] &mdash; 239.40 points (→ 23rd place)
'''Women's 10m Platform'''
* [[Annita Smith]] &mdash; 156.99 points (→ 27th place)
==Equestrian==
{{main|Equestrian at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
==Fencing==
{{main|Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
One fencer represented the Netherlands in 1972.
;[[Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Men's sabre]]
* [[Eduard Ham]]
==Gymnastics==
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
==Hockey==
{{main|Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
;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'''
:* [[André Bolhuis]]
:* [[Marinus Dijkerman]]
:* [[Thijs Kaanders]]
:* [[Coen Kranenberg]]
:* [[Ties Kruize]]
:* [[Wouter Leefers]]
:* [[Flip Lidth de Jeude]]
:* [[Paul Litjens]]
:* [[Irving van Nes]]
:* [[Maarten Sikking]] (gk)
:* [[Frans Spits]]
:* [[Nico Spits]]
:* [[Bert Taminiau]]
:* [[Kick Thole]]
:* [[Pieter Weemers]]
:* [[Jeroen Zweerts]]
==Judo==
{{main|Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
==Modern pentathlon==
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1972.
'''Men's Individual Competition:'''
* [[Jan Bekkenk]] &mdash; 4391 points (→ 46th place)
* [[Rob Vonk]] &mdash; 4153 points (→ 53rd place)
* [[Henk Krediet]] &mdash; 3786 points (→ 58th place)
'''Men's Team Competition:'''
* Bekkenk, Vonk, and Krediet &mdash; 12340 points (→ 18th place)
==Rowing==
{{main|Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's Coxless Pairs'''
*[[Roel Luynenburg]] and [[Ruud Stokvis]]
:*Heat &mdash; 7:26.80
:*Repechage &mdash; 7:38.51
:*Semi Finals &mdash; 7:41.86
:*Final &mdash; 6:58.70 (→ [[Image:Med 3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''')
'''Men's Coxed Pairs'''
*[[Bernard Luttikhuizen]], [[René Kieft]] and [[Herman Zaanen]]
:*Heat &mdash; 8:00.15
:*Repechage &mdash; 8:17.37 (→ did not advance)
'''Men's Coxed Fours'''
*[[Wim Grothuis]], [[Evert Kroes]], [[Jan Willem van Woudenberg]], [[Johan ter Haar]], and [[Kees de Korver]]
:*Heat &mdash; 6:53.30
:*Semi Finals &mdash; 7:23.66
:*B-Final &mdash; 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]]
:*Heat &mdash; 6:13.03
:*Semi Finals &mdash; 6:31.70
:*B-Final &mdash; 6:23.55 (→ 9th place)
==Sailing==
{{main|Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
Three male shooters represented Netherlands in 1972.
;[[Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle, prone|50 m rifle, prone]]
* [[Willy Hillen]]
;[[Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet|Skeet]]
* [[Ben Pon]]
* [[Eric Swinkels]]
==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
'''Men's 200m Freestyle'''
* [[Peter Prijdekker]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:58.78 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
'''Men's 400m Freestyle'''
* [[Ton van Klooster]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:11.72 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
'''Men's 1500m Freestyle'''
* [[Ton van Klooster]]
:# Heat &ndash; 16:34.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
'''Men's 100m Backstroke'''
* [[Bob Schoutsen]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:00.76
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:00.48 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
'''Men's 200m Backstroke'''
* [[Bob Schoutsen]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:10.56 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
'''Men's 200m Individual Medley'''
* [[François van Kruijsdijk]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:17.14 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
'''Men's 400m Individual Medley'''
* [[Roger van Hamburg]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:50.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
'''Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Peter Prijdekker]], [[Bert Bergsma]], [[Roger van Hamburg]], and [[Hans Elzerman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 3:41.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
'''Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Peter Prijdekker]], [[Bert Bergsma]], [[Roger van Hamburg]], and [[Hans Elzerman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 8:00.87 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
'''Women's 100m Freestyle'''
* [[Enith Brigitha]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:00.02
:# Semi Final &ndash; 59.75
:# Final &ndash; 1:00.09 (→ 8th place)
* [[Hansje Bunschoten]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:00.82
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:00.79 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
* [[Anke Rijnders]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:00.76
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:00.84 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
'''Women's 200m Freestyle'''
* [[Hansje Bunschoten]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:08.58
:# Final &ndash; 2:08.40 (→ 6th place)
* [[Anke Rijnders]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:09.09
:# Final &ndash; 2:09.41 (→ 7th place)
'''Women's 400m Freestyle'''
* [[Hansje Bunschoten]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:31.76
:# Final &ndash; 4:29.70 (→ 7th place)
* [[Anke Rijnders]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:29.94
:# Final &ndash; 4:31.51 (→ 8th place)
'''Women's 800m Freestyle'''
* [[Hansje Bunschoten]]
:# Heat &ndash; 9:21.13
:# Final &ndash; 9:16.69 (→ 7th place)
'''Women's 100m Backstroke'''
* [[Enith Brigitha]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:06.71
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:06.49
:# Final &ndash; 1:06.82 (→ 6th place)
* [[Annemarie Groen]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:09.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
* [[Marianne Vermaat]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:09.14
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:09.11 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
'''Women's 200m Backstroke'''
* [[Enith Brigitha]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:23.70
:# Final &ndash; 2:23.70 (→ 6th place)
* [[Annemarie Groen]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:29.17 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
'''Women's 100m Breaststroke'''
* [[Alie te Riet]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:18.79 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
* [[Tineke Hofland]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:19.38 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
'''Women's 200m Breaststroke'''
* [[Alie te Riet]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:28.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
* [[Josien Elzerman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:28.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
'''Women's 100m Butterfly'''
* [[Frieke Buys]]
:# Heat &ndash; 1:06.89
:# Semi Final &ndash; 1:06.78 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
'''Women's 200m Butterfly'''
* [[Frieke Buys]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:24.20 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
'''Women's 200m Individual Medley'''
* [[Hennie Penterman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:28.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
* [[Wijda Mazereeuw]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:32.59 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
* [[Gerda Lassooy]]
:# Heat &ndash; 2:32.92 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
'''Women's 400m Individual Medley'''
* [[Hennie Penterman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 5:41.99 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
* [[Gerda Lassooy]]
:# Heat &ndash; 5:22.09 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
* [[Wijda Mazereeuw]]
:# Heat &ndash; 5:24.00 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
'''Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay'''
* [[Enith Brigitha]], [[Anke Rijnders]], [[Hansje Bunschoten]], and [[Josien Elzerman]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:02.70
:# Final &ndash; 4:01.49 (→ 5th place)
'''Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay'''
* [[Enith Brigitha]], [[Alie te Riet]], [[Frieke Buys]], and [[Anke Rijnders]]
:# Heat &ndash; 4:32.20
* [[Enith Brigitha]], [[Alie te Riet]], [[Anke Rijnders]], and [[Hansje Bunschoten]]
:# Final &ndash; 4:29.99 (→ 5th place)
==Water polo==
{{main|Water polo at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
;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'''
:* [[Mart Bras]]
:* [[Ton Buunk]]
:* [[Wim Hermsen]]
:* [[Hans Hoogveld]]
:* [[Evert Kroon]]
:* [[Hans Parrel]]
:* [[Ton Schmidt]]
:* [[Wim van de Schilde]]
:* [[Gijze Stroboer]]
:* [[Jan Evert Veer]]
:* [[Hans Wouda]]
==References==
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