Netherlands at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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Silver

  • Bertha Brouwer — Athletics, Women's 200 metres

  • Jules Ancion
    Jules Ancion
    Julius Theodoor Ancion was a Dutch field hockey player who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , André Boerstra
    André Boerstra
    Andries Cornelis Dirk Boerstra was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Harry Derckx
    Harry Derckx
    Henri Jean Joseph Derckx was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Han Drijver
    Han Drijver
    Johan Frederik Drijver was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Dick Esser
    Dick Esser
    Rius Theo Esser was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Roepie Kruize
    Roepie Kruize
    Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II...

    , Dick Loggere
    Dick Loggere
    Hermanus Pieter Loggere was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Amsterdam....

    , Lau Mulder
    Lau Mulder
    Laurens Siebrand Mulder was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Eddy Tiel
    Eddy Tiel
    Eduard Herbert Tiel was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , Wim van Heel
    Wim van Heel
    Willem van Heel was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics....

    , and Henk Wery — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

  • Hannie Termeulen
    Hannie Termeulen
    Johanna Maria Termeulen was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won three medals at the Summer Olympics...

     — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Geertje Wielema
    Geertje Wielema
    Geertje Wielema was a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the women's 100m backstroke. In 1954 she was named Holland's first female Sportspersonality of the Year. She was born in Hilversum and died in Almere.-References:...

     — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
    Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
    Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won two medals at the Summer Olympics during her career...

    , Hannie Termeulen
    Hannie Termeulen
    Johanna Maria Termeulen was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won three medals at the Summer Olympics...

    , Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
    Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
    Marie-Louise Jean Joséphine Linssen-Vaessen was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won a total number of three medals at the Summer Olympics during her career....

     and Koosje van Voorn
    Koosje van Voorn
    Koosje van Voorn, was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She did so alongside Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, and Hannie Termeulen in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay event.-References:...

     — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Boxing
Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...

Men's Flyweight (–51 kg)
  • Hein van der Zee
    Hein van der Zee
    Hendrik van der Zee was a boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Flyweight division by Anatoli Bulakov of the Soviet Union.-References:*...

    1. First Round — Lost to Anatoli Bulakov
      Anatoli Bulakov
      Anatoly Nikolayevich Bulakov was a boxer from the USSR, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki....

       (Soviet Union) on points (0-3)


Men's Light Welterweight (–63,5 kg)
  • Piet van Klaveren
    Piet van Klaveren
    Pieter van Klaveren is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Welterweight division by Terence Milligan of Ireland...

    1. First Round — Defeated Roy Keenan (Canada) on points (2-1)
    2. Second Round — Lost to Terence Milligan (Ireland) on points (0-3)


Men's Welterweight (–67 kg)
  • Moos Linneman
    Moos Linneman
    Nicolaas Linneman is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. First in London , then four years later in Helsinki, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight division by Günther Heidemann of...

    1. First Round — Defeated Peter Müller (Germany) by walk-over in third round
    2. Second Round — Defeated George Issabeg
      George Issabeg
      George Issabeg is a former Iranian boxer of Assyrian ethnicity that represented Iran at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948, Issabeg competed in the Welterweight level and lost in the first round against the Italian Alessandro D'Ottavio, who went on to win the silver medal...

       (Iran) on points (2-1)
    3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Günther Heidemann
      Günther Heidemann
      Günther Heidemann was a boxer from Germany. He was born in Berlin.He competed for Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the welterweight event, where he finished in third place....

       (Germany) on points (0-3)


Men's Middleweight (–75 kg)
  • Leen Jansen
    Leen Jansen
    Leonardus Eustachius Jansen is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...

    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Defeated Robert Malouf (Canada) on technical knock-out in first round
    3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Floyd Patterson
      Floyd Patterson
      Floyd Patterson was an American heavyweight boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by...

       (United States) on knock-out in first round


Men's Light Heavyweight (–81 kg)
  • Toon Pastor
    Toon Pastor
    Antonius Franciscus Pastor is a former boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he lost on points in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Heavyweight division to Karl Kistner of Germany.-References:*...

    1. First Round — Defeated István Fazekas
      István Fazekas
      István Fazekas was a Hungarian–British chess master....

       (Hungary) on points (3-0)
    2. Second Round — Lost to Karl Kistner (Germany) on points (1-2)

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
  • Arend van 't Hoft — 5:11:19.0 (→ 10th place)
  • Jan Plantaz
    Jan Plantaz
    Johannes Marinus Plantaz was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Adrie Voorting, Daan de Groot...

     — 5:16:19.1 (→ 22nd place)
  • Adrie Voorting
    Adrie Voorting
    Adrianus Voorting was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...

     — 5:24:44.6 (→ 49th place)
  • Jules Maenen
    Jules Maenen
    Julius Hermanus Maenen was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....

     — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
  • Johan Hijzelendoorn
  • Final — 1:14.5 (→ 8th place)


Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
  • Johan Hijzelendoorn — 9th place


Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
  • Adrie Voorting
    Adrie Voorting
    Adrianus Voorting was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...

    , Daan de Groot
    Daan de Groot
    Daniël de Groot was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....

    , Jan Plantaz
    Jan Plantaz
    Johannes Marinus Plantaz was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Adrie Voorting, Daan de Groot...

    , and Jules Maenen
    Jules Maenen
    Julius Hermanus Maenen was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland....

  • Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 7th place)

Men's Team Competition

  • Qualifying Round
  • Defeated Soviet Union (3:2)
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Defeated Argentina (9:3)
  • Defeated Sweden (7:1)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (3:2)
  • Last match was replayed after a protest by the Yugoslavs against one of the referees; Holland lost the replay (1:2) on August 1, 1952.
    • Semi Final (Group F)
    • Tied with Hungary (4:4)
    • Defeated Soviet Union (4:2)
    • Classification Matches
    • Defeated Belgium (5:3)
    • Defeated Spain (7:1) → Fifth place
    • Team Roster
    • Gerrit Bijlsma
    • Cor Braasem
      Cor Braasem
      Cornelius "Cor" Braasem was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Soemoeran, Dutch East Indies....

    • Joop Cabout
    • Ruud van Feggelen
      Ruud van Feggelen
      Rudolf "Ruud" Frederik Otto van Feggelen was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Amsterdam and died in Deventer....

    • Max van Gelder
    • Nijs Korevaar
      Nijs Korevaar
      Nijs Cornelis Korevaar is a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Mijnsheerenland....

    • Frits Smol
      Frits Smol
      Frits Smol was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in The Hague....

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