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]
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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
- Wim Ruska — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Wim Ruska — Judo, Men's Open Category
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:51.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Heat — 3:41.4
- Semifinals — 3:44.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Women's 3m Springboard
Women's 10m Platform
One fencer represented the Netherlands in 1972.
- Men's sabre
- 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)
- Lost to West Germany (0-3)
- Lost to India (1-2) → 4th place
Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1972.
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's Team Competition:
- Bekkenk, Vonk, and Krediet — 12340 points (→ 18th place)
Men's Coxless Pairs
- Heat — 7:26.80
- Repechage — 7:38.51
- Semi Finals — 7:41.86
- Final — 6:58.70 (→
Bronze Medal)
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Heat — 8:00.15
- Repechage — 8:17.37 (→ did not advance)
Men's Coxed Fours
- Heat — 6:53.30
- Semi Finals — 7:23.66
- B-Final — 7:05.83 (→ 7th place)
Men's Eights
- Heat — 6:13.03
- Semi Finals — 6:31.70
- B-Final — 6:23.55 (→ 9th place)
Three male shooters represented Netherlands in 1972.
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Skeet
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heat – 1:58.78 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Heat – 4:11.72 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Heat – 16:34.77 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat – 1:00.76
- Semi Final – 1:00.48 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:10.56 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:17.14 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat – 4:50.70 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 3:41.36 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 8:00.87 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat – 1:00.02
- Semi Final – 59.75
- Final – 1:00.09 (→ 8th place)
- Heat – 1:00.82
- Semi Final – 1:00.79 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
- Heat – 1:00.76
- Semi Final – 1:00.84 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat – 2:08.58
- Final – 2:08.40 (→ 6th place)
- Heat – 2:09.09
- Final – 2:09.41 (→ 7th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat – 4:31.76
- Final – 4:29.70 (→ 7th place)
- Heat – 4:29.94
- Final – 4:31.51 (→ 8th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Heat – 9:21.13
- Final – 9:16.69 (→ 7th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Heat – 1:06.71
- Semi Final – 1:06.49
- Final – 1:06.82 (→ 6th place)
- Heat – 1:09.55 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat – 1:09.14
- Semi Final – 1:09.11 (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Heat – 2:23.70
- Final – 2:23.70 (→ 6th place)
- Heat – 2:29.17 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Heat – 1:18.79 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
- Heat – 1:19.38 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Heat – 2:28.49 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Heat – 2:28.18 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Heat – 1:06.89
- Semi Final – 1:06.78 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Heat – 2:24.20 (→ did not advance, 9th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat – 2:28.99 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
- Heat – 2:32.59 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
- Heat – 2:32.92 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Heat – 5:41.99 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
- Heat – 5:22.09 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
- Heat – 5:24.00 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat – 4:02.70
- Final – 4:01.49 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat – 4:32.20
- Final – 4:29.99 (→ 5th place)
- 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)
- Defeated Bulgaria (5-2)
- Defeated Cuba (8-6)
- Drew with Romania (5-5)
- Defeated Spain (7-5) → 7th place