Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...

in Sapporo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Men's 1500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Men's 5000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Men's 10,000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 3000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Men's 10,000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 1000m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 1500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 1500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 3000m

Figure skating

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Dianne de Leeuw Dianne de Leeuw Dianne Margaret de Leeuw is a Dutch figure skater. She is the 1975 World champion, the 1976 European champion, and the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.-Career:...	Women's singles	15	16	2298.7	143	16

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Jappie van Dijk	43.03	32
	Ard Schenk Ard Schenk Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...	43.40	34
	Eddy Verheijen	42.67	25
1500 m	Jan Bols Jan Bols Jan Bols is a former Dutch long track speed skater.Bols was among the top all-rounders in the late 60s and early 70s, this period overlapped the glory days of Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk, so that he tends to be known as the third best Dutch skater of his time.Bols participated in the 1968 and 1972...	2:06.58	5
	Ard Schenk Ard Schenk Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...	2:02.96 OR
	Eddy Verheijen	2:10.96	19
	Kees Verkerk Kees Verkerk Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...	2:07.43	8
5000 m	Jan Bols Jan Bols Jan Bols is a former Dutch long track speed skater.Bols was among the top all-rounders in the late 60s and early 70s, this period overlapped the glory days of Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk, so that he tends to be known as the third best Dutch skater of his time.Bols participated in the 1968 and 1972...	7:39.40	8
	Ard Schenk Ard Schenk Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...	7:23.61
	Kees Verkerk Kees Verkerk Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...	7:39.17	6
10,000 m	Jan Bols Jan Bols Jan Bols is a former Dutch long track speed skater.Bols was among the top all-rounders in the late 60s and early 70s, this period overlapped the glory days of Kees Verkerk and Ard Schenk, so that he tends to be known as the third best Dutch skater of his time.Bols participated in the 1968 and 1972...	15:17.99	4
	Ard Schenk Ard Schenk Adrianus "Ard" Schenk is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who is considered to be one of the best in history. His first Olympic success came in 1968, when he won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics. Between 1970 and 1972 Winter Olympics, Schenk won three consecutive World...	15:01.35 OR
	Kees Verkerk Kees Verkerk Cornelis Arie Verkerk , better known as Kees Verkerk, is a former speed skater from the Netherlands.-Short biography:...	15:04.70

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Ellie van den Brom	45.62	10
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra is a former speed skater.Keulen-Deelstra was born in Grouw, the Netherlands. When she was 16 years old, Deelstra already won a junior title of Friesland. She practised many sports during those days, but speed skating was her favourite and she won many cash prizes in the...	44.89	6
	Trijnie Rep	46.60	20
1000 m	Ellie van den Brom	1:32.60	7
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra is a former speed skater.Keulen-Deelstra was born in Grouw, the Netherlands. When she was 16 years old, Deelstra already won a junior title of Friesland. She practised many sports during those days, but speed skating was her favourite and she won many cash prizes in the...	1:31.61
	Trijnie Rep	1:35.82	24
1500 m	Stien Baas-Kaiser	2:21.05
	Ellie van den Brom	2:22.27	4
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra is a former speed skater.Keulen-Deelstra was born in Grouw, the Netherlands. When she was 16 years old, Deelstra already won a junior title of Friesland. She practised many sports during those days, but speed skating was her favourite and she won many cash prizes in the...	2:22.05
3000 m	Stien Baas-Kaiser	4:52.14 OR
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra Atje Keulen-Deelstra is a former speed skater.Keulen-Deelstra was born in Grouw, the Netherlands. When she was 16 years old, Deelstra already won a junior title of Friesland. She practised many sports during those days, but speed skating was her favourite and she won many cash prizes in the...	4:59.91
	Sippie Tigchelaar	5:01.67	4

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