Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists 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 Silver Mieke Jaapies — Canoe, Women's Flatwater K-1 500m Bronze Roel Luynenburg and Ruud Stokvis — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs Athletics Men's 800 metres Sjef Hensgens Heat — 1:51.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres Haico Scharn Heat — 3:41.4 Semifinals — 3:44.4 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres Jos Hermens Heat — DNS (→ did not advance) (left Munich after the murder of the Israeli athletes) Boxing Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) James Vrij First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4 Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Anthony Richardson First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Svetomir Belić (YUG), 3:2 Third Round — Lost to Loucif Hamani (ALG), TKO-2 Canoeing Cycling Eleven cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1972. Individual road