Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED (HOL used at these Games)
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee
in Sapporo
Competitors	11 (5 men, 6 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Atje Keulen-Deelstra (speed skating)
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 4 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 9
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Ard Schenk	Speed skating	Men's 1500 metres
Gold	Ard Schenk	Speed skating	Men's 5000 metres
Gold	Ard Schenk	Speed skating	Men's 10,000 metres
Gold	Stien Baas-Kaiser	Speed skating	Women's 3000 metres
Silver	Kees Verkerk	Speed skating	Men's 10,000 metres
Silver	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	Speed skating	Women's 1000 metres
Silver	Stien Baas-Kaiser	Speed skating	Women's 1500 metres
Bronze	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	Speed skating	Women's 1500 metres
Bronze	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	Speed skating	Women's 3000 metres

Figure skating

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Dianne de Leeuw	Women's singles	15	16	2298.7	143	16

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Jappie van Dijk	43.03	32
	Ard Schenk	43.40	34
	Eddy Verheijen	42.67	25
1500 m	Jan Bols	2:06.58	5
	Ard Schenk	2:02.96 OR
	Eddy Verheijen	2:10.96	19
	Kees Verkerk	2:07.43	8
5000 m	Jan Bols	7:39.40	8
	Ard Schenk	7:23.61
	Kees Verkerk	7:39.17	6
10,000 m	Jan Bols	15:17.99	4
	Ard Schenk	15:01.35 OR
	Kees Verkerk	15:04.70

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Ellie van den Brom	45.62	10
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	44.89	6
	Trijnie Rep	46.60	20
1000 m	Ellie van den Brom	1:32.60	7
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	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	2:22.05
3000 m	Stien Baas-Kaiser	4:52.14 OR
	Atje Keulen-Deelstra	4:59.91
	Sippie Tigchelaar	5:01.67	4