Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics
# Netherlands at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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

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

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Ellie van den Brom | 45.62 | 10 |
| 500 m | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 44.89 | 6 |
| 500 m | Trijnie Rep | 46.60 | 20 |
| 1000 m | Ellie van den Brom | 1:32.60 | 7 |
| 1000 m | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 1:31.61 | |
| 1000 m | Trijnie Rep | 1:35.82 | 24 |
| 1500 m | Stien Baas-Kaiser | 2:21.05 | |
| 1500 m | Ellie van den Brom | 2:22.27 | 4 |
| 1500 m | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 2:22.05 | |
| 3000 m | Stien Baas-Kaiser | 4:52.14 OR | |
| 3000 m | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 4:59.91 | |
| 3000 m | Sippie Tigchelaar | 5:01.67 | 4 |
