Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
| Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 113 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jan de Boer |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Netherlands national football team |
Football | October 24 | |
| Bronze |
Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon, Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 31 |
Results by event
Athletics
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Victor Henny | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | Did not advance | |
| Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 3rd, heat 9 | ||||
| Evert Koops | Unknown 4th, heat 3 | ||||
| Ernestus Greven | Unknown 4-5, heat 4 | ||||
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Victor Henny | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Did not advance | |
| Henk van der Wal | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | ||||
| Ernestus Greven | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 | ||||
| Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 3rd, heat 15 | ||||
| Evert Koops | Unknown 4th, heat 3 | ||||
| Cornelis den Held | Unknown 4th, heat 12 | ||||
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Cornelis den Held | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | Did not advance | |
| Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 2nd, heat 16 | ||||
| Bram Evers | Unknown 3rd, heat 15 | ||||
| Victor Henny | Unknown 4th, heat 7 | ||||
| Henk van der Wal | Unknown 4th, heat 14 | ||||
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Arie Vosbergen | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Henk van der Wal | Unknown 6th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Bram Evers | Unknown 6th, semifinal 7 | ||||
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Arie Vosbergen | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Jacques Keyser | Unknown 9th, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Men's 400 metre hurdles | Semi- finalist | Evert Koops | Walkover 1st, heat 1 | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's medley relay | Semi- finalist | Evert Koops Jacobus Hoogveld Victor Henny Bram Evers | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3 mile team race | — | Ary Vosbergen | None held | 17:15.8 7 points, team=X | Did not advance |
| Willem Wakker | 17:46.4 8 points, team=X | ||||
| Wilhelmus Braams | Did not finish No score, team=X | ||||
| Men's 5 miles | — | Willem Wakker | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Wilhelmus Braams | Did not finish —, semifinal 3 | ||||
| Jacques Keyser | Did not finish —, semifinal 4 | ||||
| Arie Vosbergen | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | ||||
| Men's marathon | 20th | Willem Wakker | None held | 3:28:49.0 | |
| — | Wilhelmus Braams | Did not finish | |||
| George Buff | Did not finish | ||||
| Arie Vosbergen | Did not finish | ||||
| W. F. Theunissen | Did not start | ||||
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 16th | Jo Goetzee | None held | 17:37.8 7th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Johan Huijgen | 17:37.8 7th, semifinal 3 | ||||
| 18th | Willem Winkelman | 17:57.6 4th, semifinal 2 | |||
| 20th | Petrus Ruimers | 18:44.6 6th, semifinal 2 | |||
| Men's 10 mile walk | 14th | Petrus Ruimers | None held | 1:27:38.8 | Did not advance |
| — | Jo Goetzee | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | |||
| Piet Soudyn | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Willem Winkelman | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | ||||
| Johan Huijgen | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Bram Evers | Unknown |
| Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown | ||
| Men's high jump | 19th | Herman van Leeuwen | 1.65 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 14th | Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen | 2.89 metres |
| 15th | Bram Evers | 2.82 metres | |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Bram Evers | Unknown |
| Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown | ||
| Evert Koops | Unknown | ||
Cycling
| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 660 yards | Semi- finalist | Johannes van Spengen | 58.2 seconds 1st, heat 7 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Heats | Dorus Nijland | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Did not advance | ||
| Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 2nd, heat 13 | ||||
| Georgius Damen | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | ||||
| Antonie Gerrits | Unknown 4th, heat 11 | ||||
| Men's 5000 metres | 6th | Johannes van Spengen | None held | 8:39.8 1st, semifinal 1 | Unknown |
| 7th | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | 8:42.8 1st, semifinal 4 | Unknown | ||
| Semi- finalist | Antonie Gerrits | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Dorus Nijland | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 | ||||
| Georgius Damen | Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5 | ||||
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Georgius Damen | None held | Unknown 5th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 5th, semifinal 2 | ||||
| Dorus Nijland | Unknown 6-7, semifinal 3 | ||||
| Johannes van Spengen | Unknown 6-7, semifinal 4 | ||||
| Men's 100 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Georgius Damen | None held | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 | ||||
| — | Dorus Nijland | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | |||
| Men's sprint | Heats | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | did not advance | |
| Dorus Nijland | Unknown 2nd, heat 5 | ||||
| Antonie Gerrits | Unknown 2nd, heat 14 | ||||
| — | Johannes van Spengen | Time limit exceeded —, heat 6 | |||
| Men's team pursuit | 4th | Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Antonie Gerrits Dorus Nijland Johannes van Spengen | Walkover 1st, heat 3 | 2:44.0 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
Fencing
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's épée | 5th | Alfred Labouchere | 5-1 (1st in H) | 2-2 (2nd in 7) | 4-3 (2nd in 1) | 2-5 |
| Second round | Jetze Doorman | 4-1 (1st in J) | 2-2 (3rd in 1) | Did not advance | ||
| First round | Johan van Schreven | 4-4 (4th in B) | Did not advance | |||
| Max Dwinger | 2-4 (4th in C) | |||||
| Simon Okker | 3-2 (4th in K) | |||||
| George van Rossem | 2-6 (7th in D) | |||||
| Maurits van Löben Sels | 3-6 (7th in E) | |||||
| Willem van Blijenburgh | 1-6 (7th in G) | |||||
| Men's sabre | 7th | Jetze Doorman | 3-2 (2nd in A) | 2-2 (2nd in 7) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 1-6 |
| Second round | Richard Schoemaker | 2-2 (2nd in D) | 2-2 (3rd in 1) | Did not advance | ||
| George van Rossem | 4-1 (1st in L) | 2-2 (3rd in 2) | ||||
| Willem van Blijenburgh | 3-2 (3rd in I) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | ||||
| Alfred Labouchere | 4-1 (1st in C) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | ||||
| Adrianus de Jong | 2-1 (1st in E) | 1-3 (4th in 3) | ||||
| Gustaaf van Hulstijn | 4-1 (2nd in K) | Did not start | ||||
| First round | Lion van Minden | 2-3 (4th in G) | Did not advance | |||
| Johan van Schreven | 3-4 (4th in J) | |||||
| Maurits van Löben Sels | 0-4 (5th in F) | |||||
| Jan de Beaufort | 2-4 (5th in M) | |||||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match | First round | Semi- finals | Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team épée | 9th | Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Alfred Labouchere George van Rossem | Lost to Great Britain 9-7 Out 9th place | Did not advance | Not relegated | |||
| Men's team sabre | 6th | Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Jacob van Löben Sels George van Rossem | Not held | Lost to Bohemia 9-8 Out 6th place | Did not advance | Not relegated | ||
Football
The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.
| Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | Bronze match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | 3rd | Reinier Beeuwkes, Frans de Bruyn Kops, Karel Heijting, Jan Kok, Bok de Korver (captain), Emil Mundt, Louis Otten, Jops Reeman, Edu Snethlage, Ed Sol, Jan Thomée, Caius Welcker | Bye | Lost vs. Great Britain 4-0 | Did not advance | Won vs. Sweden 2-0 |
Gymnastics
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's all-around | 49th | Michel Biet | 187.5 |
| 60th | Gerardus Wesling | 165 | |
| 61st | Reinier Blom | 160.5 | |
| 62nd | Isidore Goudeket | 159 | |
| 63rd | Johannes Stikkelman | 159 | |
| 64th | Emanuel Brouwer | 158 | |
| 66th | Johannes Posthumus | 155.5 | |
| 69th | Dirk Janssen | 153.5 | |
| 71st | Cornelus Becker | 152.5 | |
| 72nd | Jan Janssen | 150.5 | |
| 74th | Jan Jacob Kieft | 149.5 | |
| 78th | Abraham Mok | 151 | |
| 83rd | Hendricus Thijsen | 127 | |
| 90th | Johann Flemer | 118.5 | |
| 93rd | Constantijn van Daalen | 116.5 | |
| 95th | Herman van Leeuwen | 101 | |
| 96th | Jonas Slier | 96 | |
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | 7th | Cornelus Becker, Michel Biet, Jan de Boer, Reinier Blom, Jan Bolt, Emanuel Brouwer, Constantijn van Daalen, Johann Flemer, Johannes Göckel, Isidore Goudeket, Dirk Janssen, Jan Jacob Kieft, Salomon Konijn, Herman van Leeuwen, Abraham Mok, Abraham de Oliviera, Johannes Posthumus, Johan Schmitt, Jonas Slier, Johannes Stikkelman, Hendricus Thijsen, Gerardus Wesling | 297 |
Rowing
| Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's coxless four | 3rd | Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma, Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance | |
Shooting
| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 22nd | Pieter van Waas | 768 |
| 32nd | Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 726 | |
| Men's team free rifle | 7th | Gerard van den Bergh Christiaan Brosch Cornelis van Altenburg Antonie de Gee Uilke Vuurman Pieter Jan Brussaard | 4130 |
| Men's individual pistol | 12th | Jacob van der Kop | 447 |
| 24th | Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 421 | |
| 36th | Jan Johannes de Blécourt | 381 | |
| 40th | Gerard van den Bergh | 343 | |
| 41st | Christiaan Brosch | 337 | |
| 43rd | Antonie de Gee | 226 | |
| Men's team pistol | 6th | Jacob van der Kop Gerard van den Bergh Jan Johannes de Blécourt Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 1632 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 7th | John Wilson | 53 |
| 14th | Cornelis Viruly | 48 | |
| 15th | Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst | 47 | |
| Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst | 47 | ||
| 22nd | Romain de Favauge | 29 | |
| 26th | Jacob Laan | 21 | |
| Men's team trap shooting | 4th | Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Cornelis Viruly Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Rudolf van Pallandt Romain de Favauge John Wilson | Unknown |
Swimming
| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Lambertus Benenga | 1:13.2 2nd, heat 3 | Did not advance | |
| Bouke Benenga | Unknown 3-6, heat 1 | ||||
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | Friedrich Meuring | Unknown 4-5, heat 7 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | Heats | Pieter Ooms | 27:24.4 3rd, heat 2 | Did not advance | |
| — | Eduard Meijer | Did not finish —, heat 6 | |||
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | Heats | Bartholomeus Roodenburch | 1:36.0 2nd, heat 3 | Did not advance | |
| Johan Cortlever | Unknown 2nd, heat 7 | ||||
Tennis
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 16th | Roelof van Lennep | Bye | Lost to Foulkes | Did not advance | |||
| 26th | Christiaan van Lennep | Lost to R. Powell | Did not advance | |||||
| Men's doubles | 7th | Christiaan van Lennep Roelof van Lennep | None held | Bye | Lost to Cazalet/Dixon | Did not advance | ||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | .000 |
Water polo
| Event | Place | Water poloists | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's water polo | 4th | Bouke Benenga, Johan Cortlever, Jan Hulswit, Eduard Meijer, Karel Meijer, Pieter Ooms, Johan Rühl | Lost to Belgium 8-1 | Did not advance | |
Wrestling
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 9th | Ulferd Bruseker | Bye | Lost to Malmström | Did not advance | ||
| 17th | Jacob van Moppes | Lost to Téger | Did not advance | ||||
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 5th | Jaap Belmer | Defeated Grundmann | Defeated Týfa | Lost to Andersen | Did not advance | |
| 9th | Aäron Lelie | Bye | Lost to Larsson | Did not advance | |||
| Jacobus Lorenz | Bye | Lost to Andersen | |||||
| 17th | Gerrit Duijm | Lost to Larsson | Did not advance | ||||
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 5th | Jacob van Westrop | Bye | Defeated Kivimäki | Lost to Payr | Did not advance | |
| 9th | Leendert van Oosten | Bye | Lost to Jensen | Did not advance | |||
| Douwe Wijbrands | Defeated Luntzer | Lost to Larsson | |||||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohemia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Denmark | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hungary | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | .308 |
Sources
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 10 June 2006.
- Reyes, Macario (2001). "IV. Olympiad London 1908 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 May 2006.
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