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Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
NED

Competitors
  
29 in 6 sports

Website
  
www.nocnsf.nl (Dutch)

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Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation

MedalsRanked 18th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0134

The Netherlands first competed at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents

Gold

  • Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed pairs

    • Silver

  • Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed fours

    • Bronze

  • Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed eights
  • Johannes Drost — swimming, 200 metre backstroke
  • Solko van den Bergh, Antonius Bouwens, Dirk Boest Gips, Henrik Sillem, Anthony Sweijs — shooting, team military pistol

    • Archery

    6 Dutch archers competed in the first Olympic archery competition. The Netherlands did not win any medals in the competition. None of the names of the Dutch archers are known. They competed only in the Sur la Perche à la Herse and Sur la Perche à la Pyramide events, though whether all six competed in both or if any or all competed in only one is also unknown.

    Fencing

    The Netherlands first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.

    Shooting

    The Netherlands' first Olympic appearance included competing in the shooting events. Dutch shooters competed in the military pistol and military rifle sets of events.

    References

    Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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