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Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation

Competitors
  
33 (all men) in 7 sports

Medals Ranked 18th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 3 3

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 33 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.

Contents

Bronze

  • Adrianus de Jong, Willem van Blijenburgh, Jetze Doorman, Leonardus Salomonson and George van Rossem — Fencing, Men's Team Epee
  • Willem van Blijenburgh, George van Rossem, Adrianus de Jong, Jetze Doorman, Dirk Scalongne and Hendrik de Iongh — Fencing, Men's Team Sabre
  • Piet Bouman, Joop Boutmy, Nico Bouvy, Jan van Breda Kolff, Caesar ten Cate, Constant Feith, Ge Fortgens, Huug de Groot, Just Göbel, Bok de Korver, Dirk Lotsy, Jan van der Sluis, Jan Vos, David Wijnveldt, and Nico de Wolf — Football, Men's Team Competition
  • Athletics

    A single athlete represented the Netherlands. It was the nation's second appearance in athletics. Grijseels did not advance to the final in either of his two events.

    Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

    Fencing

    Twelve fencers represented the Netherlands. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing, which had competed in the sport each time the nation had appeared at the Olympics. No Dutch fencer advanced to the final in an individual event, but both the épée and sabre teams advanced and won bronze medals. These two medals were the first fencing medals for the Netherlands.

    Football

    Roster

    Piet Bouman
    Joop Boutmy
    Nico Bouvy
    Huug de Groot
    Bok de Korver
    Nico de Wolf
    Constant Feith
    Ge Fortgens
    Just Göbel
    Dirk Lotsy
    Caesar ten Cate
    Jan van Breda Kolff
    Jan van der Sluis
    Jan Vos
    David Wijnveldt

    Round of 16

    Quarterfinals

    Semifinals

    Bronze medal match

    Final rank
    03 ! Bronze

    Modern pentathlon

    The Netherlands had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Doorman did not begin the second phase of the pentathlon.

    (The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

    Shooting

    A single shooter for the Netherlands competed. It was the nation's third appearance in shooting, which the Netherlands had competed each team the nation appeared at the Olympics.

    Tennis

    A single tennis player represented the Netherlands at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in tennis. Blom competed only in the outdoor singles, losing his first match.

    Men

    Greco-Roman

    The Netherlands was represented by three wrestlers in its second Olympic wrestling appearance. Sint had the best performance, going to the sixth round before being beaten twice. The team's combined record was 5-6.

    References

    Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics Wikipedia