Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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  • Adrianus de Jong
    Adrianus de Jong
    Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...

    , Willem van Blijenburgh, Jetze Doorman
    Jetze Doorman
    Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Leonardus Salomonson and George van Rossem
    George van Rossem
    George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...

     — Fencing
    Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
    -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

    , Men's Team Epee
  • Willem van Blijenburgh, George van Rossem
    George van Rossem
    George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...

    , Adrianus de Jong
    Adrianus de Jong
    Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...

    , Jetze Doorman
    Jetze Doorman
    Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Dirk Scalongne
    Dirk Scalongne
    Dirk Scalongne was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

     and Hendrik de Iongh
    Hendrik de Iongh
    Hendrik de Iongh was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

     — Fencing
    Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
    -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

    , Men's Team Sabre
    Sabre
    The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...

  • Piet Bouman
    Piet Bouman
    Pieter "Piet" Bouman was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Joop Boutmy
    Joop Boutmy
    Johannes Wouter "Joop" Boutmy was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Nico Bouvy
    Nico Bouvy
    Nicolaas Jan Jerôme "Nico" Bouvij was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Jan van Breda Kolff
    Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer)
    Jan Gualtherus van Breda Kolff was a Dutch amateur football player....

    , Caesar ten Cate
    Caesar ten Cate
    Caesar Herman ten Cate was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Constant Feith
    Constant Feith
    Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Ge Fortgens
    Ge Fortgens
    Gerardus "Gerrit" Fortgens was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

    , Huug de Groot
    Huug de Groot
    Henri Franciscus "Huug" de Groot was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Just Göbel
    Just Göbel
    Dr. Marius Jan "Just" Göbel was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

    , Bok de Korver
    Bok de Korver
    Johannes Marius de Korver was a football player from the Netherlands, who twice won a bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team at the Summer Olympics: in 1908 and in 1912 .De Korver played for Sparta Rotterdam between 1902 and 1923...

    , Dirk Lotsy
    Dirk Lotsy
    Dirk Nicolaas Lotsij was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

    , Jan van der Sluis
    Jan van der Sluis
    Jan van der Sluis was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

    , Jan Vos
    Jan Vos (footballer)
    Jan Vos was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

    , David Wijnveldt
    David Wijnveldt
    David Wijnveldt was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

    , and Nico de Wolf
    Nico de Wolf
    Nicolaas de Wolf was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....

     — Football
    Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
    Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested between 11 nations, all of them from Europe, with Great Britain winning the gold medals...

    , 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.
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jan Grijseels
Jan Grijseels
Johannes "Jan" Antonius Constantius Marie Grijseels was a Dutch track and field athlete, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics...

100 m
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics...

? 4 Did not advance
200 m
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which has appeared at every edition of the Summer Olympics since the 1900 Summer Olympics...

? 2 ? 6 Did not advance

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.
Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Jan de Beaufort Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Adrianus de Jong
Adrianus de Jong
Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...

Foil
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's foil
The men's foil was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had not been contested in 1908.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

3 losses 2 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 Did not advance
Hendrik de Iongh
Hendrik de Iongh
Hendrik de Iongh was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Sabre
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event....

3 wins 1 Q Did not start Did not advance
Johannes Kolling
Johannes Kolling
Johannes Kolling was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Sabre
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
The men's sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event....

0 wins 4 Did not advance
Willem Molijn
Willem Molijn
Willem Molijn was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

5 losses 6 Did not advance
Albertus Perk
Albertus Perk
Albertus Perk was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

4 losses 5 Did not advance
Willem van Blijenburgh Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

3 losses 4 Did not advance
Jacob van Geuns
Jacob van Geuns
Jacob van Geuns was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

4 losses 5 Did not advance
George van Rossem
George van Rossem
George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...

Épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900.-Round 1:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-Final:...

4 losses 4 Did not advance
Willem van Blijenburgh
Adrianus de Jong
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
Leonardus Nardus
Leonardus Nardus
Leonardus Nardus was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was also an art forger.-References:...

 
George van Rossem
Team épée
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée
The men's team épée was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908.-Rosters:Belgium* Gaston Salmon* Henri Anspach* Jacques Ochs...

N/A Bye 3–0 1 Q 1–2
Willem van Blijenburgh
Adrianus de Jong
Hendrik de Iongh
Jetze Doorman
Dirk Scalongne
Dirk Scalongne
Dirk Scalongne was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
George van Rossem
Team sabre
Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was a fencing event held as part of the Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1908.-Rosters:Austria* Richard Verderber* Otto Herschmann...

N/A 1–1 2 Q 2–1 2 Q 1–2

Football

Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final rank:

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.)
Athlete Shooting Swimming Fencing Riding Running Total points Rank
Score Points Time Points Wins Touches Points Penalties Time Points Time Points
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman
Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

149 21 Did not start Retired Did not finish

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.
Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Emile Jurgens Trap
Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's trap
The men's trap was a shooting sports event held as part of the shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event, which had been introduced in 1900...

87 9

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
Athlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Otto Blom Outdoor singles Bye
L 6-3, 6-3, 8-6
Did not advance 31

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.
Wrestler Class First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Match A
Opposition
Result
Match B
Opposition
Result
Match C
Opposition
Result
Rank
Barend Bonneveld Light heavyweight
Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
The Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.The competition used a form of double-elimination tournament. Rather than using the brackets that are now standard for double-elimination contests , each wrestler drew a number...


W

L

L
Did not advance N/A Did not advance 9
Johannes Eillenbrecht Lightweight
Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
The Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.The competition used a form of double-elimination tournament. Rather than using the brackets that are now standard for double-elimination contests , each wrestler drew a number...


L

L
Did not advance 31
Jan Sint Middleweight
Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman middleweight
The Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.The event was held from July 6, 1912 to July 15, 1912. The official name was Middleweight A . A maximum of 12 wrestlers from the same nation were allowed to start. 38 wrestlers from 13 nations...


W

W

L

W

W

L
Did not advance 6
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