Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Netherlands at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
IOC code NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Website www.nocnsf.nl  (in Dutch)
in Stockholm
Competitors33 (all men) in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
The team of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony. 1912 Opening ceremony - Netherlands.JPG
The team of the Netherlands at the opening ceremony.

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. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Bronze

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.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jan Grijseels 100 m ?4Did not advance
200 m ?2?6Did 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.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
RecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank
Jan de Beaufort Épée 2 losses2 Q3 losses4Did not advance
Adrianus de Jong Foil 3 losses4Did not advance
Épée 3 losses2 Q2 losses2 Q2 losses3Did not advance
Hendrik de Iongh Épée 1 loss1 Q4 losses6Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins1 QDid not startDid not advance
Johannes Kolling Sabre 0 wins4Did not advance
Willem Molijn Épée 5 losses6Did not advance
Albertus Perk Épée 4 losses5Did not advance
Willem van Blijenburgh Épée 3 losses4Did not advance
Jacob van Geuns Épée 4 losses5Did not advance
George van Rossem Épée 4 losses4Did not advance
Willem van Blijenburgh
Adrianus de Jong
Jetze Doorman
Leonardus Nardus
George van Rossem
Team épée N/ABye3–01 Q1–2Bronze medal icon.svg
Willem van Blijenburgh
Adrianus de Jong
Hendrik de Iongh
Jetze Doorman
Dirk Scalongne
George van Rossem
Team sabre N/A1–12 Q2–12 Q1–2Bronze medal icon.svg

Football

Roster

Netherlands squad Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Netherlands squad.JPG
Netherlands squad

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

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bouvy Soccerball shade.svg 28'Soccerball shade.svg 52'
Vos Soccerball shade.svg 43'Soccerball shade.svg 91'
Swensson Soccerball shade.svg 3'Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Börjesson Soccerball shade.svg 62' (pen.)
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 14,000

Quarterfinals

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3 – 1Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria
Bouvy Soccerball shade.svg 8'
ten Cate Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Vos Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Müller Soccerball shade.svg 41'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 7,000

Semifinals

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4 – 1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olsen Soccerball shade.svg 14'Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg 7'
P. Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg 37'
H. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg 85' (o.g.)
Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 6,000

Bronze medal match

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg9 – 0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Vos Soccerball shade.svg 29'Soccerball shade.svg 43'Soccerball shade.svg 46'Soccerball shade.svg 74'Soccerball shade.svg 78'
van der Sluis Soccerball shade.svg 24'Soccerball shade.svg 57'
de Groot Soccerball shade.svg 28'Soccerball shade.svg 86'
Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,000
Final rank
Bronze medal icon.svg 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.)

AthleteShootingSwimmingFencingRidingRunningTotal pointsRank
ScorePointsTimePointsWinsTouchesPointsPenaltiesTimePointsTimePoints
Jetze Doorman 14921Did not startRetiredDid 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.

ShooterEventFinal
ResultRank
Emile Jurgens Trap 879

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
AthleteEventRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Otto Blom Outdoor singles ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Setterwall  (SWE)
L 6-3, 6-3, 8-6
Did not advance31

Wrestling

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.

WrestlerClassFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundFinal
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 Flag of Russia.svg  Backenius  (FIN)
W
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Neser  (GER)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Viljaama  (FIN)
L
Did not advanceN/ADid not advance9
Johannes Eillenbrecht Lightweight Flag of Russia.svg  Tanttu  (FIN)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Kolehmainen  (FIN)
L
Did not advance31
Jan Sint Middleweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Ohlsson  (SWE)
W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Hansen  (DEN)
W
Flag of Russia.svg  Westerlund  (FIN)
L
Flag of Russia.svg  Tirkkonen  (FIN)
W
Flag of Russia.svg  Lundstein  (FIN)
W
Flag of Russia.svg  Asikainen  (FIN)
L
Did not advance6

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References

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