| Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NED |
| NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 33 (all men) in 7 sports |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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]
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 | 100 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | ? | 2 | ? | 6 | Did not advance | ||
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 | 2 losses | 2 Q | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Adrianus de Jong | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Épée | 3 losses | 2 Q | 2 losses | 2 Q | 2 losses | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Hendrik de Iongh | Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 4 losses | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||
| Johannes Kolling | Sabre | 0 wins | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Willem Molijn | Épée | 5 losses | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Albertus Perk | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Willem van Blijenburgh | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jacob van Geuns | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| George van Rossem | Épée | 4 losses | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Willem van Blijenburgh Adrianus de Jong Jetze Doorman Leonardus Nardus George van Rossem | Team épée | N/A | Bye | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 |  | ||
| Willem van Blijenburgh Adrianus de Jong Hendrik de Iongh Jetze Doorman Dirk Scalongne George van Rossem | Team sabre | N/A | 1–1 | 2 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | | |
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
Netherlands  | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) |  Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Bouvy  28'52'Vos 43'91' | Swensson 3'80' Börjesson 62' (pen.) |
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Denmark  | 4 – 1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 14'87' Jørgensen 7'P. Nielsen 37' | H. Hansen 85' (o.g.) |
Bronze medal match
| Netherlands | 9 – 0 |  Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Vos 29'43'46'74'78' van der Sluis 24'57'de Groot 28'86' |
BronzeThe 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 | 149 | 21 | Did not start | Retired | Did not finish | |||||||||
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 | 87 | 9 |
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.
| 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 | Setterwall (SWE) L 6-3, 6-3, 8-6 | Did not advance | 31 | ||||
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 |  Backenius (FIN)W |  Neser (GER)L | Viljaama (FIN) L | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Johannes Eillenbrecht | Lightweight | Tanttu (FIN) L | Kolehmainen (FIN) L | Did not advance | 31 | |||||||
| Jan Sint | Middleweight | Ohlsson (SWE) W |  Hansen (DEN)W | Westerlund (FIN) L | Tirkkonen (FIN) W | Lundstein (FIN) W | Asikainen (FIN) L | Did not advance | 6 | |||
