Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = NED
| NOCname = Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1912
| flagcaption = Flag of the Netherlands
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.nocnsf.nl }} {{in lang|nl}}
| location = Stockholm
| competitors = 33 (all men)
| sports = 7
| flagbearer =
| rank = 18
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 3
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Image:1912 Opening ceremony - Netherlands.JPG
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1912/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NED/summer/1912/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Netherlands at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games |access-date=2012-06-24 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Medalists
= 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
{{main|Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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.
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Events !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
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Result
!Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
rowspan=2| Jan Grijseels
|align=center| ? |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
200 m
|align=center| ? |align=center| 2 |align=center| ? |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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.
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rowspan="2"|Fencer
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Round 1 !colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
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Record
!Rank !Record !Rank !Record !Rank !Record !Rank |
Jan de Beaufort
|Épée |align=center| 2 losses |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 3 losses |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
rowspan=2| Adrianus de Jong
|Foil |align=center| 3 losses |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Épée
|align=center| 3 losses |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 2 losses |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 2 losses |align=center| 3 |align=center colspan=2| Did not advance |
rowspan=2| Hendrik de Iongh
|Épée |align=center| 1 loss |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 4 losses |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
Sabre
|align=center| 3 wins |align=center| 1 Q |align=center colspan=2| Did not start |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |
Johannes Kolling
|align=center| 0 wins |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Willem Molijn
|Épée |align=center| 5 losses |align=center| 6 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Albertus Perk
|Épée |align=center| 4 losses |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Willem van Blijenburgh
|Épée |align=center| 3 losses |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Jacob van Geuns
|Épée |align=center| 4 losses |align=center| 5 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
George van Rossem
|Épée |align=center| 4 losses |align=center| 4 |align=center colspan=6| Did not advance |
Willem van Blijenburgh Adrianus de Jong Jetze Doorman Leonardus Nardus George van Rossem |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center colspan=2| Bye |align=center| 3–0 |align=center| 1 Q |align=center| 1–2 |align=center| {{Bronze3}} |
Willem van Blijenburgh Adrianus de Jong Hendrik de Iongh Jetze Doorman Dirk Scalongne George van Rossem |align=center colspan=2| N/A |align=center| 1–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 2–1 |align=center| 2 Q |align=center| 1–2 |align=center| {{Bronze3}} |
Football
{{main|Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
Roster
Image:Sport 1912, SFA022003856.jpg
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
{{footballbox
|date = 1912-06-29
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|score = 4 – 3 (a.e.t.)
|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
|goals1 = Bouvy {{goal|28}} {{goal|52}}
Vos {{goal|43}} {{goal|91}}
|goals2 = Swensson {{goal|3}} {{goal|80}}
Börjesson {{goal|62|pen.}}
|stadium = Olympiastadion, Stockholm
|attendance = 14,000}}
Quarterfinals
{{footballbox
|date = 1912-06-30
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|score = 3 – 1
|team2 = {{fb|AUT|empire}}
|goals1 = Bouvy {{goal|8}}
ten Cate {{goal|12}}
Vos {{goal|30}}
|goals2 = Müller {{goal|41}}
|stadium = Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
|attendance = 7,000}}
Semifinals
{{footballbox
|date = 1912-07-02
|team1 = {{fb-rt|DEN}}
|score = 4 – 1
|team2 = {{fb|NED}}
|goals1 = Olsen {{goal|14}} {{goal|87}}
Jørgensen {{goal|7}}
P. Nielsen {{goal|37}}
|goals2 = H. Hansen {{goal|85|o.g.}}
|stadium = Olympiastadion, Stockholm
|attendance = 6,000}}
Bronze medal match
{{footballbox
|date = 1912-07-04
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|score = 9 – 0
|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}
|goals1 = Vos {{goal|29}} {{goal|43}} {{goal|46}} {{goal|74}} {{goal|78}}
van der Sluis {{goal|24}} {{goal|57}}
de Groot {{goal|28}} {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
|attendance = 1,000}}
;Final rank: {{Bronze medal}}
Modern pentathlon
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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.)
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rowspan="2"|Athlete
!colspan="2"|Shooting !colspan="2"|Swimming !colspan="3"|Fencing !colspan="3"|Riding !colspan="2"|Running !rowspan="2"|Total points !rowspan="2"|Rank |
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Score
! Points ! Time ! Points ! Wins ! Touches ! Points ! Penalties ! Time ! Points ! Time ! Points |
Jetze Doorman
|align="center"|149 |align="center"|21 |align="center" colspan=2| Did not start |align="center" colspan=8| Retired |align="center" colspan=2| Did not finish |
Shooting
{{main|Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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.
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rowspan=2|Shooter
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Final |
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Result
! Rank |
Emile Jurgens
|Trap |align=center| 87 |align=center| 9 |
Tennis
{{main|Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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
class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 128 !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan="2"|Final |
---|
Opposition Score !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
Otto Blom
|align=center| Bye |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Setterwall|SWE|1912 Summer}} |align=center colspan=5| Did not advance |align=center| 31 |
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
=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.
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rowspan="2"|Wrestler
!rowspan="2"|Class !First round !Second round !Third round !Fourth round !Fifth round !Sixth round !Seventh round !colspan="4"|Final |
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Opposition Result !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Match A !Match B !Match C !Rank |
Barend Bonneveld
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Backenius|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Neser|GER|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Viljaama|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| N/A |align=center colspan=3| Did not advance |align=center| 9 |
Johannes Eillenbrecht
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Tanttu|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Kolehmainen|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center colspan=8| Did not advance |align=center| 31 |
Jan Sint
|align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Ohlsson|SWE|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Hansen|DEN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Westerlund|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Tirkkonen|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Lundstein|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center| {{flagIOCathlete|Asikainen|FIN|1912 Summer}} |align=center colspan=4| Did not advance |align=center| 6 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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