Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code  NED
NOC Dutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (Dutch)
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors 266 (222 men, 44 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Rank: 8
Gold
6
Silver
9
Bronze
4
Total
19
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The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold van Klaveren, BepBep van Klaveren Boxing Men's featherweight 11 August
 Gold Leene, BernhardBernhard Leene, Daan van Dijk Cycling Men's tandem 6 August
 Gold Pahud de Mortanges, CharlesCharles Pahud de Mortanges Equestrian Individual eventing 11 August
 Gold de Kruijff, GerardGerard de Kruijff, Charles Pahud de Mortanges,
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp
Equestrian Team eventing 11 August
 Gold Agsteribbe, EstellaEstella Agsteribbe, Petronella Burgerhof,
Elka de Levie, Helena Nordheim,
Anna Polak, Jud Simons,
Jacoba Stelma, Jacomina van den Berg,
Alida van den Bos, Anna van der Vegt,
Petronella van Randwijk, Hendrika van Rumt
Gymnastics Women's team all-around 9 August
 Gold Braun, MarieMarie Braun Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 11 August
 Silver Gisolf, LienLien Gisolf Athletics Women's high jump 5 August
 Silver Braspennincx, JanusJanus Braspennincx, Johannes Maas,
Jan Pijnenburg, Piet van der Horst
Cycling Men's team pursuit 6 August
 Silver Mazairac, AntoineAntoine Mazairac Cycling Men's sprint 6 August
 Silver van Drakestein, Gerard BoschGerard Bosch van Drakestein Cycling Men's track time trial 5 August
 Silver de Kruijff, GerardGerard de Kruijff Equestrian Individual eventing 11 August
 Silver national field hockey team, NetherlandsNetherlands national field hockey team
Jan Ankerman Otto Muller von Czernicki
Jan Brand Ab Tresling
Rein de Waal W. J. van Citters
Emile Duson Tonny van Lierop
C. J. J. Hardebeck Paul van de Rovaart
T. F. Hubrecht C. J. van der Hagen
Gerrit Jannink Robert van der Veen
Adriaan Katte J. J. van Tienhoven van den Bogaard
August Kop J. M. van Voorst van Beest
G. Leembruggen Haas Visser 't Hooft
H. J. L. Mangelaar Meertens N. Wenholt
Field hockey 26 May
 Silver de Vries Lentsch, GerardGerard de Vries Lentsch, Maarten de Wit,
Lambertus Doedes, Hendrik Kersken,
Johannes van Hoolwerff, Cornelis van Staveren
Sailing 8 m class 9 August
 Silver Braun, MarieMarie Braun Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle 6 August
 Silver Baron, MietjeMietje Baron Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 9 August
 Bronze Miljon, KarelKarel Miljon Boxing Men's light heavyweight 11 August
 Bronze le Heux, GerardGerard le Heux, Jan van Reede,
Pierre Versteegh
Equestrian Team dressage 11 August
 Bronze Scheffer, GuusGuus Scheffer Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 29 July
 Bronze Verheijen, JanJan Verheijen Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 29 July

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 50.8 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Myles McDonagh (IRL), points
  • Quarterfinals Lost to Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points


Men's Featherweight ( 57.2 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Juan Muñoz Panadez (ESP), points
  • Quarterfinals Defeated Frederick Perry (GBR), points
  • Semifinals Defeated Harold Devin (USA), points
  • Final Defeated Víctor Peralta (ARG), points


Men's Lightweight ( 61.2 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Fred Webster (GBR), points
  • Quarterfinals Lost to Hans Jakob Nielsen (DEN), points


Men's Welterweight ( 66.7 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Adrien Annet (BEL), points
  • Quarterfinals Lost to Raul Landini (ARG), points


Men's Light Heavyweight ( 79.4 kg)

  • First Round Defeated Emil Johansson-Vallsater (SWE), points
  • Quarterfinals Defeated Alfred Jackson (GBR), points
  • Semifinals Lost to Ernst Pistulla (GER), points
  • Third Place Match Defeated Donald McCorkindale (USA), points


Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1928.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1928.

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

Demonstration sports

Korfball

Two Dutch teams gave a korfball demonstration, with a match on 6 August in the Olympisch Stadion.

References

  1. "Netherlands at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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