Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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]

Netherlands at the
1912 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.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.

Medalists

Bronze

Athletics
Main article: 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.

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

Fencing
Main article: 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.

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

Football
Main article: Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Roster

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 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Sweden
Bouvy  28'  52'
Vos  43'  91'		 Swensson  3'  80'
Börjesson  62' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,000

Quarterfinals

Netherlands 3 – 1 Austria
Bouvy  8'
ten Cate  12'
Vos  30'		 Müller  41'
Attendance: 7,000

Semifinals

Denmark 4 – 1 Netherlands
Olsen  14'  87'
Jørgensen  7'
P. Nielsen  37'		 H. Hansen  85' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000

Bronze medal match

Netherlands 9 – 0 Finland
Vos  29'  43'  46'  74'  78'
van der Sluis  24'  57'
de Groot  28'  86'
Attendance: 1,000
Final rank
 Bronze

Modern pentathlon
Main article: 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.)

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

Shooting
Main article: 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.

Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Emile Jurgens Trap 87 9

Tennis
Main article: 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
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

Wrestling
Main article: 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.

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

References
  1. "Netherlands at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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