Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the

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. 33 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.

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 Dirk Scalongne (12 December 1879 – 1 April 1973) was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games o ...

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Hendrik de Iongh Hendrik de Iongh (4 August 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games o ...

— Fencing, Men's Team Sabre * Piet Bouman,

Joop Boutmy Johannes Wouter "Joop" Boutmy (29 April 1894, in Georgetown, Penang, Straits Settlements – 26 July 1972, in Verona, United States) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Club career He played 89 matc ...

, Nico Bouvy,

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Caesar ten Cate Caesar Herman "Cees" ten Cate (August 20, 1890, in Ngawi, Java – June 9, 1972, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. International career Ten Cate made his debut for the Netherlands in ...

Constant Feith Jonkheer Constant Wilhelm Feith (August 3, 1884, in The Hague – September 15, 1958, in Bennekom) was a Dutch amateur football player who competed with great success in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Club career He played the majority of his car ...

, Ge Fortgens, Huug de Groot,

Just Göbel Dr. Marius Jan "Just" Göbel (November 21, 1891 in Surabaya – March 5, 1984 in Ede) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player. Career Göbel who played for Vitesse Arnhem, succeeded Reinier Beeuwkes as the Dutch national goalkeeper in 19 ...

Bok de Korver Johannes Marius ("Bok") de Korver (27 January 1883 in Rotterdam – 22 October 1957 in Rotterdam) was a football player from the Netherlands, who twice won a bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team at the Summer Olympics: in 1 ...

Dirk Lotsy Dirk Nicolaas Lotsij, sometimes spelled as Dirk Lotsy (3 July 1882 in Dordrecht – 27 March 1965 in The Hague), was a Dutch amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was included in the Netherlands national football team, w ...

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, Jan Vos, David Wijnveldt, and

Nico de Wolf Nicolaas de Wolf (October 27, 1887 in Apeldoorn – July 18, 1967 in Doesburg) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known ...

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, Men's Team Competition

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.

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.

Football

Roster Piet Bouman

Nico Bouvy
Huug de Groot

Ge Fortgens

Jan Vos
David Wijnveldt Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal match ;Final rank:

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.)

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.

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

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.

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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