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Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Amsterdam
Competitors266 (222 men, 44 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
9
Bronze
4
Total
19
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

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On 11 August, the Netherlands won 7 medals on a single day. This remained the country's record until it won 8 medals on 28 July 2021 during the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Bep van Klaveren Boxing Men's featherweight 11 August
 Gold Bernhard Leene, Daan van Dijk Cycling Men's tandem 6 August
 Gold Charles Pahud de Mortanges Equestrian Individual eventing 11 August
 Gold Gerard de Kruijff, Charles Pahud de Mortanges,
Adolph van der Voort van Zijp 		Equestrian Team eventing 11 August
 Gold Estella 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 Marie Braun Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 11 August
 Silver Lien Gisolf Athletics Women's high jump 5 August
 Silver Janus Braspennincx, Johannes Maas,
Jan Pijnenburg, Piet van der Horst 		Cycling Men's team pursuit 6 August
 Silver Antoine Mazairac Cycling Men's sprint 6 August
 Silver Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Cycling Men's track time trial 5 August
 Silver Gerard de Kruijff Equestrian Individual eventing 11 August
 Silver Netherlands national field hockey team
 Field hockey 26 May
 Silver Gerard de Vries Lentsch, Maarten de Wit,
Lambertus Doedes, Hendrik Kersken,
Johannes van Hoolwerff, Cornelis van Staveren 		Sailing 8 m class 9 August
 Silver Marie Braun Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle 6 August
 Silver Mietje Baron Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 9 August
 Bronze Karel Miljon Boxing Men's light heavyweight 11 August
 Bronze Gerard le Heux, Jan van Reede,
Pierre Versteegh 		Equestrian Team dressage 11 August
 Bronze Guus Scheffer Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 29 July
 Bronze Jan Verheijen Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg 29 July

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • NM = No mark
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Dolf Benz 100 m 11.4 4 Did not advance
Rinus van den Berge 11.1 2 Q unknown 4 Did not advance
Jaap Boot unknown 3 Did not advance
Wilhelm Hennings 11.2 3 Did not advance
Rinus van den Berge 200 m unknown 2 Q unknown 4 Did not advance
Harry Broos unknown 2 Q unknown 5 Did not advance
Rinus van den Berge 400 m unknown 4 Did not advance
Harry Broos unknown 2 Q unknown 2 Q 49.9 5 Did not advance
Andries Hoogerwerf unknown 2 Q unknown 4 Did not advance
Adje Paulen unknown 2 Q unknown 4 Did not advance
Andries Hoogerwerf 800 m unknown 6 — Did not advance
Adje Paulen unknown 4 Did not advance
Guus Zeegers unknown 4 Did not advance
Wilhelm Effern 1500 m unknown 7 — Did not advance
Frédéric du Hen DNF Did not advance
Guus Zeegers unknown 5 Did not advance
Jan Zeegers unknown 6 Did not advance
Pieter Gerbrands 5000 m DNF — Did not advance
Arie Klaase unknown 6 Did not advance
Nol Wolf DNF Did not advance
Bram Groeneweg Marathon — DNF
Henri Landheer 2:51:59 30
Pleun van Leenen 3:14:37 56
Teun Sprong DNF
Willem van der Steen 3:19:53 57
Joop Vermeulen 3:13:47 54
Jan Britstra 110m hurdles unknown 4 — Did not advance
Arie Kaan unknown 4 Did not advance
Arie van Leeuwen unknown 4 Did not advance
Lau Spel unknown 3 Did not advance
Rinus van den Berge
Harry Broos
Andries Hoogerwerf
Adje Paulen 		4 x 400m relay unknown 4 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Frits Bührman High Jump 1.70 =28 Did not advance
Joop Kamstra 1.70 =28 Did not advance
Henri Thesingh 1.77 =19 Did not advance
Age van der Zee Pole Vault 3.30 =14 Did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ben Bril Flyweight Bye  McDonagh (IRL)
W 		 Lebanon (RSA)
L 		Did not advance
Bep van Klaveren Featherweight Bye  Panadez (ESP)
W 		 Perry (GBR)
W 		 Devin (USA)
W 		 Peralta (ARG)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
David Baan Lightweight Bye  Webster (GBR)
W 		 Nielsen (DEN)
L 		Did not advance
Cor Blommers Welterweight Bye  Annet (BEL)
W 		 Landini (ARG)
L 		Did not advance
Karel Miljon Light Heavyweight —  Johansson-Vallsater (SWE)
W 		 Jackson (GBR)
W 		 Pistulla (GER)
L 		 McCorkindale (USA)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sam Olij Heavyweight —  Goyder (BEL)
W 		 Rodríguez (ARG)
L 		Did not advance

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Uruguay
Report Scarone 20'
Urdinarán 86'
Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 27,730
Referee: John Langenus (Belgium)
Consolation tournament, First round
Netherlands 3–1 Belgium
Ghering 4'
Smeets 6'
Tap 63'		 Report Braine 85'
Stadion Spangen, Rotterdam
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Achille Gama (Italy)
Consolation tournament, Final
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Chile
Ghering 59'
Smeets 66'		 Report Bravo 55'
Alfaro 89'
Stadion Spangen, Rotterdam
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Guillermo Comorera (Spain)

After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends.[3]

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands won the first Women's Gymnastics competition in Olympic history.

Five of the Olympics' first gold medal team were Jewish women: Estella Agsteribbe, Anna Dresden-Polak, Elka de Levie, Helena Nordheim, and Jud Simons. Of the five, only Levie survived the Holocaust; the rest were murdered in gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor[4]

Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Roster

The following is the Netherlands roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[5]

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5 Gold medal match
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4 Bronze medal match
3  France 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689
(H) Hosts
17 May 1928
15:15
Netherlands  5–0  France
Van de Rovaart field hockey ball 20'
Tresling field hockey ball 23'
Jannink field hockey ball 35', 37'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 65' 		Report
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 5,500
Umpires:
R. Liégeois (BEL)
E. de Cindric (HUN)
19 May 1928
16:00
Netherlands  2–1  Germany
Van de Rovaart field hockey ball 20'
Van der Veen field hockey ball 32' 		Report Haag field hockey ball 7'
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 6,000
Umpires:
R. Liégeois (BEL)
B. Turnbull (IND)
23 May 1928
16:45
Netherlands  1–1  Spain
Van der Veen field hockey ball 20' Report De Roig field hockey ball 63'
Old Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,750
Umpires:
P. Regibo (BEL)
R. Be-Cavin (SUI)
Gold Medal Match
26 May 1928
15:45
India  3–0  Netherlands
Chand field hockey ball 15', 36'
Marthins field hockey ball ?' 		Report
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40,000
Umpires:
w. Simon (GER)
R. Liégeois (BEL)

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1928.

Athlete Event Shooting
rank 		Swimming
rank 		Fencing
rank 		Running
rank 		Equestrian
rank 		Total Rank
Tjeerd Pasma Men's 32 13 34 5 24 108 =24
Willem van Rhijn 11 10 5 17 28 71 9
Christiaan Tonnet 8 24 27 4 6 69 =7

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Water Polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Cornelis Compter Men's -60 kg 75 70 92.5 237.5 19
Hendrik de Wolf 72.5 75 100 247.5 =16
Gerrit Roos Men's -67.5 kg 75 75 105 255 14
Cor Tabak 77.5 82.5 115 270 10
Guus Scheffer Men's -75 kg 97.5 105 125 327.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Joop Zalm 92.5 85 107.5 285 =9
Willem Tholen Men's -82.5 kg 87.5 90 120 297.5 12
Jan Verheijen 95 105 137.5 337.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Henk Verheijen Men's +82.5 kg 102.5 100 - - -
Minus Verheijen 100 90 130 320 12

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Demonstration sports

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Korfball

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Main article: Korfball at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Historische dag Nederland op Olympische Spelen: 8 medailles" (in Dutch). NOS. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "IX. Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  4. ^ "Community in the Netherlands". World Jewish Congress. WJC. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ 1928 Official Report.
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