Netherlands at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in London
Competitors113 in 11 sports
Flag bearerJan de Boer
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

Medalists

Further information: 1908 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Netherlands national football team
 Football October 24
 Bronze Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon,
Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma		 Rowing Men's coxless four July 31

Results by event

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metres Heats Victor Henny Unknown
3rd, heat 1		 Did not advance
Jacobus Hoogveld Unknown
3rd, heat 9
Evert Koops Unknown
4th, heat 3
Ernestus Greven Unknown
4-5, heat 4
Men's 200 metres Heats Victor Henny Unknown
2nd, heat 1		 Did not advance
Henk van der Wal Unknown
3rd, heat 2
Ernestus Greven Unknown
3rd, heat 6
Jacobus Hoogveld Unknown
3rd, heat 15
Evert Koops Unknown
4th, heat 3
Cornelis den Held Unknown
4th, heat 12
Men's 400 metres Heats Cornelis den Held Unknown
2nd, heat 12		 Did not advance
Jacobus Hoogveld Unknown
2nd, heat 16
Bram Evers Unknown
3rd, heat 15
Victor Henny Unknown
4th, heat 7
Henk van der Wal Unknown
4th, heat 14
Men's 800 metres Semi-
finalist		 Arie Vosbergen None held Unknown
4th, semifinal 6		 Did not advance
Henk van der Wal Unknown
6th, semifinal 1
Bram Evers Unknown
6th, semifinal 7
Men's 1500 metres Semi-
finalist		 Arie Vosbergen None held Unknown
3rd, semifinal 6		 Did not advance
Jacques Keyser Unknown
9th, semifinal 1
Men's 400 metre hurdles Semi-
finalist		 Evert Koops Walkover
1st, heat 1		 Did not finish
—, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Men's medley relay Semi-
finalist		 Evert Koops
Jacobus Hoogveld
Victor Henny
Bram Evers		 None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Men's 3 mile team race — Ary Vosbergen None held 17:15.8
7 points, team=X		 Did not advance
Willem Wakker 17:46.4
8 points, team=X
Wilhelmus Braams Did not finish
No score, team=X
Men's 5 miles — Willem Wakker None held Did not finish
—, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Wilhelmus Braams Did not finish
—, semifinal 3
Jacques Keyser Did not finish
—, semifinal 4
Arie Vosbergen Did not finish
—, semifinal 5
Men's marathon 20th Willem Wakker None held 3:28:49.0
— Wilhelmus Braams Did not finish
George Buff Did not finish
Arie Vosbergen Did not finish
W. F. Theunissen Did not start
Men's 3500 metre walk 16th Jo Goetzee None held 17:37.8
7th, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Johan Huijgen 17:37.8
7th, semifinal 3
18th Willem Winkelman 17:57.6
4th, semifinal 2
20th Petrus Ruimers 18:44.6
6th, semifinal 2
Men's 10 mile walk 14th Petrus Ruimers None held 1:27:38.8 Did not advance
— Jo Goetzee Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Piet Soudyn Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Willem Winkelman Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Johan Huijgen Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
Men's long jump 21-32 Bram Evers Unknown
Jacobus Hoogveld Unknown
Men's high jump 19th Herman van Leeuwen 1.65 metres
Men's pole vault 14th Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen 2.89 metres
15th Bram Evers 2.82 metres
Men's standing long jump 8-25 Bram Evers Unknown
Jacobus Hoogveld Unknown
Evert Koops Unknown

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 660 yards Semi-
finalist		 Johannes van Spengen 58.2 seconds
1st, heat 7		 Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Heats Dorus Nijland Unknown
2nd, heat 1		 Did not advance
Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein Unknown
2nd, heat 13
Georgius Damen Unknown
3rd, heat 3
Antonie Gerrits Unknown
4th, heat 11
Men's 5000 metres 6th Johannes van Spengen None held 8:39.8
1st, semifinal 1		 Unknown
7th Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein 8:42.8
1st, semifinal 4		 Unknown
Semi-
finalist		 Antonie Gerrits Unknown
3rd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Dorus Nijland Unknown
3rd, semifinal 6
Georgius Damen Unknown
4-9, semifinal 5
Men's 20 kilometres Semi-
finalist		 Georgius Damen None held Unknown
5th, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein Unknown
5th, semifinal 2
Dorus Nijland Unknown
6-7, semifinal 3
Johannes van Spengen Unknown
6-7, semifinal 4
Men's 100 kilometres Semi-
finalist		 Georgius Damen None held Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1		 Did not advance
Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1
— Dorus Nijland Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's sprint Heats Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein Unknown
2nd, heat 1		 did not advance
Dorus Nijland Unknown
2nd, heat 5
Antonie Gerrits Unknown
2nd, heat 14
— Johannes van Spengen Time limit exceeded
—, heat 6
Men's team pursuit 4th Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Antonie Gerrits
Dorus Nijland
Johannes van Spengen		 Walkover
1st, heat 3		 2:44.0
2nd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Fencer First
round		 Second
round		 Semi-
final		 Final
Men's épée 5th Alfred Labouchere 5-1 (1st in H) 2-2 (2nd in 7) 4-3 (2nd in 1) 2-5
Second
round		 Jetze Doorman 4-1 (1st in J) 2-2 (3rd in 1) Did not advance
First
round		 Johan van Schreven 4-4 (4th in B) Did not advance
Max Dwinger 2-4 (4th in C)
Simon Okker 3-2 (4th in K)
George van Rossem 2-6 (7th in D)
Maurits van Löben Sels 3-6 (7th in E)
Willem van Blijenburgh 1-6 (7th in G)
Men's sabre 7th Jetze Doorman 3-2 (2nd in A) 2-2 (2nd in 7) 5-2 (1st in 2) 1-6
Second
round		 Richard Schoemaker 2-2 (2nd in D) 2-2 (3rd in 1) Did not advance
George van Rossem 4-1 (1st in L) 2-2 (3rd in 2)
Willem van Blijenburgh 3-2 (3rd in I) 1-3 (3rd in 6)
Alfred Labouchere 4-1 (1st in C) 1-3 (3rd in 6)
Adrianus de Jong 2-1 (1st in E) 1-3 (4th in 3)
Gustaaf van Hulstijn 4-1 (2nd in K) Did not start
First
round		 Lion van Minden 2-3 (4th in G) Did not advance
Johan van Schreven 3-4 (4th in J)
Maurits van Löben Sels 0-4 (5th in F)
Jan de Beaufort 2-4 (5th in M)
Event Place Fencers Play-in
match		 First
round		 Semi-
finals		 Final Repechage Silver
medal match
Men's team épée 9th Jetze Doorman
Adrianus de Jong
Alfred Labouchere
George van Rossem		 Lost to Great Britain
9-7
Out
9th place		 Did not advance Not relegated
Men's team sabre 6th Jetze Doorman
Adrianus de Jong
Jacob van Löben Sels
George van Rossem		 Not held Lost to Bohemia
9-8
Out
6th place		 Did not advance Not relegated

Football

Main article: Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.

Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final Bronze match
Men's football 3rd Reinier Beeuwkes, Frans de Bruyn Kops, Karel Heijting, Jan Kok,
Bok de Korver (captain), Emil Mundt, Louis Otten, Jops Reeman,
Edu Snethlage, Ed Sol, Jan Thomée, Caius Welcker		 Bye Lost vs.
Great Britain
4-0		 Did not advance Won vs.
Sweden
2-0

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Gymnast Score
Men's all-around 49th Michel Biet 187.5
60th Gerardus Wesling 165
61st Reinier Blom 160.5
62nd Isidore Goudeket 159
63rd Johannes Stikkelman 159
64th Emanuel Brouwer 158
66th Johannes Posthumus 155.5
69th Dirk Janssen 153.5
71st Cornelus Becker 152.5
72nd Jan Janssen 150.5
74th Jan Jacob Kieft 149.5
78th Abraham Mok 151
83rd Hendricus Thijsen 127
90th Johann Flemer 118.5
93rd Constantijn van Daalen 116.5
95th Herman van Leeuwen 101
96th Jonas Slier 96
Event Place Gymnast Score
Men's team 7th Cornelus Becker, Michel Biet, Jan de Boer, Reinier Blom, Jan Bolt, Emanuel Brouwer, Constantijn van Daalen, Johann Flemer, Johannes Göckel, Isidore Goudeket, Dirk Janssen, Jan Jacob Kieft, Salomon Konijn, Herman van Leeuwen, Abraham Mok, Abraham de Oliviera, Johannes Posthumus, Johan Schmitt, Jonas Slier, Johannes Stikkelman, Hendricus Thijsen, Gerardus Wesling 297

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Rowers First
round		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's coxless four 3rd Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma,
Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon		 None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2		 Did not advance

Shooting

Event Place Shooter Score
Men's 300 metre free rifle 22nd Pieter van Waas 768
32nd Petrus ten Bruggen Cate 726
Men's team free rifle 7th Gerard van den Bergh
Christiaan Brosch
Cornelis van Altenburg
Antonie de Gee
Uilke Vuurman
Pieter Jan Brussaard		 4130
Men's individual pistol 12th Jacob van der Kop 447
24th Petrus ten Bruggen Cate 421
36th Jan Johannes de Blécourt 381
40th Gerard van den Bergh 343
41st Christiaan Brosch 337
43rd Antonie de Gee 226
Men's team pistol 6th Jacob van der Kop
Gerard van den Bergh
Jan Johannes de Blécourt
Petrus ten Bruggen Cate		 1632
Men's individual trap shooting 7th John Wilson 53
14th Cornelis Viruly 48
15th Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst 47
Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst 47
22nd Romain de Favauge 29
26th Jacob Laan 21
Men's team trap shooting 4th Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst
Cornelis Viruly
Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst
Rudolf van Pallandt
Romain de Favauge
John Wilson		 Unknown

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats Lambertus Benenga 1:13.2
2nd, heat 3		 Did not advance
Bouke Benenga Unknown
3-6, heat 1
Men's 400 metre freestyle Heats Friedrich Meuring Unknown
4-5, heat 7		 Did not advance
Men's 1500 metre freestyle Heats Pieter Ooms 27:24.4
3rd, heat 2		 Did not advance
— Eduard Meijer Did not finish
—, heat 6
Men's 100 metre backstroke Heats Bartholomeus Roodenburch 1:36.0
2nd, heat 3		 Did not advance
Johan Cortlever Unknown
2nd, heat 7

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Name Round
of 64		 Round
of 32		 Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Men's singles 16th Roelof van Lennep Bye Lost to Foulkes Did not advance
26th Christiaan van Lennep Lost to R. Powell Did not advance
Men's doubles 7th Christiaan van Lennep
Roelof van Lennep		 None held Bye Lost to
Cazalet/Dixon		 Did not advance
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Canada 0 2 .000
Great Britain 0 1 .000
Total 0 3 .000

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Water poloists Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Men's water polo 4th Bouke Benenga, Johan Cortlever, Jan Hulswit, Eduard Meijer,
Karel Meijer, Pieter Ooms, Johan Rühl		 Lost to Belgium
8-1		 Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Event Place Wrestler Round
of 32		 Round
of 16		 Quarter-
finals		 Semi-
finals		 Final
Greco-Roman lightweight 9th Ulferd Bruseker Bye Lost to
Malmström		 Did not advance
17th Jacob van Moppes Lost to
Téger		 Did not advance
Greco-Roman middleweight 5th Jaap Belmer Defeated
Grundmann		 Defeated
Týfa		 Lost to
Andersen		 Did not advance
9th Aäron Lelie Bye Lost to
Larsson		 Did not advance
Jacobus Lorenz Bye Lost to
Andersen
17th Gerrit Duijm Lost to
Larsson		 Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight 5th Jacob van Westrop Bye Defeated
Kivimäki		 Lost to
Payr		 Did not advance
9th Leendert van Oosten Bye Lost to
Jensen		 Did not advance
Douwe Wijbrands Defeated
Luntzer		 Lost to
Larsson
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Bohemia 1 0 1.000
Denmark 0 5 .000
Finland 1 0 1.000
Germany 1 0 1.000
Hungary 1 2 .333
Sweden 0 2 .000
Total 4 9 .308

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