Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

in London

London

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, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

Athletics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...	Heats	Victor Henny Victor Henny Victor Henny was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....	Unknown 3rd, heat 1	Did not advance
		Jacobus Hoogveld Jacobus Hoogveld Jacobus Johannes Hoogveld was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....	Unknown 3rd, heat 9
		Evert Koops Evert Koops Evert "Eddy" Koops was a Dutch athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born and died in Arnhem....	Unknown 4th, heat 3
		Ernestus Greven Ernestus Greven Ernestus "Ernst" Johannes Christiaan Greven was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Born in The Hague, he died at age 38 in Zoppot near Danzig in Poland....	Unknown 4-5, heat 4

Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908...	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 20, 1908 and on July 21, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...	Semi- finalist	Arie Vosbergen	None held	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6	Did not advance
	Semi- finalist	Jacques Keyser Jacques Keyser Jacques Keyser was a Dutch athlete, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Paris, France, where he also died, at age 68....	None held	Unknown 9th, semifinal 1	Did not advance

Men's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games....	Semi- finalist	Evert Koops	Walkover 1st, heat 1	Did not finish —, semifinal 1	Did not advance

Men's medley relay Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 x 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran...	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 mile team race The men's 3 miles team race was a unique event featured only at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the team race, each competing nation sent five athletes. For each heat, the top three athletes from each nation had their placings counted as part of the team score, though good performances by...	—	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	—	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...	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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908.It was held in two rounds...	16th	Jo Goetzee Jo Goetzee Johannes "Jo" Elias Goetzee was a Dutch race walker who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Goetzee was born in Delfshaven and died in Rotterdam....	None held	17:37.8 7th, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	16th	Johan Huijgen		17:37.8 7th, semifinal 3
	18th	Willem Winkelman Willem Winkelman Wilhelmus Frederikus Winkelman was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Delfshaven and died in Voorburg....		17:57.6 4th, semifinal 2
	20th	Petrus Ruimers		18:44.6 6th, semifinal 2

Men's 10 mile walk Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 mile walk The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908.The competition was held in two rounds...	14th	Petrus Ruimers	None held	1:27:38.8	Did not advance
	—	Jo Goetzee		Did not finish —, semifinal 1
		Piet Soudyn Piet Soudyn Petrus Marie Soudyn was a Dutch track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Rotterdam.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 10 mile walk event....		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 Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.-Records:...	21-32	Bram Evers	Unknown
	21-32	Jacobus Hoogveld	Unknown

Men's high jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump The men's high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 21, 1908.Twenty-two high jumpers from ten nations competed.-Records:...	19th	Herman van Leeuwen Herman van Leeuwen Hermanus "Herman" Nicolaas van Leeuwen was a Dutch gymnast and high jumper who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event...	1.65 metres

Men's pole vault Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908.15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed...	14th	Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen	2.89 metres
	15th	Bram Evers	2.82 metres

Men's standing long jump Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	8-25	Bram Evers	Unknown
		Jacobus Hoogveld	Unknown
		Evert Koops	Unknown

Cycling

Event	Place	Cyclist	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 660 yards Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the events, comprising a single lap of the track...	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 Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances...	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 kilometrse Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.-Semifinals:...	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 Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the...	Semi- finalist	Georgius Damen	None held	Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1	Did not advance
	Semi- finalist	Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein		Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1
	—	Dorus Nijland		Did not finish —, semifinal 2

Men's sprint Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances...	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 Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards...	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

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	5th	Alfred Labouchere Alfred Labouchere Alfred Labouchere was a Dutch fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...	5-1 (1st in H)	2-2 (2nd in 7)	4-3 (2nd in 1)	2-5
	Second round	Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman Jetze Doorman was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won four bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-1 (1st in J)	2-2 (3rd in 1)	Did not advance
	First round	Johan van Schreven Johan van Schreven Johan van Schreven was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual épée and sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-4 (4th in B)	Did not advance
		Max Dwinger	2-4 (4th in C)
		Simon Okker Simon Okker Simon Okker was a Dutch Olympic epee- and foil fencer.Okker was Jewish, and was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He participated in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece and in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Okker was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in ...	3-2 (4th in K)
		George van Rossem George van Rossem George van Rossem was a Dutch fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals. He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.-References:...	2-6 (7th in D)
		Maurits van Löben Sels Maurits van Löben Sels Maurits van Löben Sels was a Dutch fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-6 (7th in E)
		Willem van Blijenburgh	1-6 (7th in G)

Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	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 Adrianus de Jong Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals...	2-1 (1st in E)	1-3 (4th in 3)
		Gustaaf van Hulstijn Gustaaf van Hulstijn Gustaaf van Hulstijn was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-1 (2nd in K)	Did not start
	First round	Lion van Minden Lion van Minden Lion van Minden was a Dutch Olympic epee fencer.Van Minden was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Van Minden was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.-References:...	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 Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...	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 Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out...	6th	Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Jacob van Löben Sels George van Rossem	Not held	Lost to Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:... 9-8 Out 6th place	Did not advance		Not relegated

Football

The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...

Event	Place	Players	First round	Semifinals	Final	Bronze match

Men's football	3rd	Reinier Beeuwkes Reinier Beeuwkes Reinier Bertus Beeuwkes was a Dutch footballer.Beeuwkes was born in The Hague. At the beginning of the 20th century he played as goalkeeper for the team DFC, and on 30 April 1905 played for the Netherlands in its first international game, when it won 4:1 against Belgium in an away game at... , Frans de Bruyn Kops Frans de Bruyn Kops George François "Frans" de Bruijn Kops was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Karel Heijting Karel Heijting Karel Heijting was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Jan Kok Jan Kok (footballer) Johan "Jan" Adolph Frederik Kok was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Bok de Korver Bok de Korver Johannes Marius de Korver was a football player from the Netherlands, who twice won a bronze medal with the Netherlands national football team at the Summer Olympics: in 1908 and in 1912 .De Korver played for Sparta Rotterdam between 1902 and 1923... (captain), Emil Mundt, Louis Otten Louis Otten Louis "Lou" Otten was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.... , Jops Reeman Jops Reeman Gerard Simon "Jops" Reeman was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.... , Edu Snethlage Edu Snethlage Everhardus "Edu" Snethlage was a Dutch football player. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.Snethlage became the all time top scorer for the Dutch national team on 1909-03-21... , Ed Sol Ed Sol Johan Wilhelm Eduard "Ed" Sol was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Jan Thomée Jan Thomée Johannes "Jan" Thomée was a Dutch football player.He was born and died in Delft.He was a member of the Dutch team that won the bronze medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Caius Welcker Caius Welcker Jan Herman "Caius" Welcker was a Dutch football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Alkmaar and died in Schiedam....	Bye	Lost vs. Great Britain 4-0	Did not advance	Won vs. Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:... 2-0

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	49th	Michel Biet Michel Biet Michel Biet was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 49th....	187.5
	60th	Gerardus Wesling Gerardus Wesling Gerardus Jacobus Wesling was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	165
	61st	Reinier Blom Reinier Blom Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	160.5
	62nd	Isidore Goudeket Isidore Goudeket Isidore Goudeket was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	159
	63rd	Johannes Stikkelman Johannes Stikkelman Johannes Stikkelman was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 63rd....	159
	64th	Emanuel Brouwer Emanuel Brouwer Emanuel Brouwer was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 64th....	158
	66th	Johannes Posthumus Johannes Posthumus Johannes Jacobus Posthumus was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	155.5
	69th	Dirk Janssen Dirk Janssen Dirk Janssen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Born in Groningen, Janssen was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 69th.He was the younger brother of Jan Janssen. He died at the...	153.5
	71st	Cornelus Becker Cornelus Becker Cornelus Lambertus Josephus Becker was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	152.5
	72nd	Jan Janssen Jan Janssen (gymnast) Jan Janssen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Groningen.As part of the Dutch gymnastics team that finished in 7th place he finished 60th in the individual all-around competition.He was the older brother of Dirk Janssen. He died in Haarlem....	150.5
	74th	Jan Jacob Kieft Jan Jacob Kieft Jan Jacob Kieft , was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Born in Amsterdam, Kieft was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 74th.He died in Rotterdam....	149.5
	78th	Abraham Mok Abraham Mok Abraham Mok was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He is remembered as one of four members of that squad to die during the Holocaust of the 1940s.-Early years:...	151
	83rd	Hendricus Thijsen Hendricus Thijsen Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Thijsen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	127
	90th	Johann Flemer Johann Flemer Johann Heinrich Flemer was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	118.5
	93rd	Constantijn van Daalen Constantijn van Daalen Constantijn van Daalen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	116.5
	95th	Herman van Leeuwen Herman van Leeuwen Hermanus "Herman" Nicolaas van Leeuwen was a Dutch gymnast and high jumper who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event...	101
	96th	Jonas Slier Jonas Slier Jonas Slier was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Jonas Slier was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event...	96

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's team Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed...	7th	Cornelus Becker Cornelus Becker Cornelus Lambertus Josephus Becker was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Michel Biet Michel Biet Michel Biet was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 49th.... , Jan de Boer Jan de Boer Jan de Boer was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.... , Reinier Blom Reinier Blom Reinier Jan Cornelis Blom was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Jan Bolt Jan Bolt Jan Bolt was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.... , Emanuel Brouwer Emanuel Brouwer Emanuel Brouwer was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 64th.... , Constantijn van Daalen Constantijn van Daalen Constantijn van Daalen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Johann Flemer Johann Flemer Johann Heinrich Flemer was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Johannes Göckel Johannes Göckel Johannes Cornelis Gerrit Göckel was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.... , Isidore Goudeket Isidore Goudeket Isidore Goudeket was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Dirk Janssen Dirk Janssen Dirk Janssen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Born in Groningen, Janssen was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 69th.He was the younger brother of Jan Janssen. He died at the... , Jan Jacob Kieft Jan Jacob Kieft Jan Jacob Kieft , was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Born in Amsterdam, Kieft was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 74th.He died in Rotterdam.... , Salomon Konijn Salomon Konijn Salomon Konijn was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.... , Herman van Leeuwen Herman van Leeuwen Hermanus "Herman" Nicolaas van Leeuwen was a Dutch gymnast and high jumper who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event... , Abraham Mok Abraham Mok Abraham Mok was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He is remembered as one of four members of that squad to die during the Holocaust of the 1940s.-Early years:... , Abraham de Oliviera, Johannes Posthumus Johannes Posthumus Johannes Jacobus Posthumus was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Johan Schmitt Johan Schmitt Johan Herni Antoine Gerrit Schmitt was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event.... , Jonas Slier Jonas Slier Jonas Slier was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Jonas Slier was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event... , Johannes Stikkelman Johannes Stikkelman Johannes Stikkelman was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch gymnastics team, which finished seventh in the team event. In the individual all-around competition he finished 63rd.... , Hendricus Thijsen Hendricus Thijsen Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Thijsen was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Gerardus Wesling Gerardus Wesling Gerardus Jacobus Wesling was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	297

Rowing

Event	Place	Rowers	First round	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's coxless fours Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless fours The men's coxless fours was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 4 boats from 3 nations competed.-Standings:-Semifinal 1:The British four won by 2¼ lengths.-Semifinal 2:-Final:-References:...	3rd	Hermannus Höfte Hermannus Höfte Hermannus Höfte was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the bowman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.-External links:... , Albertus Wielsma Albertus Wielsma Albertus Wielsma was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.-External links:... , Johan Burk Johan Burk Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.-External links:*... , Bernardus Croon Bernardus Croon Bernardus Hermanus Croon was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the strokeman of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.-External links:...	None held		Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Men's 300 metre free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 300 metre free rifle The men's free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, July 11, 1908.Fifty-one sport shooters from ten nations competed.-Results:...	22nd	Pieter van Waas	768
	32nd	Petrus ten Bruggen Cate	726

Men's team free rifle Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle The men's team free rifle at 300 metres was one of 15 events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, July 9, 1908 and on Friday, July 10, 1908.Fifty-four sport shooters from nine nations competed....	7th	Gerard van den Bergh Christiaan Brosch Cornelis van Altenburg Antonie de Gee Uilke Vuurman Uilke Vuurman Uilke Vuurman was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Delft and died in Velp... Pieter Jan Brussaard	4130

Men's individual pistol Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pistol The men's individual revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 10, 1908.Forty-three sport shooters from seven nations competed....	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 Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pistol The men's team revolver and pistol competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of four shooters. 60 shots were fired by each shooter at a distance of 50 yards. Each hit counted between 1 and 10 points, for an individual...	6th	Jacob van der Kop Gerard van den Bergh Jan Johannes de Blécourt Petrus ten Bruggen Cate	1632

Men's individual trap shooting Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's individual trap shooting The men's individual trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Shooting was conducted in three rounds, with each shooter firing at 30 clay birds in the first round, 20 in the second, and 30 in the third. Eliminations took...	7th	John Wilson John Wilson (sport shooter) John Waterloo Wilson was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bennebroek and died in Amsterdam....	53
	14th	Cornelis Viruly Cornelis Viruly Cornelis Marius Viruly was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vuren and died in Amsterdam....	48
	15th	Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Eduardus Ludovicus Baron van Voorst tot Voorst was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	47
	15th	Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Franciscus Antonius Josephus Carel Baron van Voorst tot Voorst was a Dutch sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	47
	22nd	Romain de Favauge	29
	26th	Jacob Laan	21

Men's team trap shooting Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team trap shooting The men's team trap shooting competition was one of 15 shooting sports events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams consisted of six shooters...	4th	Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Cornelis Viruly Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Rudolf van Pallandt Romain de Favauge John Wilson	Unknown

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the three individual freestyle events, as the 50 yard freestyle had been dropped after its one appearance on the 1904 Summer Olympics programme...	Heats	Lambertus Benenga	1:13.2 2nd, heat 3	Did not advance
	Heats	Bouke Benenga Bouke Benenga Bouke Benenga was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Unknown 3-6, heat 1	Did not advance

Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the 3 individual freestyle event distances. It was the first time an event over 400 metres was held at the Olympics...	Heats	Friedrich Meuring	Unknown 4-5, heat 7	Did not advance

Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances...	Heats	Pieter Ooms	27:24.4 3rd, heat 2	Did not advance
	—	Eduard Meijer Eduard Meijer Eduard Meijer was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics....	Did not finish —, heat 6	Did not advance

Men's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100 yard event was held in 1904...	Heats	Bartholomeus Roodenburch	1:36.0 2nd, heat 3	Did not advance
	Heats	Johan Cortlever Johan Cortlever Johan George Cortlever was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Unknown 2nd, heat 7	Did not advance

Tennis

Event	Place	Name	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...	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 Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:...	7th	Christiaan van Lennep Roelof van Lennep	None held	Bye	Lost to Cazalet Clement Cazalet Clement Haughton Langston Cazalet was a British tennis player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. James's.... /Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...	0	2	.000
Great Britain	0	1	.000

Total	0	3	.000

Water polo

Event	Place	Water poloists	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Men's water polo	4th	Bouke Benenga Bouke Benenga Bouke Benenga was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Johan Cortlever Johan Cortlever Johan George Cortlever was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... , Jan Hulswit Jan Hulswit Jan Frederik Hulswit was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.Hulswit was born in Apeldoorn. He was a member of the Dutch water polo team which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament.... , Eduard Meijer Eduard Meijer Eduard Meijer was a Dutch freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.... , Karel Meijer Karel Meijer Karel Meijer was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... , Pieter Ooms, Johan Rühl Johan Rühl Johan Hendrik Willem Rühl was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was the goalkeeper of the Dutch water polo team, which finished fourth in the 1908 tournament....	Lost to Belgium Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics Belgium competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:-Cycling:... 8-1	Did not advance

Wrestling

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men...	9th	Ulferd Bruseker	Bye	Lost to Malmström Gustaf Malmström Gustaf Hjalmar Malmström was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fifth in the Greco-Roman lightweight....	Did not advance
	17th	Jacob van Moppes	Lost to Téger	Did not advance

Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place....	5th	Jaap Belmer	Defeated Grundmann	Defeated Týfa	Lost to Andersen Anders Andersen (wrestler) Anders Peter Andersen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Did not advance
	9th	Aäron Lelie	Bye	Lost to Larsson	Did not advance
	9th	Jacobus Lorenz	Bye	Lost to Andersen Anders Andersen (wrestler) Anders Peter Andersen was a Danish sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the bronze medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class....	Did not advance
	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
	9th	Douwe Wijbrands	Defeated Luntzer György Luntzer György Luntzer was a Slovak track and field athlete and sport wrestler who competed for Hungary in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bratislava and died in Transylvania, Romania....	Lost to Larsson	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Bohemia Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.-Athletics:-Fencing:...	1	0	1.000
Denmark Denmark at the 1908 Summer Olympics Denmark competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. No Danish athletes had competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:-Boxing:2 Danish boxers competed in the lightweight class, with each losing his first bout....	0	5	.000
Finland Finland at the 1908 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia.Medalists=...	1	0	1.000
Germany Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.-Cycling:Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event....	1	0	1.000
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...	1	2	.333
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	0	2	.000

Total	4	9	.308

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