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.
Medalists 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.
MedalNameSportEventDate Boxing Men's featherweight , Daan van Dijk Cycling Men's tandem Equestrian Individual eventing , Charles Pahud de Mortanges,Adolph van der Voort van Zijp Equestrian Team eventing , 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 Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke Athletics Women's high jump , Johannes Maas,Jan Pijnenburg, Piet van der Horst Cycling Men's team pursuit Cycling Men's sprint Cycling Men's track time trial Equestrian Individual eventing Field hockey , Maarten de Wit,Lambertus Doedes, Hendrik Kersken,Johannes van Hoolwerff, Cornelis van Staveren Sailing 8 m class Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Boxing Men's light heavyweight , Jan van Reede,Pierre Versteegh Equestrian Team dressage Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventRound 1 Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankDolf Benz100 m11.44Did not advanceRinus van den Berge11.12 Qunknown4Did not advanceJaap Bootunknown3Did not advanceWilhelm Hennings11.23Did not advanceRinus van den Berge200 munknown2 Qunknown4Did not advanceHarry Broosunknown2 Qunknown5Did not advanceRinus van den Berge400 munknown4Did not advanceHarry Broosunknown2 Qunknown2 Q49.95Did not advanceAndries Hoogerwerfunknown2 Qunknown4Did not advanceAdje Paulenunknown2 Qunknown4Did not advanceAndries Hoogerwerf800 munknown6colspan=2 rowspan=3 Did not advanceAdje Paulenunknown4Did not advanceGuus Zeegersunknown4Did not advanceWilhelm Effern1500 munknown7colspan=4 rowspan=4 Did not advanceFrédéric du HenDNFDid not advanceGuus Zeegersunknown5Did not advanceJan Zeegersunknown6Did not advancePieter Gerbrands5000 mDNFcolspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceArie Klaaseunknown6Did not advanceNol WolfDNFDid not advanceBram GroenewegMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=6 DNFHenri Landheer2:51:5930Pleun van Leenen3:14:37 56Teun SprongDNFWillem van der Steen3:19:5357Joop Vermeulen3:13:4754Jan Britstra110m hurdlesunknown4colspan=2 rowspan=4 Did not advanceArie Kaanunknown4 Did not advanceArie van Leeuwenunknown4 Did not advanceLau Spelunknown3 Did not advanceRinus van den BergeHarry BroosAndries HoogerwerfAdje Paulen4 x 400m relayunknown4colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualification FinalResultRankResultRankFrits BührmanHigh Jump1.70=28 Did not advanceJoop Kamstra1.70=28 Did not advanceHenri Thesingh1.77=19 Did not advanceAge van der ZeePole Vault3.30=14 Did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBen BrilFlyweightWLcolspan=3 Bep van KlaverenFeatherweightWWWWDavid BaanLightweightWLcolspan=3 Cor BlommersWelterweightWLcolspan=3 Karel Miljon Light HeavyweightWWLWSam OlijHeavyweightWLcolspan=3
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1928. Individual road race Leen Buis Janus Braspennincx Ben Duijker Anton Kuys
Team road race Leen Buis Janus Braspennincx Ben Duijker
Sprint Antoine Mazairac
Time trial Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Tandem Bernard Leene Daan van Dijk
Team pursuit Janus Braspennincx Jan Maas Jan Pijnenburg Piet van der Horst Gerard Bosch van Drakestein
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1928.
Men's foil Nicolaas Nederpeld Frans Mosman Paul Kunze
Men's team foil Frans Mosman, Doris de Jong, Nicolaas Nederpeld, Paul Kunze, Wouter Brouwer, Otto Schiff
Men's épée Willem Driebergen Pieter Mijer Arie de Jong
Men's team épée Leonard Kuypers, Arie de Jong, Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls, Willem Driebergen, Alfred Labouchere, Karel John van den Brandeler
Men's sabre Arie de Jong Jan van der Wiel Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls
Men's team sabre Cornelis Ekkart, Hendrik Hagens, Maarten van Dulm, Jan van der Wiel, Arie de Jong, Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls
Women's foil Jo de Boer Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink Friederike Koderitsch
Football
Round of 16
Consolation tournament, First round
Consolation tournament, Final
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.
Gymnastics
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
Hockey
Roster
Group play
Gold Medal Match
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1928.
AthleteEvent Shootingrank Swimming rank Fencing rank Running rank Equestrian rankTotalRankTjeerd PasmaMen's321334524108=24Willem van Rhijn111051728719Christiaan Tonnet8 24274669=7
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHenk van Essen100 m freestyle 1:07.4 Did not advanceDick de Man1500 m freestyle 23:03.2 Did not advanceLeen Korpershoek200 m breaststroke 3:04.0 Did not advanceHenk van EssenGerrit van VoorstPiet BannenbergJohannes Brink4 × 200 m freestyle relay colspan=2 Unknown Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaria Vierdag100 m freestyle 1:14.4 Unknown Did not advanceTruus Baumeister400 m freestyle 6:26.4 Did not advanceMarie Braun 5:53.8 5:54.6 5:57.8 100 m backstroke 1:21.6 WR colspan=2 1:22.0 Jeanne Grendel 1:26.2 colspan=2 Did not advanceMietje Baron200 m breaststroke 3:20.2 3:15.4 3:15.2 Cornelia van Gelder Unknown Did not advanceMargaretha van Norden 3:27.2 Unknown Did not advanceEva SmitsTruus BaumeisterMaria VierdagMarie Braun4 × 100 m freestyle relay colspan=2 5:08.8
Water Polo
Weightlifting
AthleteEventPressSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankCornelis CompterMen's -60 kg757092.5237.519Hendrik de Wolf72.575100247.5=16Gerrit RoosMen's -67.5 kg757510525514Cor Tabak77.582.511527010Guus SchefferMen's -75 kg97.5105125327.5Joop Zalm92.585107.5285=9Willem TholenMen's -82.5 kg87.590120297.512Jan Verheijen95105137.5337.5Henk VerheijenMen's +82.5 kg102.5100 - - -Minus Verheijen1009013032012
Wrestling
Art competitions
Demonstration sports
Korfball
Two Dutch teams gave a korfball demonstration, with a match on 6 August in the Olympisch Stadion.
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database