Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Football , Bernardus Croon,Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma Rowing Men's coxless four
Results by event
Athletics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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