Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Cycling Men's 50 km Equestrian Individual eventing , Gerard de Kruijff,Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Adolph van der Voort van Zijp Equestrian Team eventing , Willy Rösingh Rowing Men's coxless pair Cycling Men's sprint , Jaap Boot,Harry Broos, Rinus van den Berge Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay , Maurice Peeters Cycling Men's tandem , Jetze Doorman, Hendrik Scherpenhuijzen,Jan van der Wiel, Maarten van Dulm, Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls Fencing Men's team sabre , Anthonij Guépin, Jan Vreede Sailing 6 m Class , Hendrik Timmer Tennis Mixed doubles
Athletics
Nineteen athletes represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The 4x100 metre relay team won the nation's first Olympic athletics medal, a bronze. That team had also matched the world record in the event in the quarterfinal heats, though teams in later quarterfinals and the semifinals bettered the record.
Ranks given are within the heat.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Wim Bolten 400 m 53.0 3 Did not advance Jaap Boot Long jump N/A 6.86 2 Did not advance Harry Broos 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.1 3 Did not advance 200 m 22.6 1 Q Unknown 5 Did not advance Cornelis Brouwer Marathon N/A Did not finish Hannes de Boer Long jump N/A No mark 6 Did not advance Harry de Keijser Pole vault N/A 3.40 7 Did not advance Pentathlon N/A Elim-3 Decathlon N/A 6509.610 10 Jan de Vries 200 m 23.2 3 Did not advance Henk Kamerbeek Hammer throw N/A No mark 15 Did not advance Wim Kat 400 m 51.8 3 Did not advance Harry Keemink 10 km walk N/A Disqualified Did not advance Frederik Lamp 100 m Unknown 3 Did not advance Menso Johannes Menso 400 m Unknown 4 Did not advance 800 m N/A Unknown 5 Did not advance Adriaan Paulen 400 m 52.0 2 Q 49.0 1 Q 48.2 4 Did not advance 800 m N/A 1:59.2 1 Q 1:58.8 4 Did not advance Willem Peters Triple jump N/A 13.86 6 Did not advance Teunis Sprong Marathon N/A Did not finish Rinus van den Berge 100 m 11.1 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance 200 m 23.1 4 Unknown 6 Did not advance Johannes van Kampen 100 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 3 Did not advance 200 m 23.1 4 Did not advance Oscar van Rappard 110 m hurdles N/A Unknown 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance 400 m hurdles N/A Unknown 5 Did not advance Jan Zeegers 1500 m N/A 4:21.0 4 Did not advance 5000 m N/A Unknown 6 Did not advance Jaap Boot Harry Broos Jan de Vries Rinus van den Berge 4 × 100 m relay N/A 42.0 1 Q 42.2 1 Q 42.8
Boxing
Nine boxers represented the Netherlands at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. De Best's bye in the round of 16 and quarterfinal win made him the first Dutch boxer to reach the semifinals; he lost his semifinal and bronze medal bouts to take fourth place.
BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Ko Cornelissen Welterweight W L Did not advance 9 Jan Dam Welterweight Bye L Did not advance 9 Henk de Best Heavyweight N/A Bye W L L 4 Huub Huizenaar Lightweight L Did not advance 17 Herman Levij Featherweight Bye L Did not advance 9 Louis Meeuwessen Middleweight L Did not advance 17 Karel Miljon Light heavyweight L Did not advance 17 Arij Smit Bantamweight Bye L Did not advance 9 Leo Turksma Flyweight Bye L Did not advance 9
Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Total 2 10 .167
Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 3 .000 Round of 16 0 5 .000 Quarterfinals 1 0 1.000 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 2 10 .167
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The Dutch cyclists won three medals, one of each color and one in each of three different events.
Willems won the 50 kilometre title, aided by a well-planned and well-executed early attack by Maas.Olympic 50 kilometre cycling race Peeters, the defending sprint champion, was unable to advance to the semifinals; Meijer was nearly able to take the title himself, finishing second in the final to win silver. Peeters did win a medal, however, taking the tandem bronze along with Bosch.
Road cycling
CyclistEventFinalResultRank Cor Heeren Time trial 6:41:50.8 13 Philippus Innemee Time trial 7:04:32.0 26 Jan Maas Time trial 6:51:05.0 19 Martinus Vlietman Time trial 7:07:32.4 29 Cor Heeren Philippus Innemee Jan Maas Martinus Vlietman Team time trial 20:37:27.8 6
Track cycling
Ranks given are within the heat.
CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Jan Maas 50 km N/A Unknown 7 Jacob Meijer Sprint 13.2 1 Q Advanced directly 13.2 1 Q Advanced directly 12.8 1 Q Unknown Maurice Peeters Sprint 17.0 1 Q Advanced directly Unknown 2 r Unknown 2 Did not advance Ko Willems 50 km N/A 1:18:24.0 Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Maurice Peeters Tandem N/A 12.6 1 Q Unknown Gerard Bosch Jan Maas Simon van Poelgeest Franciscus Waterreus Team pursuit Unknown 2 N/A Did not advance N/A Did not advance
Diving
Four divers, two men and two women, represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Men
DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Henk Hemsing 3 m board 14 455.2 2 Q 39 490.8 8 10 m platform 30 306 6 Did not advance Plain high diving 39 94 8 Did not advance Henk Lotgering 3 m board 25 459.2 5 Did not advance 10 m platform 30 303 6 Did not advance Plain high diving 32.5 116 7 Did not advance
Women
DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Hendrika Bante 3 m board 35 270.6 7 Did not advance Truus Klapwijk 3 m board 28 287.3 6 Did not advance
Equestrian
Five equestrians represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Dutch riders won both the individual and team eventing gold medals, with Adolf van der Voort van Zijp taking the individual honor. They were the first Olympic equestrian medals won by the Netherlands.
EquestrianEventFinal Score Time Rank Antonius Colenbrander Eventing 952.5 N/A 25 Gerard de Kruijff Eventing 1493.5 N/A 13 Charles Pahud de Mortanges Eventing 1828.0 N/A 4 Adolf van der Voort van Zijp Eventing 1976.0 N/A Jan van Reede Dressage 232.0 N/A 14 Antonius Colenbrander Gerard de Kruijff Charles Pahud de Mortanges Adolf van der Voort van Zijp Team eventing 5927.5 N/A
Fencing
17 fencers, 14 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games; the Netherlands was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition. For the third straight Games, the Dutch sabre team took bronze.
Men
Ranks given are within the pool.
FencerEventRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Wouter Brouwer Épée 5–4 3 Q N/A 2–7 8 Did not advance Jan de Beaufort Épée 4–5 7 N/A Did not advance Adrianus de Jong Foil 2–2 3 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance Sabre N/A 4–1 1 Q 5–3 4 4–3 5 Cornelis Ekkart Sabre N/A 3–3 5 Did not advance Willem Hubert van Blijenburgh Épée 4–4 2 Q N/A 4–6 7 Did not advance Paul Kunze Foil 1–1 2 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance Nicolaas Nederpeld Foil Bye 1–4 4 Did not advance Jan van der Wiel Sabre N/A 3–3 5 Did not advance Maarten van Dulm Sabre N/A 2–3 4 Q 2–6 8 Did not advance Pieter van Boven Épée 4–5 6 Q N/A 1–8 9 Did not advance Adrianus de Jong Paul Kunze Nicolaas Nederpeld Félix Vigeveno Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls Team foil 0–2 3 N/A Did not advance Wouter Brouwer Jan de Beaufort Adrianus de Jong Willem Hubert Pieter van Boven Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls Team épée 2–1 2 Q N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance Adrianus De Jong Jetze Doorman Hendrik Scherpenhuijzen Jan Van Der Wiel Maarten Van Dulm Henri Wyjnoldy-Daniels Team sabre 3–0 1 Q N/A 1–1 2 Q 1–0 2 Q 1–2
Women
Ranks given are within the pool.
FencerEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink Foil 1–4 5 Did not advance Johanna de Boer Foil 1–4 5 Did not advance Johanna Stokhuyzen-de Jong Foil 0–6 7 Did not advance
Football
The Netherlands competed in the Olympic football tournament for the fourth time in 1924. The three-time defending bronze medalists once again reached the bronze medal game; this time, however, they lost.
Round 1 Bye
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Final rank 4th place
Modern pentathlon
Four pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
PentathleteEventFinal Score Rank Barent Momma Individual 130.5 31 Carolus Stoffels Individual 102.5 22 Christiaan Tonnet Individual 65.5 8 Karel van den Brandeler Individual 113.5 27
Rowing
17 rowers represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Dutch rowers won their first Olympic championship since 1900.
Ranks given are within the heat.
RowerEventSemifinalsRepechageFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Constant Pieterse Single sculls Unknown 2 r Unknown 3 Did not advance Teun Beijnen Willy Rösingh Coxless pair Walkover Advanced directly 8:19.4 Jacob Brandsma Jo Brandsma Louis Dekker Dirk Fortuin Jean van Silfhout Coxed four 7:08.0 1 Q Advanced directly Did not finish 5 Simon Bon Jacob Cremer Cornelis Eecen Antony Fennema Roelof Hommema Paul Maasland Henk Rijnders Gerrit Tromp Egbertus Waller Eight Unknown 3 N/A Did not advance
Sailing
Four sailors represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport.
SailorEventQualifyingFinalRace 1Race 2Race 3TotalRace 1Race 2TotalRank Johan Hin Olympic monotype 8 (DNF) 1 Q N/A 8 (DQ) 2 10 5 Johan Carp Anthonij Guépin Jan Vreede 6 metre class 2 Q 9 (DQ) 2 Q 13 2 3 5
Shooting
Eleven shooters represented the Netherlands in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport.
ShooterEventFinalScoreRank Jan van Balkum 25 m rapid fire pistol 13 40 Sikke Bruinsma 25 m rapid fire pistol 15 30 Hendrik de Grijff 600 m free rifle 76 45 Carel de Iongh 600 m free rifle 62 65 Albert Langereis 600 m free rifle 55 69 François Marits 25 m rapid fire pistol 16 21 Johannes Scheuter 600 m free rifle 64 63 Dingenis de Wilde 25 m rapid fire pistol 15 30 Gerrit Bouwhuis Carel de Iongh Adrianus van Korlaar François Kortleven Albert Langereis Team free rifle 458 16
Swimming
Ranks given are within the heat.
Men
SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Gé Dekker 100 m freestyle 1:11.8 5 Did not advance Pieter Jacobszoon 100 m freestyle 1:12.2 5 Did not advance Sjaak Köhler 400 m freestyle 6:20.4 5 Did not advance Gerlacus Moes 200 m breaststroke 3:18.8 4 Did not advance Pieter van Senus 100 m backstroke 1:24.8 3 Did not advance Aart van Wilgenburg 100 m backstroke 1:24.6 3 Did not advance Gé Dekker Otto Hoogesteyn Sjaak Köhler Frits Schutte 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 11:35.6 2 Q 11:29.0 4 Did not advance
Women
SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Mietje Baron 200 m breaststrokecolspan=2 DSQ — Did not advance Truus Klapwijk 400 m freestyle 7:15.0 3 Did not advance Maria Vierdag 100 m freestyle 1:22.0 3 q 1:21.2 4 Did not advance 400 m freestyle 7:02.4 4 Did not advance Mietje Baron Alida Bolten Truus Klapwijk Maria Vierdag 4 × 100 m freestyle relaycolspan=4 5:45.8 6
Tennis
Men