1900 Summer Olympics / Participant (Netherlands)

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The Netherlands participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris , France , with a delegation of 35 male athletes in 18 competitions in seven sports. It was the country's first participation in the Summer Olympics .

Medalist

Olympic champion

Surname	sport	competition
Hermanus Brockmann	rowing	Two with a helmsman
François Brandt	rowing	Two with a helmsman
Roelof Klein	rowing	Two with a helmsman

Second

Surname	sport	competition
Hermanus Brockmann	rowing	Foursome with a helmsman
Coenraad Christiaan Hiebendaal	rowing	Foursome with a helmsman
Gerhard Oswald Lotsij	rowing	Foursome with a helmsman
Paul Jan Lotsij	rowing	Foursome with a helmsman
Johannes Hester Terwogt	rowing	Foursome with a helmsman
Chris Hooijkaas	sailing	3 to 10 tons, 1st race
Henri Smulders	sailing	3 to 10 tons, 1st race
Arie van der Velden	sailing	3 to 10 tons, 1st race

Third

Surname	sport	competition
Hendrik van Heuckelum	Soccer	Soccer
François Brandt	rowing	Eighth
Hermanus Brockmann	rowing	Eighth
Johannes van Dijk	rowing	Eighth
Roelof Klein	rowing	Eighth
Ruurd Leegstra	rowing	Eighth
Walter Middelberg	rowing	Eighth
Hendrik Offerhaus	rowing	Eighth
Walter Thijssen	rowing	Eighth
Henricus tromp	rowing	Eighth
Solko van den Bergh	shoot	50 meter army revolver
Antonius Bouwens	shoot	50 meter army revolver
Dirk Boest plaster	shoot	50 meter army revolver
Henrik Sillem	shoot	50 meter army revolver
Anthony Sweijs	shoot	50 meter army revolver
Johannes Drost	swim	200 meters back

Participants by sport

Archery

• Josephus Heerkens
• Franciscus Hexspoor
• Henricus Mansvelt
• Petrus Nouwens
• Johannes Stovers
• Johannes van Gastel

None of the archers officially competed or qualified for one.

fencing

• Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen

  Sword for fencing masters: eliminated in round one

Soccer

• Hendrik van Heuckelum

  2: 6 defeat with the Belgian selection against the French selection, 3rd place

rowing

Eighth , 6: 23.0 minutes, 3rd place

• François Brandt
• Hermanus Brockmann
• Johannes van Dijk
• Roelof Klein
• Ruurd Leegstra
• Walter Middelberg
• Hendrik Offerhaus
• Walter Thijssen
• Henricus tromp

Foursome with helmsman , 6: 33.0 minutes, 2nd place

• Hermanus Brockmann
• Coenraad Christiaan Hiebendaal
• Gerhard Oswald Lotsij
• Paul Jan Lotsij
• Johannes Hester Terwogt

Two with helmsman , 7: 34.2 minutes, 1st place

• François Brandt
• Hermanus Brockmann
• Roelof Klein

sailing

3 - 10 tons , final, 3: 09.45 hours, 2nd place

• Chris Hooijkaas
• Henri Smulders
• Arie van der Velden

shoot

50 meter army revolver team , 1876 points, 3rd place

• Antonius Bouwens

  390 points

• Dirk Boest plaster

  437 points

• Henrik Sillem

  408 points

• Anthony Sweijs

  310 points

• Solko van den Bergh

  331 points

Army rifle 300 meters

• Marcus Ravenswaay

• Uilke Vuurman

swim

• Johannes Bloemen
  • 200 meters back

  Semi-finals: Run two, 3: 09.2 minutes, first place

  Final: 3: 02.2 minutes, fourth place

• Herman de By
  • 200 meters freestyle

  Semi-finals: eliminated in race four, 3: 10.4 minutes, second place

• Johannes Drost
  • 200 meters back

  Semi-finals: Run three, 3: 10.2 minutes, second place

  Final: 3: 01.0 minutes, third place

• Eduard Meijer
  • 4,000 meters freestyle

  Semi-finals: Run two, 1: 17.55.4 hours, second place

  Final: 1: 16.37.2 hours, fifth place

Web links

• Dutch Olympic team from 1900 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )