1908 Summer Olympics / Participant (Netherlands)

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The Netherlands participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , Great Britain , with a delegation of 118 athletes. The athletes were able to win two bronze medals.

Medalist

Third

Surname	sport	competition
Reinier Beeuwkes (Goalkeeper) Frans de Bruyn Kops Karel Heijting Jan Kok Bok de Korver Miel Mundt Louis Otten Jops Reeman Edu Snethlage Ed Sol Jan Thomée Caius Welcker Edgar Wallace Chadwick (Trainer)	Soccer	Men
Hermannus Höfte Johan Burk Bernardus Croon Albertus Wielsma	rowing	Foursome without a helmsman

Participants by sport

fencing

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Second round	Semifinals	final
Men
Epee single	fifth	Alfred Labouchere	5-1 (first in group H)	2-2 (second in Group 7)	4-3 (second in group 1)	2-5
	Second round	Jetze Doorman	4-1 (first in group J)	2-2 (third in group 1)	not reached
	First round	Johan van Schreven	4-4 (fourth in group B)	not reached
		Max Dwinger	2-4 (fourth in group C)
		Simon Okker	3-2 (fourth in Group K)
		George van Rossem	2-6 (seventh in group D)
		Maurits van Löben Sels	3-6 (Seventh in Group E)
		Willem van Blijenburgh	1-6 (seventh in group G)
Saber single	seventh	Jetze Doorman	3-2 (second in Group A)	2-2 (second in Group 7)	5-2 (first in group 2)	1-6
	Second round	Richard Schoemaker	2-2 (second in Group D)	2-2 (third in group 1)	not reached
		George van Rossem	4-1 (first in group L)	2-2 (third in group 2)
		Willem van Blijenburgh	3-2 (third in Group I)	1-3 (third in group 6)
		Alfred Labouchere	4-1 (first in group C)	1-3 (third in group 6)
		Adrianus de Jong	2-1 (first in group E)	1-3 (fourth in group 3)
		Gustaaf van Hulstijn	4-1 (second in group K)	DNS
	First round	Lion van Minden	2-3 (fourth in group G)	not reached
		Johan van Schreven	3-4 (fourth in group J)
		Maurits van Löben Sels	0-4 (fifth in Group F)
		Jan de Beaufort	2-4 (fifth in group M)

discipline	space	Athletes	qualification	First round	Semifinals	final	Round of hope	Fencing for 2nd place
Men
Epee team	Ninth	Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Alfred Labouchere George van Rossem	Lost to Great Britain 9-7 → Eliminated ninth	not reached			not qualified
Saber crew	Sixth	Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Maurits van Löben Sels George van Rossem	not carried out	Lost to Bohemia 9-8 → Eliminated sixth	not reached		not qualified

Soccer

discipline	space	Athletes	First round	Semifinals	final	3rd place match
Men	Third	Reinier Beeuwkes (trainer) , Frans de Bruyn Kops , Karel Heijting , Jan Kok , Bok de Korver (captain) , Miel Mundt , Louis Otten , Jops Reeman , Edu Snethlage , Ed Sol , Jan Thomée , Caius Welcker	bye	Lost to Great Britain 4-0	not reached	Defeated Sweden 2-0

athletics

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m	Prelims	Victor Henny	k. A. Third, first preroll	not reached
		Jacobus Hoogveld	k. A. Third, ninth forerun
		Evert Koops	k. A. Fourth, third preroll
		Ernestus Greven	k. A. Fourth-fifth, fourth forerun
200 m	Prelims	Victor Henny	k. A. Second, first preroll	not reached
		Henk van der Wal	k. A. Third, Second Prerun
		Ernestus Greven	k. A. Third, sixth forerun
		Jacobus Hoogveld	k. A. Third, 15th lead
		Evert Koops	k. A. Fourth, third preroll
		Cornelis the hero	k. A. Fourth, twelfth forerun
400 m	Prelims	Cornelis the hero	k. A. Second, twelfth preroll	not reached
		Jacobus Hoogveld	k. A. Second, 16th forerun
		Bram Evers	k. A. Third, 15th lead
		Victor Henny	k. A. Fourth, seventh forerun
		Henk van der Wal	k. A. Fourth, 14th forerun
800 m	Semi-finalist	Aria Vosbergen	not carried out	k. A. Fourth, sixth semifinals	not reached
		Henk van der Wal		k. A. Seschter, first semifinals
		Bram Evers		k. A. Sixth, Seventh Semi-Finals
1500 m	Semi-finalist	Aria Vosbergen	not carried out	k. A. Third, Sixth Semi-Finals	not reached
		Jacques Keyser		k. A. Ninth, First Semifinals
400 m hurdles	Semi-finalist	Evert Koops	First, first run without a fight	DNF -, first semifinals	not reached
Olympic relay	Semi-finalist	Evert Koops Jacobus Hoogveld Victor Henny Bram Evers	not carried out	k. A. Second, second semifinals	not reached
3-mile team run (4828 m)	-	Ary Vosbergen	not carried out	17: 15.8 7 points	not reached
		Willem Wakker		17: 46.4 8 points
		Wilhelmus Braams		DNF No points
5 miles (8047 m)	-	Willem Wakker	not carried out	DNF -, Second Semi-Final	not reached
		Wilhelmus Braams		DNF -, Third Semi-Final
		Jacques Keyser		DNF -, fourth semifinals
		Aria Vosbergen		DNF -, Fifth Semi-Final
marathon	20th	Willem Wakker	not carried out		3: 28: 49.0
	-	Wilhelmus Braams			DNF
		George Buff			DNF
		Aria Vosbergen			DNF
		WF Theunissen			DNS
3,500 m walking	16.	Jo Goetzee	not carried out	17: 37.8 Seventh, first semi-final	not reached
		Johan Huijgen		17: 37.8 Seventh, third semifinals
	18th	Willem Winkelman		17: 57.6 fourth, second semifinals
	20th	Petrus Ruimers		18: 44.6 sixth, second semifinals
10 mile walk (16,093 m)	14th	Petrus Ruimers	not carried out	1: 27: 38.8	not carried out
	-	Jo Goetzee		DNF -, first semifinals
		Piet Soudyn		DNF -, first semifinals
		Willem Winkelman		DNF -, first semifinals
		Johan Huijgen		DNF -, Second Semi-Final
discipline	space	athlete			Height / distance
Long jump	21.-32.	Bram Evers	not carried out		k. A.
		Jacobus Hoogveld			k. A.
high jump	19th	Herman van Leeuwen	not carried out		1.65 m
Pole vault	14th	Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen	not carried out		2.89 m
	15th	Bram Evers			2.82 m
Stand long jump	Eighth-25th	Bram Evers	not carried out		k. A.
		Jacobus Hoogveld			k. A.
		Evert Koops			k. A.

Cycling

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
660 yards (603.491 m)	Semi-finalist	Johannes van Spengen	58.2 s first, seventh forerun	k. A. Second, first semifinals	not reached
	Prelims	Dorus Nijland	k. A. Second, first preroll	not reached
		Gerard Bosch van Drakestein	k. A. Second, 13th preroll
		Georgius ladies	k. A. Third, third forerun
		Antonie Gerrits	k. A. Fourth, eleventh preroll
5 km	Sixth	Johannes van Spengen	not carried out	8: 39.8 first, first semifinals	k. A.
	seventh	Gerard Bosch van Drakestein		8: 42.8 first, fourth semifinals	k. A.
	Semi-finalist	Antonie Gerrits		k. A. Third, Second Semi-Finals	not reached
		Dorus Nijland		k. A. Third, Sixth Semi-Finals
		Georgius ladies		k. A. Fourth-ninth, fifth semifinals
20 km	Semi-finalist	Georgius ladies	not carried out	k. A. Fifth, First Semi-Finals	not reached
		Gerard Bosch van Drakestein		k. A. Fifth, Second Semi-Finals
		Dorus Nijland		k. A. Sixth-seventh, third semifinals
		Johannes van Spengen		k. A. Sixth-seventh, fourth semifinals
100 km	Semi-finalist	Georgius ladies	not carried out	k. A. Seventh-14th, First Semifinals	not reached
		Gerard Bosch van Drakestein		k. A. Seventh-14th, First Semifinals
	-	Dorus Nijland		DNF -, Second Semi-Final
1980 yards team pursuit	Fourth	Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Antonie Gerrits Dorus Nijland Johannes van Spengen	First, third run without a fight	2: 44.0 second, second semifinals	not reached

Wrestling

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg) (Greco-Roman style)	Ninth	Ulferd Bruseker	bye	Lost to Malmström	not reached
	17th	Jacob van Moppes	Lost to Téger	not reached
Middleweight (up to 73 kg) (Greco-Roman style)	fifth	Jaap Belmer	Defeated Grundmann	Defeated Týfa	Lost to Andersen	not reached
	Ninth	Aäron Lelie	bye	Lost to Larsson	not reached
		Jacobus Lorenz	bye	Lost to Andersen
	17th	Gerrit Duijm	Lost to Larsson	not reached
Heavy weight (over 93 kg) (Greco-Roman style)	fifth	Jacob van Westrop	bye	Defeated Kivimäki	Lost to Payr	not reached
	Ninth	Leendert van Oosten	bye	Lost to Jensen	not reached
		Douwe Wijbrands	Defeated Luntzer	Lost to Larsson

rowing

discipline	space	Athletes	First round	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Foursome without a helmsman	Third	Hermannus Höfte , Albertus Wielsma , Johan Burk , Bernardus Croon	not carried out		k. A. Second, second semifinals	not reached

shoot

discipline	space	Athet	Points
Men
Free rifle three position fight	22nd	Pieter van Waas	768
	32.	Petrus ten Bruggen Cate	726
Free rifle three position team	seventh	Gerard van den Bergh Christiaan Brosch Cornelis van Altenburg Antonie de Gee Uilke Vuurman Pieter Jan Brussaard	4130
Revolver and pistol	Twelfth	Jacob van der Kop	447
	24.	Petrus ten Bruggen Cate	421
	36.	Jan Johannes de Blécourt	381
	40.	Gerard van den Bergh	343
	41.	Christiaan Brosch	337
	43.	Antonie de Gee	226
Rapid fire gun crew	Sixth	Jacob van der Kop Gerard van den Bergh Jan Johannes de Blécourt Petrus ten Bruggen Cate	1632
Target shooting	seventh	John Wilson	53
	14th	Cornelis Viruly	48
	15th	Eduardus van Voorst dead Voorst	47
		Franciscus van Voorst dead Voorst	47
	22nd	Romain de Favauge	29
	26th	Jacob Laan	21st
Target shooting team	Fourth	Eduardus van Voorst dead Voorst Cornelis Viruly Franciscus van Voorst dead Voorst Rudolf van Pallandt Romain de Favauge John Wilson	k. A.

swim

discipline	space	athlete	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m freestyle	Prelims	Lambertus benenga	1: 13.2 second, third heat	not reached
		Bouke Benenga	k. A. Third-sixth, first preroll
400 m freestyle	Prelims	Friedrich Meuring	k. A. Fourth-fifth, seventh forerun	not reached
1500 m freestyle	Prelims	Pieter Ooms	27: 24.4 third, second prelim	not reached
	-	Eduard Meijer	DNF -, Sixth forerun
100 m back	Prelims	Bartholomeus Roodenburch	1: 36.0 second, third heat	not reached
		Johan Cortlever	k. A. Second, seventh forerun

tennis

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Second round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
singles	16.	Roelof van Lennep	bye	Lost to Foulkes	not reached
	26th	Christiaan van Lennep	Lost to R. Powell	not reached
Double	seventh	Christiaan van Lennep Roelof van Lennep	not carried out	bye	Lost to Cazalet / Dixon	not reached

do gymnastics

discipline	space	athlete	Points
Men
Individual all-around	49.	Michel Biet	187.5
	60.	Gerardus Wesling	165
	61.	Reinier Blom	160.5
	62.	Isidore Goudeket	159
	63.	Johannes Stikkelman	159
	64.	Emanuel Brouwer	158
	66.	Johannes Posthumus	155.5
	69.	Dirk Janssen	153.5
	71.	Cornelus Becker	152.5
	72.	Jan Janssen	150.5
	74.	Jan Jacob Kieft	149.5
	78.	Abraham Mok	151
	83.	Hendricus Thijsen	127
	90.	Johann Flemer	118.5
	93.	Constantijn van Daalen	116.5
	95.	Herman van Leeuwen	101
	96.	Jonas Slier	96

discipline	space	Athletes	Points
Men
Team all-around	seventh	Cornelus Becker , Michel Biet , Jan de Boer , Reinier Blom , Jan Bolt , Emanuel Brouwer , Constantijn van Daalen , Johann Flemer , Johannes Göckel , Isidor Goudeket , Dirk Janssen , Jan Jacob Kieft , Salomon Konijn , Herman van Leeuwen , Abraham Mok , Abraham de Oliveira , Johannes Posthumus , Johan Schmitt , Jonas Slier , Johannes Stikkelman , Hendricus Thijsen , Gerardus Wesling	297

Water polo

discipline	space	Athletes	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Men	Fourth	Bouke Benenga , Johan Cortlever , Jan Hulswit , Eduard Meijer , Karel Meijer , Pieter Ooms , Johan Rühl	Lost to Belgium 8-1	not reached

Web links

• Olympic team of the Netherlands 1908 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).