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Netherlands at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.[1]

Netherlands at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee*
Dutch Sports Federation
Websitewww.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in Antwerp
Competitors130 in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
4
Silver
2
Bronze
5
Total
11
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Aquatics

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Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Four swimmers, including one woman, represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. None of the swimmers advanced to an event final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
Swimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ko Korsten 100 m free 1:05.6 2 Q Unknown 7 Did not advance
Jean van Silfhout 100 m free 1:09.0 3 Did not advance
Cor Zegger 1500 m free 24:58.0 3 Did not advance
Women
Swimmer Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Rie Beisenherz 100 m free 1:22.6 3 Did not advance

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the second time in 1920. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. The Netherlands lost 2–1 to Belgium in the quarterfinals. Because Belgium eventually finished with the silver medal, the Dutch had a chance to play for the bronze. In the bronze medal quarterfinals, they defeated Czechoslovakia. They fell to Sweden in the bronze semifinals, however.

  • Squad
Quarterfinals
Belgium   2–1   Netherlands Antwerp
Bronze medal quarterfinals
Netherlands   7–0   Czechoslovakia Antwerp
Bronze medal semifinals
Sweden   9–1   Netherlands Antwerp
Final rank
5th

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands sent eight archers in its second Olympic archery appearance. The Dutch archers competed in a single event, the team moving bird at 28 metres. Facing off against a Belgian team and a French team, the Netherlands squad took the gold medal.

Archer Event Final
Score Rank
Piet de Brouwer
Joep Packbiers
Janus Theeuwes
Driekske van Bussel
Jo van Gastel
Tiest van Gestel
Janus van Merrienboer
Theo Willems 		Team moving bird, 28 m 3087  

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

11 athletes represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in athletics. Paulen's seventh-place finish in the 800 metres was the country's best result in the sport to date.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jan de Vries 100 m 4 Did not advance
Cor Gubbels 3 km walk — Disqualified Did not advance
Albert Heijnneman 100 m 11.0 3 Did not advance
200 m 25.4 2 Q Disqualified Did not advance
Christiaan Huijgens Marathon — Did not finish
Adje Paulen 800 m — 1:58.4 4 Q 1:57.8 3 Q 1:56.3 7
August Schotte 3 km walk — 7 Did not advance
Gerardus van der Wel 5000 m — 9 Did not advance
Harry van Rappard 100 m 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.7 4 Did not advance
Oscar van Rappard 110 m hurdles — 3 Did not advance
Hendricus Wessel Marathon — 3:00:17.0 26
Cor Wezepoel 100 m 11.5 2 Q 5 Did not advance
200 m 23.3 2 Q 23.3 5 Did not advance
Jan de Vries
Albert Heijnneman
Harry van Rappard
Cor Wezepoel 		4 × 100 m relay — 43.5 3 Did not advance

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Eight boxers represented Netherlands at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut in boxing. None of the boxers made it past the quarterfinals.

Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jan Hesterman Middleweight Bye   Bradley (RSA)
L 		Did not advance 9
Wim Hesterman Featherweight   Rankin (CAN)
W 		  Bouvy (BEL)
L 		Did not advance 9
Johannes Heuckelbach Welterweight   Schannong (DEN)
L 		Did not advance 17
Ko Janssens Lightweight N/A   Cassidy (USA)
L 		Did not advance 9
Paul Munting Middleweight Bye   Herscovitch (CAN)
L 		Did not advance 9
Herman Nak Lightweight N/A   Grace (GBR)
L 		Did not advance 9
Nelis van Dijk Flyweight N/A   Pedersen (DEN)
L 		Did not advance 9
Ted Zegwaard Flyweight N/A   Virtue (GBR)
W 		  Cuthbertson (GBR)
L 		Did not advance 5

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Ten cyclists represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Peeters won the sprint event. Ikelaar took the bronze in the 50 kilometres, and added another bronze along with de Vreng in the tandem. The three medals were the first Olympic cycling medals for the Netherlands, and put the country in third place in the cycling leaderboard for the Games.

Road cycling

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Cyclist Event Final
Result Rank
Nicolaas de Jong Time trial 5:06:46.6 25
Petrus Ikelaar Time trial 4:46:54.0 8
Pieter Kloppenburg Time trial 5:22:16.0 33
Arie van der Stel Time trial 5:12:42.6 27
Nicolaas de Jong
Petrus Ikelaar
Pieter Kloppenburg
Arie van der Stel 		Team time trial 20:28:39.2 6

Track cycling

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Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tjabel Boonstra Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance
Franciscus de Vreng Sprint Unknown 3 Did not advance
Petrus Ikelaar Sprint Unknown 2 Q Unknown 3 R Unknown 4 Did not advance
50 km N/A Unknown  
Anton Krijgsman 50 km N/A Did not finish
Willem Ooms 50 km N/A Did not finish
Maurice Peeters Sprint Unknown 2 Q 13.2 1 Q Advanced directly 12.6 1 Q 13.0  
Arie van der Stel 50 km N/A Did not finish
Pieter Beets
Tjabel Boonstra 		Tandem N/A Unknown 3 N/A Did not advance
Franciscus de Vreng
Petrus Ikelaar 		Tandem N/A 12.6 1 Q N/A Unknown 2 B Unknown  
Pieter Beets
Franciscus de Vreng
Petrus Ikelaar
Maurice Peeters 		Team pursuit N/A Unknown 2 N/A Did not advance

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics

A single equestrian represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Sirtema competed in the individual eventing competition, finishing in 20th place.

Equestrian Horse Event Final
Result Rank
Idzard Sirtema Good Shot Eventing 1035.00 20

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Ten fencers represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The country's best results were in the sabre competitions. De Jong won the bronze medal in the individual event and two others reached the final; it was the only individual event in which the team had any finalists. The sabre team also captured a bronze medal.

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Wouter Brouwer Épée 3–3 5 Q 3–7 8 Did not advance
Foil N/A 2–4 4 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 3–4 5 Did not advance
Adrianus de Jong Épée 6–2 2 Q 6–4 4 Q 4–7 8 Did not advance
Foil N/A 4–4 4 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 5–2 3 Q 5–1 2 Q 6–5  
Louis Delaunoij Épée 3–6 7 Did not advance
Willem Hubert Épée 3–6 7 Did not advance
Jan van der Wiel Épée 5–2 1 Q 1–10 12 Did not advance
Foil N/A 1–6 7 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 6–2 1 Q 3–3 3 Q 6–5 5
Félix Vigeveno Épée 2–6 8 Did not advance
Foil N/A 3–2 3 Q 2–3 4 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 2–5 7 Did not advance
Henri Wijnoldij-Daniëls Épée 4–3 3 Q 4–6 7 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 4–3 4 Q 4–2 1 Q 4–7 9
Salomon Zeldenrust Épée 3–5 7 Did not advance
Foil N/A 5–3 4 Did not advance
Wouter Brouwer
Adrianus de Jong
Jan van der Wiel
Félix Vigeveno
Salomon Zeldenrust 		Team foil[2] N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance
Adrianus de Jong
Louis Delaunoy
Jetze Doorman
Willem Hubert
Jan van der Wiel
Salomon Zeldenrust 		Team sabre[2] N/A 5–2  
Adrianus de Jong
Jetze Doorman
Willem Hubert
George van Rossem
Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls
Salomon Zeldenrust 		Team épée[2] N/A 2–2 4 Did not advance

Football

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Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time, winning its third straight bronze medal. The team had a fairly easy win over Luxembourg in the first round before requiring extra time to defeat Sweden in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Netherlands lost to eventual gold-medalist Belgium. This relegated the Dutch team to the consolation tournament for silver; they received a bye into the consolation final when France turned out to have left the Olympics. In the match for silver and bronze, the Netherlands were defeated by Spain to finish in third place.

First round
Netherlands  3–0  Luxembourg
J. Bulder   30'
Groosjohan   47'   85'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Georges Hubrecht (BEL)
Quarterfinals
Netherlands  5–4 (a.e.t.)  Sweden
Groosjohan   10'   57'
J. Bulder   44'   88' (pen.)
de Natris   115'		 Report Karlsson   16'   32'
Olsson   20'
Dahl   72'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Josef Fanta (TCH)
Semifinals
Belgium  3–0  Netherlands
Larnoe   46'
Van Hege   55'
Bragard   85'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: John Lewis (GBR)
Consolation final
Spain  3–1  Netherlands
Sesúmaga   7'   35'
Pichichi   72'		 Report Groosjohan   68'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Paul Putz (BEL)
Final rank
  Bronze

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Twelve rowers represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the three Dutch boats advanced to the finals.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Frits Eijken N/A Single sculls 7:50.0 1 Q 7:50.4 2 Did not advance
Koos de Haas
Bastiaan Veth 		N/A Double sculls N/A 7:24.8 2 Did not advance
Robbert Blaisse
Huibert Boumeester
Johannes Haasnoot
Willem Hudig
Philip Jongeneel
Frederik Koopman
Bernard te Hennepe
Johannes van der Vegte 		Liong Siang Sie Eight 6:38.2 2 Did not advance

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Eight sailors represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The Dutch had their best possible result, with two gold medals and one silver. The two Dutch 12-footers were the only boats to contest that event, while the 6½ metre team defeated a French boat.

Sailors Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Score Rank
Petrus Beukers
Arnoud van der Biesen 		12 foot Unknown  
Bernard Carp
Johan Carp
Petrus Wernink 		6½ metre (1919) Unknown  
Cornelis Hin
Frans Hin
Johan Hin 		12 foot Unknown  

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Fifteen shooters represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Klaas Jan Pen competed, but it is not known in which event.

Shooter Event Final
Result Rank
Antonius Bouwens 50 m free pistol 444 Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 909 Unknown
Herman Bouwens 50 m free pistol 394 Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 841 Unknown
Jan Brussaard 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 866 Unknown
Emile Jurgens Trap Unknown
Christiaan Moltzer Trap Unknown
Cornelis van Altenburg 50 m free pistol 397 Unknown
Cornelis van Dalen 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 828 Unknown
Gerard van den Bergh 50 m free pistol 445 Unknown
300 m free rifle, 3 pos. 939 Unknown
Klaas Woldendorp 50 m free pistol 443 Unknown
Antonius Bouwens
Herman Bouwens
Jan Brussaard
Cornelis van Dalen
Gerard van den Bergh 		Team free rifle 4383 8
300 m team military rifle, prone 269 12
300 m team military rifle, standing 228 10
600 m team military rifle, prone 266 9
300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone 495 13
Antonius Bouwens
Herman Bouwens
Cornelis van Altenburg
Gerard van den Berg
Klaas Woldendorp 		50 m team free pistol 2123 10
Reindert de Favauge
Emile Jurgens
Franciscus Jurgens
Cornelis van der Vliet
Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst
Pieter Waller 		Team clay pigeons 222 6

Tug of war

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Main article: Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the first time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used in 1920. The Dutch beat Italy in the semifinals to advance to the final against Great Britain. There they lost to the British, and had to continue in the silver medal rounds. The Netherlands received a bye into the silver medal finals, where they beat Belgium to take the silver.

All matches were best-of-three pulls.

Semifinals
  Netherlands (NED)2–0  Italy (ITA)
 
Final
  Great Britain (GBR)2–0  Netherlands (NED)
 
Silver medal match
  Belgium (BEL)0–2  Netherlands (NED)
 
Final rank
  Silver

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Five weightlifters represented the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. Ringelberg's fourth-place finish was the best of the year for the Dutch weightlifters.

Weightlifter Event Final
Result Rank
Pieter Belmer 75 kg 165.0 8
Marinus Ringelberg 75 kg 225.0 4
Joop Tijman 60 kg 185.0 9
Wilhelmus van Nimwegen 67.5 kg 210.0 8
Jan Welter 82.5 kg 230.0 7

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Nine wrestlers, all in the Greco-Roman discipline, competed for the Netherlands in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The Dutch wrestlers won no medals, but came close in a few instances. The format turned out to be particularly unfortunate for Jan Sint, who advanced to the final in the light heavyweight but finished without a medal after being defeated by Johansson in the final and losing again in the silver medal semifinal. Jaap Sjouwerman advanced to the heavyweight semifinals, but did not get a chance to compete for silver or bronze after his semifinal loss to an opponent who did not win gold or silver.

Greco-Roman

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Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Silver quarters Silver semis Silver match
Bronze quarters Bronze semis Bronze match
Barend Bonneveld Heavyweight Did not advance   Ahlgren (SWE) (L) Did not advance 12
Did not advance
Did not advance
Carl Coerse Lightweight   Bainconneau (FRA) (W)   Halík (TCH) (W)   Andersen (NOR) (L) Did not advance 10
Did not advance
Did not advance
Johannes Eillebrecht Middleweight   Westergren (SWE) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 5
Bye   Lindfors (FIN) (L) Did not advance
  Balej (TCH) (W)   Perttilä (FIN) (L) Did not advance
Willem Leloux Middleweight   Nielsen (DEN) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 19
Did not advance
Did not advance
Johannes Nolton Lightweight   Lindberg (SWE) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 18
Did not advance
Did not advance
Willem Roels Featherweight   Boumans (BEL) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 17
N/A Did not advance
Did not advance
Jan Sint Light heavyweight Bye   Testoni (ITA) (W)   Snoeck (BEL) (W)   Wahlem (BEL) (W)   Johansson (SWE) (L) 4
N/A   Eriksen (DEN) (L) Did not advance
N/A
Jaap Sjouwerman Heavyweight Did not advance   Vergos (GRE) (W)   Nilsson (SWE) (W)   Ahlgren (SWE) (L) Did not advance 9
Did not advance
Did not advance
Johannes van Maaren Featherweight   Gallery (USA) (L) Did not advance Did not advance 17
N/A Did not advance
Did not advance

Demonstration sports

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Korfball

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Main article: Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Organized by the Dutch Korfball Association, two Dutch teams gave a korfball demonstration, with a match on 22 August in the Olympisch Stadion.

References

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  1. ^ "Netherlands at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Netherlands Fencing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Composition for teams.
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