Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors	29 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 5
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The Netherlands first competed at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Gold

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed pairs

Silver

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed fours

Bronze

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed eights
• Johannes Drost — swimming, 200 metre backstroke
• Solko van den Bergh, Antonius Bouwens, Dirk Boest Gips, Henrik Sillem, Anthony Sweijs — shooting, team military pistol

Results by event

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics

6 Dutch archers competed in the first Olympic archery competition. The Netherlands did win any medals in the competition. None of the names of the Dutch archers are known. They competed only in the Sur la Perche à la Herse and Sur la Perche à la Pyramide events, though whether all six competed in both or if any or all competed in only one is also unknown.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Masters épée	19-54	Antonius van Nieuwenhuizen	3rd-6th in pool A	None held		Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Boat	Round 1	Semifinals	Final
Coxed pairs	1st	Minerva Amsterdam François Brandt, Roelof Klein, Hermanus Brockmann[1], unknown cox	None held	6:56.0 2nd, semifinal 1	7:34.2
Coxed fours	2nd	Minerva Amsterdam Coenraad Hiebendaal, Gerhard Lotsy, Paulus Lotsy, Johannes Terwogt, Hermanus Brockmann (cox)	None held	6:02.0 1st, semifinal 2	6:03.0 2nd, final B
Coxed eights	3rd	Minerva Amsterdam François Brandt, Johannes van Dijk, Roelof Klein, Ruurd Leegstra, Walter Middelberg, Hendrik Offerhaus, Walter Thijssen, Henricus Tromp, Hermanus Brockmann (cox)	None held	4:59.2 1st, semifinal 1	6:23.0

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Sailors	Time (total)
3-10 ton class	4th	Christoffel Hooijkaas Henricus Smulders Arie van der Valden	4:46:36
Open class	—	Christoffel Hooijkaas Henricus Smulders Arie van der Valden	4:46:36

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands' first Olympic appearance included competing in the shooting events. Dutch shooters competed in the military pistol and military rifle sets of events.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Military pistol individual	6th	Dirk Boest Gips	437
	12th	Henrik Sillem	408
	15th	Antonius Bouwens	390
	18th	Solko van den Bergh	331
	20th	Anthony Sweijs	310
Military pistol team	3rd	Solko van den Bergh, Antonious Bouwens, Gerardus van Haan, Henrik Sillem, Anthony Sweijs	1876
Military rifle standing	14th	Marcus Ravenswaaij	272
	22nd	Uilke Vuurman	261
	25th	Henrik Sillem	249
	26th	Solko van den Bergh	239
	28th	Antonius Bouwens	238
Military rifle kneeling	5th	Marcus Ravenswaaij	306
	6th	Uilke Vuurman	303
	11th	Antonius Bouwens	296
	19th	Henrik Sillem	281
	20th	Solko van den Bergh	274
Military rifle prone	6th	Henrik Sillem	317
	8th	Uilke Vuurman	312
	14th	Marcus Ravenswaaij	303
	20th	Solko van den Bergh	292
	26th	Antonius Bouwens	278
Military rifle three positions	9th	Marcus Ravenswaaij	881
	14th	Uilke Vuurman	876
	18th	Henrik Sillem	847
	25th	Antonius Bouwens	812
	27th	Solko van den Bergh	805
Military rifle team	5th	Solko van den Bergh, Antonius Bouwens, Marcus Ravenswaaij, Henrik Sillem, Uilke Vuurman	4221

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Swimmer	Semifinals	Final
Men's 200 metre freestyle	13th	Herman Alexander de Bij	3:10.4 2nd, semifinal 4	Did not advance
Men's 4000 metre freestyle	5th	Eduard Meijer	1:17:55.4 2nd, semifinal 2	1:16:37.2
Men's 200 metre backstroke	3rd	Johannes Drost	3:10.2 2nd, semifinal 3	3:01.0
	4th	Johannes Bloemen	3:09.2 1st, semifinal 2	3:02.2

References

1. ^ Brockmann was the coxswain for the semifinals, but not for the final. The name of the boy the Dutch team employed as a coxswain for the final is unknown.