# Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Netherlands national football team Reinier BeeuwkesFrans de Bruyn KopsBok de KorverVic GonsalvesKarel HeijtingJohn HeijtingJan KokLo La ChapelleMiel MundtLouis OttenJops ReemanEdu SnethlageEd SolJan ThoméeJan van den BergToine van RenterghemCaius Welcker | Football | Football | October 24 |
| Bronze | Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon, Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 31 |

## Results by event
### Athletics

| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Victor Henny | Unknown 3rd, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 3rd, heat 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Evert Koops | Unknown 4th, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metres | Heats | Ernestus Greven | Unknown 4-5, heat 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Victor Henny | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Henk van der Wal | Unknown 3rd, heat 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Ernestus Greven | Unknown 3rd, heat 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 3rd, heat 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Evert Koops | Unknown 4th, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 200 metres | Heats | Cornelis den Held | Unknown 4th, heat 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Cornelis den Held | Unknown 2nd, heat 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown 2nd, heat 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Bram Evers | Unknown 3rd, heat 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Victor Henny | Unknown 4th, heat 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metres | Heats | Henk van der Wal | Unknown 4th, heat 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Arie Vosbergen | None held | Unknown 4th, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Henk van der Wal | None held | Unknown 6th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 800 metres | Semi- finalist | Bram Evers | None held | Unknown 6th, semifinal 7 | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Arie Vosbergen | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metres | Semi- finalist | Jacques Keyser | None held | Unknown 9th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre hurdles | Semi- finalist | Evert Koops | Walkover 1st, heat 1 | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's medley relay | Semi- finalist | Evert Koops Jacobus Hoogveld Victor Henny Bram Evers | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3 mile team race | — | Ary Vosbergen | None held | 17:15.8 7 points, team=X | Did not advance |
| Men's 3 mile team race | — | Willem Wakker | None held | 17:46.4 8 points, team=X | Did not advance |
| Men's 3 mile team race | — | Wilhelmus Braams | None held | Did not finish No score, team=X | Did not advance |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Willem Wakker | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Wilhelmus Braams | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 3 | Did not advance |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Jacques Keyser | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 4 | Did not advance |
| Men's 5 miles | — | Arie Vosbergen | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 5 | Did not advance |
| Men's marathon | 20th | Willem Wakker | None held | None held | 3:28:49.0 |
| Men's marathon | — | Wilhelmus Braams | None held | None held | Did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | George Buff | None held | None held | Did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | Arie Vosbergen | None held | None held | Did not finish |
| Men's marathon | — | W. F. Theunissen | None held | None held | Did not start |
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 16th | Jo Goetzee | None held | 17:37.8 7th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 16th | Johan Huijgen | None held | 17:37.8 7th, semifinal 3 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 18th | Willem Winkelman | None held | 17:57.6 4th, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 3500 metre walk | 20th | Petrus Ruimers | None held | 18:44.6 6th, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 10 mile walk | 14th | Petrus Ruimers | None held | 1:27:38.8 | Did not advance |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | Jo Goetzee | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | Piet Soudyn | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | Willem Winkelman | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 10 mile walk | — | Johan Huijgen | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Bram Evers | Unknown |
| Men's long jump | 21-32 | Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown |
| Men's high jump | 19th | Herman van Leeuwen | 1.65 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 14th | Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen | 2.89 metres |
| Men's pole vault | 15th | Bram Evers | 2.82 metres |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Bram Evers | Unknown |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Jacobus Hoogveld | Unknown |
| Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Evert Koops | Unknown |

### Cycling

| Event | Place | Cyclist | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's 660 yards | Semi- finalist | Johannes van Spengen | 58.2 seconds 1st, heat 7 | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Dorus Nijland | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 2nd, heat 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Georgius Damen | Unknown 3rd, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 660 yards | Heats | Antonie Gerrits | Unknown 4th, heat 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | 6th | Johannes van Spengen | None held | 8:39.8 1st, semifinal 1 | Unknown |
| Men's 5000 metres | 7th | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | None held | 8:42.8 1st, semifinal 4 | Unknown |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | Antonie Gerrits | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | Dorus Nijland | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Men's 5000 metres | Semi- finalist | Georgius Damen | None held | Unknown 4-9, semifinal 5 | Did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Georgius Damen | None held | Unknown 5th, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | None held | Unknown 5th, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Dorus Nijland | None held | Unknown 6-7, semifinal 3 | Did not advance |
| Men's 20 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Johannes van Spengen | None held | Unknown 6-7, semifinal 4 | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Georgius Damen | None held | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | Semi- finalist | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | None held | Unknown 7-14, semifinal 1 | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 kilometres | — | Dorus Nijland | None held | Did not finish —, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
| Men's sprint | Heats | Gerard Bosch van Drakenstein | Unknown 2nd, heat 1 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's sprint | Heats | Dorus Nijland | Unknown 2nd, heat 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's sprint | Heats | Antonie Gerrits | Unknown 2nd, heat 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's sprint | — | Johannes van Spengen | Time limit exceeded —, heat 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Men's team pursuit | 4th | Gerard Bosch van Drakestein Antonie Gerrits Dorus Nijland Johannes van Spengen | Walkover 1st, heat 3 | 2:44.0 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |

### Fencing

| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
| Men's épée | 5th | Alfred Labouchere | 5-1 (1st in H) | 2-2 (2nd in 7) | 4-3 (2nd in 1) | 2-5 |
| Men's épée | Second round | Jetze Doorman | 4-1 (1st in J) | 2-2 (3rd in 1) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Johan van Schreven | 4-4 (4th in B) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Max Dwinger | 2-4 (4th in C) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Simon Okker | 3-2 (4th in K) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | George van Rossem | 2-6 (7th in D) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Maurits van Löben Sels | 3-6 (7th in E) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's épée | First round | Willem van Blijenburgh | 1-6 (7th in G) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | 7th | Jetze Doorman | 3-2 (2nd in A) | 2-2 (2nd in 7) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 1-6 |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Richard Schoemaker | 2-2 (2nd in D) | 2-2 (3rd in 1) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | George van Rossem | 4-1 (1st in L) | 2-2 (3rd in 2) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Willem van Blijenburgh | 3-2 (3rd in I) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Alfred Labouchere | 4-1 (1st in C) | 1-3 (3rd in 6) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Adrianus de Jong | 2-1 (1st in E) | 1-3 (4th in 3) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | Second round | Gustaaf van Hulstijn | 4-1 (2nd in K) | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | First round | Lion van Minden | 2-3 (4th in G) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | First round | Johan van Schreven | 3-4 (4th in J) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | First round | Maurits van Löben Sels | 0-4 (5th in F) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's sabre | First round | Jan de Beaufort | 2-4 (5th in M) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match | First round | Semi- finals | Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
| Men's team épée | 9th | Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Alfred Labouchere George van Rossem | Lost to Great Britain 9-7 Out 9th place | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not relegated | Not relegated |
| Men's team sabre | 6th | Jetze Doorman Adrianus de Jong Jacob van Löben Sels George van Rossem | Not held | Lost to Bohemia 9-8 Out 6th place | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not relegated | Not relegated |

### Football

The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.
| Event | Place | Players | First round | Semifinals | Final | Bronze match |
| Men's football | 3rd | Reinier Beeuwkes, Frans de Bruyn Kops, Karel Heijting, Jan Kok, Bok de Korver (captain), Emil Mundt, Louis Otten, Jops Reeman, Edu Snethlage, Ed Sol, Jan Thomée, Caius Welcker | Bye | Lost vs. Great Britain 4-0 | Did not advance | Won vs. Sweden 2-0 |

### Gymnastics

| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
| Men's all-around | 49th | Michel Biet | 187.5 |
| Men's all-around | 60th | Gerardus Wesling | 165 |
| Men's all-around | 61st | Reinier Blom | 160.5 |
| Men's all-around | 62nd | Isidore Goudeket | 159 |
| Men's all-around | 63rd | Johannes Stikkelman | 159 |
| Men's all-around | 64th | Emanuel Brouwer | 158 |
| Men's all-around | 66th | Johannes Posthumus | 155.5 |
| Men's all-around | 69th | Dirk Janssen | 153.5 |
| Men's all-around | 71st | Cornelus Becker | 152.5 |
| Men's all-around | 72nd | Jan Janssen | 150.5 |
| Men's all-around | 74th | Jan Jacob Kieft | 149.5 |
| Men's all-around | 78th | Abraham Mok | 151 |
| Men's all-around | 83rd | Hendricus Thijsen | 127 |
| Men's all-around | 90th | Johann Flemer | 118.5 |
| Men's all-around | 93rd | Constantijn van Daalen | 116.5 |
| Men's all-around | 95th | Herman van Leeuwen | 101 |
| Men's all-around | 96th | Jonas Slier | 96 |
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
| Men's team | 7th | Cornelus Becker, Michel Biet, Jan de Boer, Reinier Blom, Jan Bolt, Emanuel Brouwer, Constantijn van Daalen, Johann Flemer, Johannes Göckel, Isidore Goudeket, Dirk Janssen, Jan Jacob Kieft, Salomon Konijn, Herman van Leeuwen, Abraham Mok, Abraham de Oliviera, Johannes Posthumus, Johan Schmitt, Jonas Slier, Johannes Stikkelman, Hendricus Thijsen, Gerardus Wesling | 297 |

### Rowing

| Event | Place | Rowers | First round | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Men's coxless four | 3rd | Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma, Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon | None held | None held | Unknown 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |

### Shooting

| Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 22nd | Pieter van Waas | 768 |
| Men's 300 metre free rifle | 32nd | Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 726 |
| Men's team free rifle | 7th | Gerard van den Bergh Christiaan Brosch Cornelis van Altenburg Antonie de Gee Uilke Vuurman Pieter Jan Brussaard | 4130 |
| Men's individual pistol | 12th | Jacob van der Kop | 447 |
| Men's individual pistol | 24th | Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 421 |
| Men's individual pistol | 36th | Jan Johannes de Blécourt | 381 |
| Men's individual pistol | 40th | Gerard van den Bergh | 343 |
| Men's individual pistol | 41st | Christiaan Brosch | 337 |
| Men's individual pistol | 43rd | Antonie de Gee | 226 |
| Men's team pistol | 6th | Jacob van der Kop Gerard van den Bergh Jan Johannes de Blécourt Petrus ten Bruggen Cate | 1632 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 7th | John Wilson | 53 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 14th | Cornelis Viruly | 48 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 15th | Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst | 47 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 15th | Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst | 47 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 22nd | Romain de Favauge | 29 |
| Men's individual trap shooting | 26th | Jacob Laan | 21 |
| Men's team trap shooting | 4th | Eduardus van Voorst tot Voorst Cornelis Viruly Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst Rudolf van Pallandt Romain de Favauge John Wilson | Unknown |

### Swimming

| Event | Place | Swimmer | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Lambertus Benenga | 1:13.2 2nd, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre freestyle | Heats | Bouke Benenga | Unknown 3-6, heat 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 400 metre freestyle | Heats | Friedrich Meuring | Unknown 4-5, heat 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | Heats | Pieter Ooms | 27:24.4 3rd, heat 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | — | Eduard Meijer | Did not finish —, heat 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | Heats | Bartholomeus Roodenburch | 1:36.0 2nd, heat 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | Heats | Johan Cortlever | Unknown 2nd, heat 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Tennis

| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Men's singles | 16th | Roelof van Lennep | Bye | Lost to Foulkes | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's singles | 26th | Christiaan van Lennep | Lost to R. Powell | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Men's doubles | 7th | Christiaan van Lennep Roelof van Lennep | None held | Bye | Lost to Cazalet/Dixon | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Canada | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 3 | .000 |

### Water polo

| Event | Place | Water poloists | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Men's water polo | 4th | Bouke Benenga, Johan Cortlever, Jan Hulswit, Eduard Meijer, Karel Meijer, Pieter Ooms, Johan Rühl | Lost to Belgium 8-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Wrestling

| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 9th | Ulferd Bruseker | Bye | Lost to Malmström | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 17th | Jacob van Moppes | Lost to Téger | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 5th | Jaap Belmer | Defeated Grundmann | Defeated Týfa | Lost to Andersen | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 9th | Aäron Lelie | Bye | Lost to Larsson | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 9th | Jacobus Lorenz | Bye | Lost to Andersen | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 17th | Gerrit Duijm | Lost to Larsson | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 5th | Jacob van Westrop | Bye | Defeated Kivimäki | Lost to Payr | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 9th | Leendert van Oosten | Bye | Lost to Jensen | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 9th | Douwe Wijbrands | Defeated Luntzer | Lost to Larsson | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Bohemia | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Denmark | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Hungary | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 4 | 9 | .308 |

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