# 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.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Piet de Brouwer, Joep Packbiers, Janus Theeuwes, Driekske van Bussel, Jo van Gastel, Tiest van Gestel, Janus van Merrienboer, and Theo Willems — Archery, Men's Team Competition
* Maurice Peeters — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
* Cornelis Hin, Frans Hin, and Johan Hin — Sailing, Men's Dinghy
* Berend Carp, Joop Carp, and Petrus Wernink — Sailing, Men's 6½ Meter Class

### Silver

* Wilhelmus Bekkers, Johannes Hengeveld, Sytse Jansma, Henk Janssen, Antonius van Loon, Willem van Loon, Marinus van Rekum, and Willem van Rekum — Tug of War, Men's Team Competition
* Petrus Beukers and Arnoud van der Biesen — Sailing, Men's Dinghy

### Bronze

* Piet Ikelaar — Cycling, Men's 50 km Track Race
* Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
* Arie de Jong — Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual
* Arie de Jong, Louis Delaunoij, Jetze Doorman, Willem van Blijenburgh, Jan van der Wiel, Henri Wijnoldij-Daniëls, and Salomon Zeldenrust — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team
* Arie Bieshaar, Leo Bosschart, Evert Jan Bulder, Jaap Bulder, Jan de Natris, Harry Dénis, Ber Groosjohan, Frits Kuipers, Dick MacNeill, Henk Steeman, Jan van Dort, Oscar van Rappard, Ben Verweij, and Felix von Heijden — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition

## Aquatics
### Swimming

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

#### Women

| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rie Beisenherz | 100 m free | 1:22.6 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Water polo

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
| Karel Struijs Karel Kratz Karel Meijer Johan Cortlever Piet Plantinga | Gé Bohlander Jean van Silfhout Piet van der Velden Leen Hoogendijk |

#### 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

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 | Final |
| Archer | Event | 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

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

## Boxing

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 | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Weight class | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jan Hesterman | Middleweight | Bye | Bradley (RSA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Wim Hesterman | Featherweight | Rankin (CAN) W | Bouvy (BEL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Johannes Heuckelbach | Welterweight | Schannong (DEN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Ko Janssens | Lightweight | N/A | Cassidy (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Paul Munting | Middleweight | Bye | Herscovitch (CAN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Herman Nak | Lightweight | N/A | Grace (GBR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Nelis van Dijk | Flyweight | N/A | Pedersen (DEN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Ted Zegwaard | Flyweight | N/A | Virtue (GBR) W | Cuthbertson (GBR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Denmark | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 2 | 8 | .200 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Round of 16 | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| Quarterfinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Semifinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Final | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 2 | 8 | .200 |

## Cycling

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

| Cyclist | Event | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | 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

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

## Equestrian

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

## Fencing

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

## Football

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.

### Final rank

    Bronze

## Rowing

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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Cox | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Frits Eijken | N/A | Single sculls | 7:50.0 | 1 Q | 7:50.4 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Koos de Haas Bastiaan Veth | N/A | Double sculls | N/A | N/A | 7:24.8 | 2 | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

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

## Shooting

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 | Final |
| Shooter | Event | Result | Rank |
| Antonius Bouwens | 50 m free pistol | 444 | Unknown |
| Antonius Bouwens | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 909 | Unknown |
| Herman Bouwens | 50 m free pistol | 394 | Unknown |
| Herman Bouwens | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 841 | Unknown |
| Jan Brussaard | 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. | 866 | Unknown |
| Emile Jurgens | Trap | Unknown | Unknown |
| Christiaan Moltzer | Trap | Unknown | 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 |
| Gerard van den Bergh | 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 |
| Antonius Bouwens Herman Bouwens Jan Brussaard Cornelis van Dalen Gerard van den Bergh | 300 m team military rifle, prone | 269 | 12 |
| Antonius Bouwens Herman Bouwens Jan Brussaard Cornelis van Dalen Gerard van den Bergh | 300 m team military rifle, standing | 228 | 10 |
| Antonius Bouwens Herman Bouwens Jan Brussaard Cornelis van Dalen Gerard van den Bergh | 600 m team military rifle, prone | 266 | 9 |
| Antonius Bouwens Herman Bouwens Jan Brussaard Cornelis van Dalen Gerard van den Bergh | 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

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.

### Final rank

    Silver

## Weightlifting

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 | Final |
| Weightlifter | Event | 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

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

| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | Rank |
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | Rank |
| Barend Bonneveld | Heavyweight | Did not advance | Ahlgren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| 12 |||
| 12 |||
| Carl Coerse | Lightweight | Bainconneau (FRA) (W) | Halík (TCH) (W) | Andersen (NOR) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| 10 |||
| 10 |||
| Johannes Eillebrecht | Middleweight | Westergren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Johannes Eillebrecht | Middleweight | Westergren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | Bye | Lindfors (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 |
| Johannes Eillebrecht | Middleweight | Westergren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | Balej (TCH) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 |
| Willem Leloux | Middleweight | Nielsen (DEN) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| 19 |||
| 19 |||
| Johannes Nolton | Lightweight | Lindberg (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 18 |
| 18 |||
| 18 |||
| Willem Roels | Featherweight | Boumans (BEL) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Willem Roels | Featherweight | Boumans (BEL) (L) | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | | 17 |
| 17 |||
| Jan Sint | Light heavyweight | Bye | Testoni (ITA) (W) | Snoeck (BEL) (W) | Wahlem (BEL) (W) | Johansson (SWE) (L) | 4 |
| Jan Sint | Light heavyweight | Bye | Testoni (ITA) (W) | N/A | Eriksen (DEN) (L) | Did not advance | 4 |
| 4 |||
| Jaap Sjouwerman | Heavyweight | Did not advance | Vergos (GRE) (W) | Nilsson (SWE) (W) | Ahlgren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 9 |
| 9 |||
| 9 |||
| Johannes van Maaren | Featherweight | Gallery (USA) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Johannes van Maaren | Featherweight | Gallery (USA) (L) | Did not advance | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | | 17 |
| 17 |||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Denmark | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Finland | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Sweden | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 8 | 12 | .400 |
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent |
| Round of 32 | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| Round of 16 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Quarterfinals | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Semifinals | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Final | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Silver quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – |
| Silver semifinals | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Silver match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Bronze quarterfinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bronze semifinals | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Bronze match | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 8 | 12 | .400 |

## Demonstration sports
### Korfball

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