Netherlands at the Olympic Games
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors
Medals Rank: 8	Gold 6	Silver 9	Bronze 4	Total 19
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The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Boxing 3 References

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Gold

• Bep van Klaveren — Boxing, Featherweight
• Bernhard Leene and Daan van Dijk — Cycling, Men's Tandem
• Charles Pahud de Mortanges — Equestrian, Individual eventing
• Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Gerard de Kruijff — Equestrian, Team eventing
• Women's Team — Gymnastics
• Maria Braun — Swimming, Women's 100m backstroke

[edit] Silver

• Lien Gisolf — Athletics, Women's High Jump
• Gerard Bosch van Drakestein — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
• Antonius Mazairac — Cycling, Men's Sprint
• Johannes Maas, Pieter van der Horst, Adriaan Braspennin and Johannes Pijnenburg — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
• Gerard de Kruijff — Equestrian, Individual eventing
• Men's Team — Hockey
• Lambertus Doedes, Johannes van Hoolwerff, Maarten de Wit, Gerardus de Vries Lentsch, Hendrik Kersken and Cornelis van Staveren — Sailing, Men's 8 metre class
• Mietje Baron — Swimming, Women's 200m breaststroke
• Maria Braun — Swimming, Women's 400m freestyle

[edit] Bronze

• Karel Miljon — Boxing, Light Heavyweight
• Jan van Reede, Pierre Versteegh and Gerard le Heux — Equestrian, Team dressage
• August Scheffer — Weightlifting, Middleweight
• Johannes Verheyen — Weightlifting, Light Heavyweight

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Ben Bril

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Myles McDonagh (IRL), points
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Baddie Lebanon (RSA), points

Men's Featherweight (– 57.2 kg)

• Bep van Klaveren → Gold Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Juan Muñoz Panadez (ESP), points
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Frederick Perry (GBR), points
• Semifinals — Defeated Harold Devin (USA), points
• Final — Defeated Víctor Peralta (ARG), points

Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg)

• David Baan

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Fred Webster (GBR), points
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Hans Jakob Nielsen (DEN), points

Men's Welterweight (– 66.7 kg)

• Cor Blommers

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Adrien Annet (BEL), points
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Raul Landini (ARG), points

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)

• Karel Miljon → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Defeated Emil Johansson-Vallsater (SWE), points
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Alfred Jackson (GBR), points
• Semifinals — Lost to Ernst Pistulla (GER), points
• Third Place Match — Defeated Donald McCorkindale (USA), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Sam Olij

• First Round — Defeated Joseph Goyder (GBR), points
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Arturo Rodríguez (ARG), points

[edit] References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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