Netherlands at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Netherlands at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeNED
NOCDutch Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors165 (145 men and 20 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearerRein de Waal
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
7
Total
17
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
The Dutch water polo team

The Netherlands competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 165 competitors, 145 men and 20 women, took part in 75 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

  • Arie van Vliet — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
  • Rie Mastenbroek — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
  • Rie Mastenbroek — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle
  • Nida Senff — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke
  • Willy den Ouden, Rie Mastenbroek, Jopie Selbach, and Tini Wagner — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
  • Daan Kagchelland — Sailing, Men's Monotype Class

Silver

  • Arie van Vliet — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
  • Bernhard Leene and Hendrik Ooms — Cycling, Men's 2.000m Tandem
  • Jan de Bruine, Johan Greter, and Henri van Schaik — Equestrian, Jumping Team
  • Rie Mastenbroek — Swimming, Women's 100m Backstroke

Bronze

  • Tinus Osendarp — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
  • Tinus Osendarp — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
  • Jaap Kraaier — Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000m Kayak Singles
  • Nico Tates and Wim van der Kroft — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs
  • Kees Wijdekop and Piet Wijdekop — Canoeing, Men's F2 10.000m Folding Kayak Pairs
  • Henk de Looper, Jan de Looper, Agathon de Roos, Rein de Waal, Pieter Gunning, Carl Heijbroek, Henri Schnitger, René Sparenberg, Ernst van den Berg, Rudolf van der Haar, Antoine van Lierop, and Max Westerkamp — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
  • Willem de Vries Lentsch and Bob Maas — Sailing, Men's Star

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1936.

Individual road race
  • Nico van Gageldonk
  • René van Hove
  • Gerrit Schulte
  • Philippus Vethaak
Team road race
  • Nico van Gageldonk
  • René van Hove
  • Gerrit Schulte
  • Philippus Vethaak
Sprint
  • Arie van Vliet
Time trial
  • Arie van Vliet
Tandem
  • Bernard Leene
  • Henk Ooms
Team pursuit
  • Chris Kropman
  • Adrie Zwartepoorte
  • Ben van der Voort
  • Gerrit van Wees

Diving

Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Hans Haasmann 3 m springboard 111.44 =15

Equestrian

Fencing

Eleven fencers, ten men and one woman, represented the Netherlands in 1936.

Men's foil
  • Paul Kunze
Men's épée
  • Cornelis Weber
  • Willem Driebergen
  • Nicolaas van Hoorn
Men's team épée
  • Nicolaas van Hoorn, Jan Schepers (1897–1997), Willem Driebergen, Cornelis Weber
Men's sabre
  • Pieter van Wieringen
  • Frans Mosman
  • Antonius Montfoort
Men's team sabre
  • Ate Faber, Antonius Montfoort, Frans Mosman, Pieter van Wieringen, Jacob Schriever
Women's foil
  • Catharina Maria van der Klaauw

Field hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
  • Defeated France (3-1)
  • Defeated Switzerland (4-1)
  • Tied with Belgium (2-2)
  • Semi Finals
  • Lost to Germany (0-3)
  • Third Place Match
  • Defeated France (4-3) → Bronze Medal
  • Team Roster
  • Henk de Looper
  • Jan de Looper
  • Agathon de Roos
  • Rein de Waal
  • Pieter Gunning
  • Carl Heijbroek
  • Henri Schnitger
  • René Sparenberg
  • Ernst van den Berg
  • Rudolf van der Haar
  • Antoine van Lierop
  • Max Westerkamp

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1936.

  • Alexander van Geen
  • Josephus Serré
  • Johannes van der Horst

Rowing

The Netherlands had eleven rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's single sculls
  • Hans ten Houten
Men's coxless pair
  • Jan Kramer
  • Willem Jens
Men's coxed pair
  • Karel Hardeman
  • Ernst de Jonge
  • Hans van Walsem (cox)
Men's coxless four
  • Mak Schoorl
  • Flip Regout
  • Hotse Bartlema
  • Simon de Wit
Men's coxed four
  • Mak Schoorl
  • Hotse Bartlema
  • Flip Regout
  • Simon de Wit
  • Gerard Hallie (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters represented the Netherlands in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol
  • Dirk van den Bosch
50 m rifle, prone
  • Jan Hendrik Brussaard
  • Christiaan Both
  • Tieleman Vuurman

Swimming

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sjoerd Mooi Wilten 100 m freestyle 1:03.4 6 Did not advance
Piet Stam 1:01.3 4 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:07.8 3 Did not advance
Piet Metman 100 m backstroke 1:13.7 3 Q 1:14.1 8 Did not advance
Stans Scheffer 1:13.6 4 Did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Willy den Ouden 100 m freestyle 1:08.1 1 Q 1:06.7 2 Q 1:07.6 4
Rie Mastenbroek 1:06.4 OR 1 Q 1:06.4 1 =OR 1:05.9 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tini Wagner 1:08.9 2 Q 1:08.6 4 q 1:08.1 5
Rie Mastenbroek 400 m freestyle 5:38.6 1 Q 5:40.3 1 Q 5:26.4 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ans Timmermans 5:42.5 2 Q 5:49.4 6 Did not advance
Tini Wagner 5:57.5 1 Q 5:45.9 4 q 5:46.0 8
Truus Kerkmeester 100 m backstroke 1:21.2 2 Q 1:21.3 4 Did not advance
Rie Mastenbroek 1:22.0 2 Q 1:19.1 1 Q 1:19.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nida Senff 1:16.6 OR 1 Q 1:17.1 1 Q 1:18.9 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jenny Kastein 200 m breaststroke 3:07.8 2 Q 3:09.2 2 Q 3:12.8 7
Jo Stroomberg 3:22.5 5 Did not advance
Jopie Waalberg 3:10.4 3 Q 3:09.7 4 Q 3:09.5 =4
Jopie Selbach
Tini Wagner
Willy den Ouden
Rie Mastenbroek
4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 4:38.1 1 Q 4:36.0 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Water polo

Art competitions

References

  1. ^ "Netherlands at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Netherlands Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.