Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports.

Medalists
On 11 August, the Netherlands won 7 medals on a single day. This remained the country's record until it won 8 medals on 28 July 2021 during the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
 * NM = No mark


 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Field events

Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1928.
 * Individual road race
 * Leen Buis
 * Janus Braspennincx
 * Ben Duijker
 * Anton Kuys


 * Team road race
 * Leen Buis
 * Janus Braspennincx
 * Ben Duijker


 * Sprint
 * Antoine Mazairac


 * Time trial
 * Gerard Bosch van Drakestein


 * Tandem
 * Bernard Leene
 * Daan van Dijk


 * Team pursuit
 * Janus Braspennincx
 * Jan Maas
 * Jan Pijnenburg
 * Piet van der Horst
 * Gerard Bosch van Drakestein

Fencing
20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1928.


 * Men's foil
 * Nicolaas Nederpeld
 * Frans Mosman
 * Paul Kunze


 * Men's team foil
 * Frans Mosman, Doris de Jong, Nicolaas Nederpeld, Paul Kunze, Wouter Brouwer, Otto Schiff


 * Men's épée
 * Willem Driebergen
 * Pieter Mijer
 * Arie de Jong


 * Men's team épée
 * Leonard Kuypers, Arie de Jong, Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls, Willem Driebergen, Alfred Labouchere, Karel John van den Brandeler


 * Men's sabre
 * Arie de Jong
 * Jan van der Wiel
 * Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls


 * Men's team sabre
 * Cornelis Ekkart, Hendrik Hagens, Maarten van Dulm, Jan van der Wiel, Arie de Jong, Henri Wijnoldy-Daniëls


 * Women's foil
 * Jo de Boer
 * Adriana Admiraal-Meijerink
 * Friederike Koderitsch

Football

 * Round of 16


 * Consolation tournament, First round


 * Consolation tournament, Final

After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends.

Hockey

 * Roster


 * Group play


 * Gold Medal Match

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1928.

Korfball
Two Dutch teams gave a korfball demonstration, with a match on 6 August in the Olympisch Stadion.