Netherlands at the 1936 Summer Olympics



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.

Gold

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

Silver

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

Bronze

 * Tinus Osendarp &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres
 * Tinus Osendarp &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres
 * Jaap Kraaier &mdash; Canoeing, Men's K1 1.000m Kayak Singles
 * Nico Tates and Wim van der Kroft &mdash; Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs
 * Kees Wijdekop and Piet Wijdekop &mdash; 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 &mdash; Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
 * Willem de Vries Lentsch and Bob Maas &mdash; Sailing, Men's Star

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

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) → [[Image:Med_3.png]] 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.


 * 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)

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