Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands first competed at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Gold

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed pairs

Silver

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed fours

Bronze

• Minerva Amsterdam — rowing, coxed eights
• Johannes Drost — swimming, 200 metre backstroke
• Solko van den Bergh, Antonius Bouwens, Dirk Boest Gips, Henrik Sillem, Anthony Sweijs — shooting, team military pistol

Results by event

Archery

6 Dutch archers competed in the first Olympic archery competition. The Netherlands did win any medals in the competition. None of the names of the Dutch archers are known. They competed only in the Sur la Perche à la Herse and Sur la Perche à la Pyramide events, though whether all six competed in both or if any or all competed in only one is also unknown.

Fencing

The Netherlands first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

The Netherlands' first Olympic appearance included competing in the shooting events. Dutch shooters competed in the military pistol and military rifle sets of events.

Swimming

References

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