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The Dutch quest for Olympic Gold began on 26 August 1900 at Paris, when the coxed pair of Françoise Brandt and Roelof Klein was triumphant. Coxswain Hermanus Brockmann was replaced at the last minute by a small French boy whose name was not recorded. It is not known which coxswain received the Gold medal and in the absence of a name, Brockmann is listed here as Olympic Champion.

48 Dutch athletes have been Olympic Champion prior to WW2 winning a total of 23 Gold.

M/F

Name

Year

Gold

SPORT

born

died

M

Françoise Brandt

1900

1

ROWING

29.12.1874

4.7.1949

M

Hermanus Brockmann

1900

1

ROWING

14.6.1871

18.1.1936

M

Roelof Klein

1900

1

ROWING

7.6.1877

14.2.1960

M

Bernard Carp

1920

1

SAILING

17.4.1901

22.7.1966

M

Robbert Carp

1920

1

SAILING

30.10.1897

25.3.1962

M

Cornelis Hin

1920

1

SAILING

6.10.1869

21.10.1944

M

Franciscus Hin

1920

1

SAILING

29.1.1906

6.3.1968

M

Johannes Hin

1920

1

SAILING

3.1.1899

29.6.1957

M

Petrus Wernink

1920

1

SAILING

1.4.1895

29.11.1971

M

Maurice Peeters

1920

1

CYCLING

5.5.1882

6.12.1957

M

Piet de Brouwer

1920

1

ARCHERY

5.10.1880

5.10.1953

M

Joep Packbiers

1920

1

ARCHERY

19.1.1875

8.12.1957

M

Janus Theeuwes

1920

1

ARCHERY

4.4.1886

7.8.1975

M

Driekske van Bussel

1920

1

ARCHERY

18.11.1868

27.4.1951

M

Johannes van Gastel

1920

1

ARCHERY

5.1.1887

5.3.1969

M

Tiest van Gestel

1920

1

ARCHERY

29.3.1881

9.2.1969

M

Janus van Merrienboer

1920

1

ARCHERY

8.10.1894

12.10.1947

M

Theodorus Willems

1920

1

ARCHERY

22.2.1891

12.4.1960

M

Teun Beijnen

1924

1

ROWING

13.6.1899

13.7.1949

M

Wilhelm Rösingh

1924

1

ROWING

2.12.1900

5.6.1976

M

Gerard de Kruijff

1924

2

EQUESTRIAN

27.1.1890

16.10.1968

M

Charles Pahud de Mortanges

1924

4

EQUESTRIAN

13.6.1896

7.4.1971

M

Adolph van der Voort van Zijp

1924

3

EQUESTRIAN

1.9.1892

8.3.1978

M

Jacobus Willems

1924

1

CYCLING

27.10.1900

28.9.1983

M

Isaäc Israëls

1928

1

ART CONTESTS

3.2.1865

7.10.1934

M

Jan Wils

1928

1

ART CONTESTS

22.2.1891

11.2.1972

M

Bernhard Leene

1928

1

CYCLING

15.2.1903

21.11.1988

M

Daan van Dijk

1928

1

CYCLING

10.5.1907

21.11.1986

F

Estella Agsteribbe

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

6.4.1909

17.9.1943

F

Petronella Burgerhof

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

6.12.1908

15.9.1991

F

Elka de Levie

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

21.11.1905

29.12.1979

F

Lea Nordheim

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

1.8.1903

2.7.1943

F

Ans Polak

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

24.11.1906

23.7.1943

F

Jud Simons

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

1905

23.7.1943

F

Jacoba Stelma

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

2.7.1907

30.8.1987

F

Jacomina van den Berg

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

28.12.1909

14.11.1995

F

Alie van den Bos

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

18.1.1902

16.7.2003

F

Anna van der Vegt

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

4.12.1903

13.4.1983

F

Petronella van Randwijk

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

14.9.1905

21.9.1978

F

Hendrika van Rumt

1928

1

GYMNASTICS

28.8.1897

26.5.1985

M

Bep van Klaveren

1928

1

BOXING

26.9.1907

12.2.1992

F

Maria Braun

1928

1

SWIMMING

22.6.1911

23.6.1982

M

Jacobus van Egmond

1932

1

CYCLING

17.2.1908

9.1.1969

M

Arie van Vliet

1936

1

CYCLING

18.3.1916

9.7.2001

M

Daan Kagchelland

1936

1

SAILING

25.3.1914

24.12.1998

F

Rie Mastenbroek

1936

3

SWIMMING

26.2.1919

6.11.2003

F

Nida Senff

1936

1

SWIMMING

3.4.1920

27.6.1995

F

Willie den Ouden

1936

1

SWIMMING

1.1.1918

6.12.1997

F

Jopie Selbach

1936

1

SWIMMING

27.7.1918

30.4.1998

F

Tini Wagner

1936

1

SWIMMING

17.12.1919

 

Thank you to Jeroen Heijmans for filling many gaps on the Dutch champions.

I would be grateful for any corrections and additional biographical information.