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
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Boxing
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
Diving
Equestrian
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.
Gymnastics
Hockey
Roster
Group play
Gold Medal Match
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented the Netherlands in 1928.
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
Demonstration sports
Korfball
Two Dutch teams gave a korfball demonstration, with a match on 6 August in the Olympisch Stadion.