Netherlands at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Netherlands at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl (in Dutch)
in St. Moritz
Competitors	7 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Edwin Teixeira de Mattos (bobsleigh)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Four/Five-man	Henri Louis Dekking Jacques Paul Delprat Hubert Menten Curt van de Sandt Edwin Louis Teixeira de Mattos	1:43.5	11	1:45.5	14	3:29.0	12

Initially Albert Levy Themans was selected to be part of the team. Due to a heavy strike at his factory, Levy Themans had to withdraw at the last moment. He was replaced by Edwin Teixeira de Mattos.

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Siem Heiden	49.9	27
	Wim Kos	56.2	33
1500 m	Siem Heiden	2:33.1	18
	Wim Kos	2:49.9	29
5000 m	Siem Heiden	9:10.0	11
	Wim Kos	9:34.2	19

References

• Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des II^mes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Retrieved 2008-06-10.

• Olympic Winter Games 1928, full results by sports-reference.com