Korfball at the 1928 Summer Olympics explained

Event:Korfball
Games:1928 Summer
Dates:6 August 1928
Prev:1920

Korfball was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It took place at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam at 6 August 1928.[1] It was the second time that korfball was a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games. It was also a demonstration sport at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.

Match

Two Dutch teams of 12 players played a match against each other at 6 August 1928. One team wore red-white shirts and the other team played in red-black shirts. The referee was H. W. Vliegen, LL. B. and the Assistant referees (linesmen) were G. Leeuw and W.C. Schaap, C.E..

The squads

The red-white team
PositionRed-white
Forward G. de Mey (captain)
C. Wedemeyer
Mw. G. Voordenberg
Mw. M. 't Hart
Midfield L. Looy
G. Storm
Mw. M. Klamer
Mw. M. Trupp
DefendB. Dorsman
J. van der Geest
Mw. A. Vaandrager
Mw. D. Richel
The red-black team
PositionRed-black
ForwardH. Gerding (captain)
H. Venema
Mw. F. Hendriksen
Mw. L. Wagenvoort
Midfield A. Madsen
K. Gruys
Mw. A. Krelage
Mw. J. de Koning
DefendE. Eggink
A. Hendriksen
Mw. M. Klijn
Mw. C. Cohen

Notes and References

  1. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf 1928 Summer Olympics official report.