Adrianus de Jong
Dutch fencer (1882–1966)
- Born
- 21 June 1882, Plantungan
- Died
- 23 December 1966, The Hague
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer, military officer
Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong (21 June 1882 – 23 December 1966) was a fencer who competed at five Olympic Games.
However, he had his greatest international success with the sabre, where he won the first two World Championships in 1922 and 1923.
With the épée, he won bronze at the 1912 Olympics and silver at the 1922 world championships.
During the individual sabre event at the 1924 Olympics, he reached the semi-finals against Hungarian Sándor Pósta and was leading by three hits when an audience member fell through his chair. This distracted the jury, who failed to see De Jong's decisive hit. Disrupted, De Jong lost the bout. De Jong eventually finished fifth (one ahead of eventual seven-time Danish Olympian Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier) while Pósta went on to win gold.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – men's sabre | ||
| 1906 Intercalated Games | 1906 | |
| 1908 Summer Olympics | 1908 | |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 1912 | |
| 1924 Summer Olympics | 1924 | |
| 1928 Summer Olympics | 1928 |
Awards and honours
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau 1913
- Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms 1913
- Participation Medal 1912 Olympic Games 1913
- Officers' Cross 1918
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2605467 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.