The Most Famous
FENCERS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Fencers. The pantheon dataset contains 349 Fencers, 1 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 30th most number of Fencers behind Argentina, and Slovenia.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Fencers of all time. This list of famous Dutch Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jetze Doorman (1881 - 1931)
With an HPI of 48.90, Jetze Doorman is the most famous Dutch Fencer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Jetze Doorman (2 July 1881 – 28 February 1931) was a Dutch fencer. He won four Olympic bronze medals. He also competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Doorman won the European Champion in Paris in 1907. This victory caused that the Netherlands had to organize the championships the next year and due to that the Dutch national fencing association, now called "Koninklijke Nederlandse Algemene Schermbond" (KNAS) was established.
2. Claudia Bokel (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 33.24, Claudia Bokel is the 2nd most famous Dutch Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Claudia Bokel (born 30 August 1973, in Ter Apel, the Netherlands) is a German épée fencer.
3. Bas Verwijlen (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 0.00, Bas Verwijlen is the 3rd most famous Dutch Fencer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Bas Verwijlen (born 1 October 1983) is a Dutch right-handed épée fencer and four-time Olympian. He started fencing when he was five years old at fencing club Zaal Verwijlen in Oss, owned by his father Roel Verwijlen, who is also the Dutch national coach. Until he was twelve years old, he fenced in two different weapons, but he has since chosen to focus on the épée. He became part of the Dutch national team and took part in the Universiade (17th in Beijing, 2001), Youth Olympics, Dutch national championships, but also European and World Championships. As a junior, he won eleven national titles, he became third at the World Championships under-16 in the United States and represented the Netherlands at every European and World Championship since 1998. He won two World Cups for Juniors, a performance never achieved by another fencer. It was time for his senior career and also managed to achieve World class performances there. At the 2005 World Championships in Leipzig he won the bronze medal. At the European Championships 2005 in Zalaegerszeg he and his Dutch teammates came sixth in the nations tournament. He reached the final and became second at the 2006 European Championships in İzmir. After the Grand Prix meeting in Stockholm in 2008 he was secure of qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the preparations for this tournament he won the World Cup meeting in Cali, Colombia in June and he also won the Dutch national title. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he reached the last eight, losing to the eventual gold medalist, Matteo Tagliariol. At the 2011 European Championships, he finished in 2nd place, a result he repeated at the 2011 World Championships. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 13th place, despite a knee injury.
4. Ali Pakdaman (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 0.00, Ali Pakdaman is the 4th most famous Dutch Fencer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Seyed Ali Esmaeilzadeh Pakdaman (Persian: سید علی اسماعیلزاده پاکدامن; born 23 August 1990) is an Iranian fencer. He competed in the men's sabre event at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in both the individual and team men's sabre event. His team got 4th in the team event after beating number two seed USA 45-44, but then losing its next two matches to Hungary and France.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Dutch fencers born between 1881 and 1990. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch fencers include Claudia Bokel, Bas Verwijlen, and Ali Pakdaman. The most famous deceased Dutch fencers include Jetze Doorman. As of April 2024, 3 new Dutch fencers have been added to Pantheon including Claudia Bokel, Bas Verwijlen, and Ali Pakdaman.
Living Dutch Fencers
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Claudia Bokel
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Bas Verwijlen
1983 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Ali Pakdaman
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Deceased Dutch Fencers
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Go to all RankingsClaudia Bokel
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Bas Verwijlen
1983 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Ali Pakdaman
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
