The team made it to the final of the tournament (which was lost to British India) and since then, field hockey was popular in The Netherlands.

The tournament would take place from 2 to 13 May, in the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam and the associations of, amongst others, British India (consecutive winner of the three previous Olympic tournaments), Afghanistan, Japan, Argentina, New Zealand and many European countries had declared to participate.

The women's tournament would last from 8 to 12 May and four countries participated: The Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and Australia.

A few months after the outbreak of World War II in January, the tournament was called off.

[3] The Dutch field hockey competitions are governed by the KNHB, the highest tier is called the Hoofdklasse.