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🇧🇪Belgium at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

54
Athletes
0
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
André NelisSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)Sailing
Jef MewisWrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)Wrestling

All Results by Sport

Athletics

12thÉmile LevaAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thAndré BallieuxAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
14thFrans HermanAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
AC h1 r1/2Frans HermanAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
5thMarcel LambrechtsAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
7thÉmile LevaAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Walter HerssensAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
-Walter HerssensAthletics High Jump, Men (Olympic)
24thAurèle VandendriesscheAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
29thWalter HerssensAthletics Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)

Boxing

=9thDanny HellebuyckBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

6thRik VerbruggheCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thGermaan Van De MoereCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

-François De WagheneireCycling Road (Cycling) Cycling Track (Cycling)
-Gustaaf De SmetCycling Road (Cycling) Cycling Track (Cycling)
-François De WagheneireCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
42ndFrans Van Den BoschCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
24thGustaaf De SmetCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
23rdNorbert VerougstraeteCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic)
7thFrançois De WagheneireCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
7thFrans Van Den BoschCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
7thNorbert VerougstraeteCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
7thGustaaf De SmetCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)
=5thFrançois De WagheneireCycling Road (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thGustaaf De SmetCycling Road (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

=19thEvrard GodefroidCycling Track (Cycling) 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men (Olympic)
2ndEvrard GodefroidCycling Track (Cycling) Sprint, Men (Olympic)
=5thGuillaume Van TongerlooCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
=5thAndré BarCycling Track (Cycling) Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic)

Fencing

7thRoger AchtenFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
7thJacques DebeurFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thGhislain DelaunoisFencing Épée, Individual, Men (Olympic)
=5thGhislain DelaunoisFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
=5thMarcel Van Der AuweraFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
=5thFrançois DehezFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
=5thRoger AchtenFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
=5thJacques DebeurFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
-André VerhalleFencing Épée, Team, Men (Olympic)
6thFrançois DehezFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-Marcel Van Der AuweraFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thAndré VerhalleFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
5thGhislain DelaunoisFencing Foil, Individual, Men (Olympic)
3rdAndré VerhalleFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
-François DehezFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdGhislain DelaunoisFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdJacques DebeurFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
-Ferdinand JassogneFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
3rdMarcel Van Der AuweraFencing Foil, Team, Men (Olympic)
8thMarcel Van Der AuweraFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)
-André VerhalleFencing Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic)

Hockey

7thJean Van LeerHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thLuc DecropHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thAndré CarbonnelleHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thJean-Pierre RensburgHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thRoger PaternosterHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thAndré MuschsHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thFranz LoretteHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thRoger GoossensHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thYvan FreedmanHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thJean EnderleHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thJean DuboisHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)
7thJacques VanderstappenHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)

Rowing

3rdAntoon VenRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdJos Van ThilloRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdLivien VenRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdBob BaetensRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdMichel KnuysenRowing Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic)
3rdHenri SteenackerRowing Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)
3rdFernand SteenackerRowing Double Sculls, Men (Olympic)

Sailing

2ndAndré NelisSailing One Person Dinghy, Open (Olympic)

Shooting

23rdMarcel LafortuneShooting Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
42ndFrans LafortuneShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)
19thFrans LafortuneShooting Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men (Olympic)

Swimming (Aquatics)

=32ndAndré LaurentSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
26thIrène SweydSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
9thGilbert DesmitSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic)
12thLouis KozmaSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic)
10thColette GoossensSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)

Weightlifting

9thWilly ClaesWeightlifting Light-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)

Wrestling

-Omer VercauterenWrestling Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-Omer VercauterenWrestling Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)
2ndJef MewisWrestling Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
-Maurice MewisWrestling Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic)