Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BEL |
NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
Website | www |
in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
Competitors | 51 men and 3 women in 12 sports |
Medals Ranked 28th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.[1]
Medalists[]
Silver[]
- André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
- Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Athletics[]
Men's Marathon
- Aurèle Vandendriessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)
Boxing[]
Canoeing[]
Cycling[]
- Evrard Godefroid — 10th place
- Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)
- Norbert Verougstraete
Gustaaf De Smet
François Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place)
- Norbert Verougstraete — 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place)
- Gustaaf De Smet — 5:26:47 (→ 24th place)
- François Vandenbosch — 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place)
- François De Wagheneire — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing[]
Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.
Hockey[]
Rowing[]
Belgium had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.[2]
Sailing[]
Shooting[]
Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956.
Swimming[]
Weightlifting[]
Wrestling[]
References[]
- ^ "Belgium at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Belgium at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1956 in Belgian sport
- Belgian sport stubs
- 1956 Summer Olympics stubs