Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 152 (132 men, 20 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 15 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 7 |
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Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 76 events in 17 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
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Silver
- Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial
- Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
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Bronze
- Etienne Gailly — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to South Korea (27-29)
- Lost to China (34-44)
- Defeated Iraq (98-20)
- Defeated Chile (38-36)
- Defeated Philippines (37-35)
- Classification Matches
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- 9th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over)
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.
- Georges de Bourguignon, Henri Paternóster, Édouard Yves, Raymond Bru, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Paul Valcke
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgium at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1948/. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
[edit] External links
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