Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 men and 3 women in 12 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 28 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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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]
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[edit] Medalists
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Silver
- André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
- Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's Marathon
- Aurele van den Driessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint
- Evrard Godefroid — 10th place
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
Men's Team Time Trial
- Norbert Verougstraete
Gustaaf De Smet
François Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place)
Men's Individual Road Race
- 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)
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgium at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1956/. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
[edit] External links
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