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| At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 88 (82 men and 6 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Gaston Roelants | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 29 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.
[edit] 
Silver
- Emiel Puttemans — Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres
- Karel Lismont — Athletics, Men's Marathon
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place)
- Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place)
- Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
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- Heat — 3:44.2
- Semifinals — 3:41.7
- Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
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- Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance)
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- Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Freddy Maertens — 13th place
- Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place
- Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place
- Frans Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
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- Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place)
Men's Tandem
- Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Lost to West Germany (1-5)
- Drew with Argentina (1-1)
- Defeated France (1-0)
- Lost to Spain (0-1)
- Lost to Malaysia (2-4)
- Defeated Uganda (2-0)
- Lost to Pakistan (1-3)
- Classification Match
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- 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place
- Team Roster
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men's Coxed Pairs
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- Heat — 8:08.51
- Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Jacques Rogge - Finn Class 14th place.
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgium at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1972/. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
