Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 101 (75 men, 26 women) in 16 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Gaston Roelants | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 3 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 6 |
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Belgium competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 101 competitors, 75 men and 26 women, took part in 80 events in 16 sports.[1]
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[edit] Medalists
Belgium finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals and three bronze medals.
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Silver
- Ivo van Damme — Athletics, men's 800 metres
- Ivo van Damme — Athletics, men's 1500 metres
- Michel Vaarten — Cycling, men's 1000 metre time trial
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Bronze
- Karel Lismont — Athletics, men's marathon
- François Mathy — Equestrian, individual jumping Grand Prix
- Eric Wouters, François Mathy, Edgar-Henri Cuepper, and Stanny van Paesschen — Equestrian, team jumping Grand Prix
[edit] Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics
In Belgium's second appearance in the modern archery competition, the nation was represented by two men, including Olympic veteran Robert Cogniaux.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Piene Blacks — 2353 points (→ 18th place)
- Robert Cogniaux — 2346 points (→ 23rd place)
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's 800 metres
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- Heat — 1:47.80
- Semi Final — 1:46.00
- Final — 1:43.86 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 5.000 metres
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- Heat — 13:45.24
- Final — 13:26.99 (→ 6th place)
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- Heat — 13:23.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
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- Heat — 28:22.07
- Final — 28:02.80 (→ 7th place)
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- Heat — 28:17.45
- Final — 28:26.48 (→ 11th place)
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- Heat — 28:15.52
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
- Karel Lismont — 2:11:12 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Henri Schoofs — 2:15:52 (→ 10th place)
- Gaston Roelants — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
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- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
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- Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
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- Qualification — 7.60m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
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- Qualification — 54.80m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20km Race Walk
- Godfried Dejonckheere — 1:35:03 (→ 25th place)
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Men's Individual Road Race
- Fons De Wolf — 4:47:23 (→ 4th place)
- Frank Hoste — 4:49:01 (→ 36th place)
- Dirk Heirweg — 4:55:41 (→ 47th place)
- Eddy Schepers — 4:55:41 (→ 48th place)
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Michel Vaarten — 1:07.516 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
- Michel Vaarten — 10th place
Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
- Jean-Louis Baugnies — 11th place
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Belgium in 1976.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Lost to Pakistan (0-5)
- Lost to New Zealand (1-2)
- Defeated Spain (3-2)
- Lost to West Germany (1-6)
- Classification Matches
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- 9th/12th place: Defeated Argentina (3-2)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (3-2) → Ninth place
- Team Roster
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- ( 1.) Frank Smissaert
- ( 2.) Guy Miserque
- ( 3.) Francis Bouche
- ( 4.) Serge Dubois
- ( 5.) Bernard Smeekens
- ( 6.) Bernard Mauchien
- ( 7.) Paul Urbain
- ( 8.) Armand Solie
- ( 9.) Michel Vanderborght
- (10.) Carl-Eric Vanderborght
- (11.) Robert Maroye
- (12.) Bruno De Clynsen
- (13.) Jean-François Gilles
- (14.) Jean Toussaint
- (15.) Michel Van Tyckom
- (16.) Jean-Claude Moraux
- Head Coach: Ernst Willig
[edit] Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Geert Boekhout
- Véronique Brisy
- Colette Crabbe
- François Deley
- Chantal Grimard
- Pirette Michel
- Anne Richard
- Ilse Schoors
- Johan Van Steenberge
- Carine Verbauwen
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgium at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1976/. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
