Belgium at the Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
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Winter Games
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Belgium has competed at most editions of the Olympic Games after making its first appearance at the 1900 Games. The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

Belgian athletes have won 139 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another five at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Belgium was created and recognized in 1906.

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
		1900 Paris
		1908 London
		1912 Stockholm
		1920 Antwerp
1 Gold	Delarge, JeanJean Delarge	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's welterweight
1 Gold	Delporte, CharlesCharles Delporte	1924 Paris	Fencing	Men's épée individual
2 Silver	Hoevenaers, HenriHenri Hoevenaers	1924 Paris	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 Silver	Hoevenaers, HenriHenri Hoevenaers Alphonse Parfondry Jean Van Den Bosch	1924 Paris	Cycling (Road)	Men's team time trial
2 Silver	Anspach, PaulPaul Anspach Joseph De Craecker Charles Delporte Orphile Fernand De Montigny Ernest Gevers Léon Tom	1924 Paris	Fencing	Men's épée team
2 Silver	Beurain, DésiréDésiré Beurain Charles Crahay	1924 Paris	Fencing	Men's foil team
3 Bronze	Beecken, Joseph JulesJoseph Jules Beecken	1924 Paris	Boxing	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Daghelinckx, Gustave LéonardGustave Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Ferdinand Saive Jean Van Den Bosch	1924 Paris	Cycling (Track)	Men's team pursuit (4000m)
3 Bronze	Van Damme, MauriceMaurice Van Damme	1924 Paris	Fencing	Men's foil individual
2 Silver	Spapen, EdmondEdmond Spapen	1928 Amsterdam	Wrestling	Men's Bantamweight Freestyle
3 Bronze	Steyaert, LéonardLéonard Steyaert	1928 Amsterdam	Boxing	Men's middleweight
3 Bronze	Anthony, GeorgesGeorges Anthony François De Coninck Léon Flament	1928 Amsterdam	Rowing	Men's pair-oared shell with coxswain
3 Bronze	Garrebeek, AugusteAuguste Garrebeek Armand Putzeys François Vandermotte	1936 Berlin	Cycling (Road)	Men's team time trial
3 Bronze	National water polo team Blitz, GerardGerard Blitz, Albert Casteleyns, Pierre Coppieters, Henri Disy, Joseph De Combe, Henri De Pauw, Fernand Issele, Edmond Michiels, Henri Stoelen	1936 Berlin	Water polo	Men's competition
1 Gold	Reiff, GastonGaston Reiff	1948 London	Athletics	Men's 5,000m
1 Gold	Wouters, LodeLode Wouters Leon Delathouwer Eugene Van Rososbroeck	1948 London	Cycling (Road)	Men's team time trial
2 Silver	Vissers, JosephJoseph Vissers	1948 London	Boxing	Men's lightweight
2 Silver	Nihant, PierrePierre Nihant	1948 London	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
3 Bronze	Gailly, EtienneEtienne Gailly	1948 London	Athletics	Men's marathon
3 Bronze	Wouters, LodeLode Wouters	1948 London	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
3 Bronze	Bru, RaymondRaymond Bru Georges Camille De Bourgignon Henri Paternoster André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer Paul Louis Jean Valcke Edouard Yves	1948 London	Fencing	Men's foil team
1 Gold	Noyelle, AndréAndré Noyelle	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
1 Gold	Noyelle, AndréAndré Noyelle Robert Grondelaers Lucien Victor	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Road)	Men's team time trial
2 Silver	Grondelaers, RobertRobert Grondelaers	1952 Helsinki	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 Silver	Michel, JulesJules Michel Robert Baetens	1952 Helsinki	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
2 Silver	Nelis, AndréAndré Nelis	1956 Melbourne	Sailing	Men's finn
2 Silver	Mewis, JosephJoseph Mewis	1956 Melbourne	Wrestling	Men's Featherweight Freestyle
2 Silver	Moens, RogerRoger Moens	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's 800m
2 Silver	Sterckx, LeoLeo Sterckx	1960 Rome	Cycling (Track)	Men's individual spring
3 Bronze	van den Berghen, WillyWilly van den Berghen	1960 Rome	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
3 Bronze	Nelis, AndréAndré Nelis	1960 Rome	Sailing	Men's finn
1 Gold	Roelants, GastonGaston Roelants	1964 Tokyo	Athletics	Men's 3000m steeplechase
1 Gold	Sercu, PatrickPatrick Sercu	1964 Tokyo	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
3 Bronze	Godefroot, WalterWalter Godefroot	1964 Tokyo	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
2 Silver	Reding, SergeSerge Reding	1968 Mexico City	Weightlifting	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Goens, DanielDaniel Goens Robert Van Lancker	1968 Mexico City	Cycling (Track)	Men's 2000m tandem
2 Silver	Puttemans, EmielEmiel Puttemans	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's 10,000m
2 Silver	Lismont, KarelKarel Lismont	1972 Munich	Athletics	Men's marathon
2 Silver	Van Damme, IvoIvo Van Damme	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 800m
2 Silver	Van Damme, IvoIvo Van Damme	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's 1,500m
2 Silver	Vaarten, MichelMichel Vaarten	1976 Montreal	Cycling (Track)	Men's 1 km time trial
3 Bronze	Lismont, KarelKarel Lismont	1976 Montreal	Athletics	Men's marathon
1 Gold	Van de Walle, RobertRobert Van de Walle	1980 Moscow	Judo	Men's half-heavyweight
1 Gold	Ilegems, RogerRoger Ilegems	1984 Los Angeles	Cycling (Track)	Men's points race
2 Silver	Deloof, Pierre MariePierre Marie Deloof Dirk Crois	1984 Los Angeles	Rowing	Men's double sculls
3 Bronze	Haesebrouck, AnnAnn Haesebrouck	1984 Los Angeles	Rowing	Women's single sculls
3 Bronze	Lempereur, IngridIngrid Lempereur	1984 Los Angeles	Swimming	Women's 200m breaststroke
3 Bronze	Van de Walle, RobertRobert Van de Walle	1988 Seoul	Judo	Men's half-heavyweight
3 Bronze	Peeters, FransFrans Peeters	1988 Seoul	Shooting	Men's trap
2 Silver	Bredael, AnneliesAnnelies Bredael	1992 Barcelona	Rowing	Women's single sculls
3 Bronze	Mathy, CedricCedric Mathy	1992 Barcelona	Cycling (Track)	Men's points race
3 Bronze	Rakels, HeidiHeidi Rakels	1992 Barcelona	Judo	Women's middleweight
1 Gold	Werbrouck, UllaUlla Werbrouck	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Women's half-heavyweight
1 Gold	Deburghgraeve, FrederikFrederik Deburghgraeve	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke
2 Silver	Vandecaveye, GellaGella Vandecaveye	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
2 Silver	Godefroid, SébastienSébastien Godefroid	1996 Atlanta	Sailing	Men's finn
3 Bronze	Van Barneveld, HarryHarry Van Barneveld	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Men's heavyweight
3 Bronze	Lomba, MarisabelMarisabel Lomba	1996 Atlanta	Judo	Women's lightweight
2 Silver	Meirhaeghe, FilipFilip Meirhaeghe	2000 Sydney	Cycling (Mountain bike)	Men's cross-country
2 Silver	De Wilde, EtienneEtienne De Wilde Matthew Gilmore	2000 Sydney	Cycling (Track)	Men's madison
3 Bronze	Simons, AnnAnn Simons	2000 Sydney	Judo	Women's extra-lightweight
3 Bronze	Vandecaveye, GellaGella Vandecaveye	2000 Sydney	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
3 Bronze	Callens, ElsEls Callens Dominique Van Roost	2000 Sydney	Tennis	Women's doubles
1 Gold	Henin-Hardenne, JustineJustine Henin-Hardenne	2004 Athens	Tennis	Women's singles
3 Bronze	Merckx, AxelAxel Merckx	2004 Athens	Cycling (Road)	Men's individual race
3 Bronze	Heylen, IlseIlse Heylen	2004 Athens	Judo	Women's half-lightweight
1 Gold	Hellebaut, TiaTia Hellebaut	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's high jump
2 Silver	Borlée, OliviaOlivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 4x100m relay

Winter Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Mulder, CharlesCharles Mulder René Mortiaux Paul Van den Broeck Victor Verschueren Henri Willems	1924 Chamonix	Bobsleigh	Four-man
3 Bronze	van Zeebroeck, RobertRobert van Zeebroeck	1928 St. Moritz	Figure skating	Men's individual
1 Gold	Lannoy, MichelineMicheline Lannoy Pierre Baugniet	1948 St. Moritz	Figure skating	Pairs
2 Silver	Houben, MaxMax Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet	1948 St. Moritz	Bobsleigh	Four-man
3 Bronze	Veldkamp, BartBart Veldkamp	1998 Nagano	Speed skating	Men's 5000 metres

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris	5	5	5	15
1904 St. Louis	did not participate
1908 London	1	5	2	8
1912 Stockholm	2	1	3	6
1920 Antwerp (host nation)	14	11	11	36
1924 Paris	3	7	3	13
1928 Amsterdam	0	1	2	3
1932 Los Angeles	0	0	0	0
1936 Berlin	0	0	2	2
1948 London	2	2	3	7
1952 Helsinki	2	2	0	4
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm	0	2	0	2
1960 Rome	0	2	2	4
1964 Tokyo	2	0	1	3
1968 Mexico City	0	1	1	2
1972 Munich	0	2	0	2
1976 Montreal	0	3	3	6
1980 Moscow	1	0	0	1
1984 Los Angeles	1	1	2	4
1988 Seoul	0	0	2	2
1992 Barcelona	0	1	2	3
1996 Atlanta	2	2	2	6
2000 Sydney	0	2	3	5
2004 Athens	1	0	2	3
2008 Beijing	1	1	0	2
Total	37	51	51	139

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1924 Chamonix	0	0	1	1
1928 St. Moritz	0	0	1	1
1932 Lake Placid	0	0	0	0
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	0	0	0	0
1948 St. Moritz	1	1	0	2
1952 Oslo	0	0	0	0
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	0	0	0	0
1960 Squaw Valley	did not participate
1964 Innsbruck	0	0	0	0
1968 Grenoble	did not participate
1972 Sapporo	0	0	0	0
1976 Innsbruck	0	0	0	0
1980 Lake Placid	0	0	0	0
1984 Sarajevo	0	0	0	0
1988 Calgary	0	0	0	0
1992 Albertville	0	0	0	0
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	0	0	1	1
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	0	0
2006 Turin	0	0	0	0
2010 Vancouver	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	3	5

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Archery	11	6	3	20
Cycling	6	8	10	24
Equestrian	4	2	6	12
Athletics	3	6	2	11
Fencing	3	3	4	10
Sailing	2	4	2	8
Judo	2	1	7	10
Shooting	1	3	3	7
Weightlifting	1	2	1	4
Boxing	1	1	2	4
Swimming	1	1	2	4
Figure skating	1	0	1	2
Football	1	0	1	2
Tennis	1	0	1	2
Rowing	0	6	2	8
Water polo	0	4	2	6
Wrestling	0	3	0	3
Bobsleigh	0	1	1	2
Gymnastics	0	1	1	2
Field hockey	0	0	1	1
Speed skating	0	0	1	1
Tug of war	0	0	1	1
Total	38	52	54	144

See also

• List of Belgium Olympic Team flag bearers
• Category:Olympic competitors for Belgium
• Belgium at the Paralympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-03-27. 
• "Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BEL. Retrieved 2007-10-11.