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Belgium at the Olympics

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Belgium at the
Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
Medals
Gold
41
Silver
55
Bronze
58
Total
154
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium has been in most Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Belgium is BEL.[1]

History

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Athletes from Belgium competed for the first time was at the 1900 Games. The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Belgian athletes have won 142 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another five at the Winter Olympic Games.

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

List of medalists

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Summer Olympics

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
11 Gold Jean Delarge 1924 Paris Boxing Men's welterweight
11 Gold Charles Delporte 1924 Paris Fencing Men's épée individual
22 Silver Henri Hoevenaers 1924 Paris Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
22 Silver Henri Hoevenaers
Alphonse Parfondry
Jean Van Den Bosch		 1924 Paris Cycling (Road) Men's team time trial
22 Silver Paul Anspach
Joseph De Craecker
Charles Delporte
Orphile Fernand De Montigny
Ernest Gevers
Léon Tom		 1924 Paris Fencing Men's épée team
22 Silver Désiré Beurain
Charles Crahay		 1924 Paris Fencing Men's foil team
33 Bronze Joseph Jules Beecken 1924 Paris Boxing Men's middleweight
33 Bronze Gustave Léonard Daghelinckx
Henri Hoevenaers
Ferdinand Saive
Jean Van Den Bosch		 1924 Paris Cycling (Track) Men's team pursuit (4000m)
33 Bronze Maurice Van Damme 1924 Paris Fencing Men's foil individual
22 Silver Edmond Spapen 1928 Amsterdam Wrestling Men's Bantamweight Freestyle
33 Bronze Léonard Steyaert 1928 Amsterdam Boxing Men's middleweight
33 Bronze Georges Anthony
François De Coninck
Léon Flament		 1928 Amsterdam Rowing Men's pair-oared shell with coxswain
33 Bronze Auguste Garrebeek
Armand Putzeys
François Vandermotte		 1936 Berlin Cycling (Road) Men's team time trial
33 Bronze National water polo team
Gerard 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
11 Gold Gaston Reiff 1948 London Athletics Men's 5,000m
11 Gold Lode Wouters
Leon Delathouwer
Eugene Van Rososbroeck		 1948 London Cycling (Road) Men's team time trial
22 Silver Joseph Vissers 1948 London Boxing Men's lightweight
22 Silver Pierre Nihant 1948 London Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
33 Bronze Etienne Gailly 1948 London Athletics Men's marathon
33 Bronze Lode Wouters 1948 London Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
33 Bronze Raymond 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
11 Gold André Noyelle 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
11 Gold André Noyelle
Robert Grondelaers
Lucien Victor		 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Road) Men's team time trial
22 Silver Robert Grondelaers 1952 Helsinki Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
22 Silver Jules Michel
Robert Baetens		 1952 Helsinki Rowing Men's coxless pair
22 Silver André Nelis 1956 Melbourne Sailing Men's finn
22 Silver Joseph Mewis 1956 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Featherweight Freestyle
22 Silver Roger Moens 1960 Rome Athletics Men's 800m
22 Silver Leo Sterckx 1960 Rome Cycling (Track) Men's individual spring
33 Bronze Willy van den Berghen 1960 Rome Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
33 Bronze André Nelis 1960 Rome Sailing Men's finn
11 Gold Gaston Roelants 1964 Tokyo Athletics Men's 3000m steeplechase
11 Gold Patrick Sercu 1964 Tokyo Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
33 Bronze Walter Godefroot 1964 Tokyo Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
22 Silver Serge Reding 1968 Mexico City Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
33 Bronze Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker		 1968 Mexico City Cycling (Track) Men's 2000m tandem
22 Silver Emiel Puttemans 1972 Munich Athletics Men's 10,000m
22 Silver Karel Lismont 1972 Munich Athletics Men's marathon
22 Silver Ivo Van Damme 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 800m
22 Silver Ivo Van Damme 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's 1,500m
22 Silver Michel Vaarten 1976 Montreal Cycling (Track) Men's 1 km time trial
33 Bronze Karel Lismont 1976 Montreal Athletics Men's marathon
11 Gold Robert Van de Walle 1980 Moscow Judo Men's half-heavyweight
11 Gold Roger Ilegems 1984 Los Angeles Cycling (Track) Men's points race
22 Silver Pierre Marie Deloof
Dirk Crois		 1984 Los Angeles Rowing Men's double sculls
33 Bronze Ann Haesebrouck 1984 Los Angeles Rowing Women's single sculls
33 Bronze Ingrid Lempereur 1984 Los Angeles Swimming Women's 200m breaststroke
33 Bronze Robert Van de Walle 1988 Seoul Judo Men's half-heavyweight
33 Bronze Frans Peeters 1988 Seoul Shooting Men's trap
22 Silver Annelies Bredael 1992 Barcelona Rowing Women's single sculls
33 Bronze Cedric Mathy 1992 Barcelona Cycling (Track) Men's points race
33 Bronze Heidi Rakels 1992 Barcelona Judo Women's middleweight
11 Gold Ulla Werbrouck 1996 Atlanta Judo Women's half-heavyweight
11 Gold Frederik Deburghgraeve 1996 Atlanta Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke
22 Silver Gella Vandecaveye 1996 Atlanta Judo Women's half-middleweight
22 Silver Sébastien Godefroid 1996 Atlanta Sailing Men's finn
33 Bronze Harry Van Barneveld 1996 Atlanta Judo Men's heavyweight
33 Bronze Marisabel Lomba 1996 Atlanta Judo Women's lightweight
22 Silver Filip Meirhaeghe 2000 Sydney Cycling (Mountain bike) Men's cross-country
22 Silver Etienne De Wilde
Matthew Gilmore		 2000 Sydney Cycling (Track) Men's madison
33 Bronze Ann Simons 2000 Sydney Judo Women's extra-lightweight
33 Bronze Gella Vandecaveye 2000 Sydney Judo Women's half-middleweight
33 Bronze Els Callens
Dominique Van Roost		 2000 Sydney Tennis Women's doubles
11 Gold Justine Henin-Hardenne 2004 Athens Tennis Women's singles
33 Bronze Axel Merckx 2004 Athens Cycling (Road) Men's individual race
33 Bronze Ilse Heylen 2004 Athens Judo Women's half-lightweight
11 Gold Tia Hellebaut 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's high jump
11 Gold Olivia Borlée
Kim Gevaert
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo		 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay
22 Silver Lionel Cox 2012 London Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone
33 Bronze Charline Van Snick 2012 London Judo Women's 48 kg
33 Bronze Evi Van Acker 2012 London Sailing Laser Radial

Winter Olympics

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 Bronze Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul Van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems		 1924 Chamonix Bobsleigh Four-man
33 Bronze Robert van Zeebroeck 1928 St. Moritz Figure skating Men's individual
11 Gold Micheline Lannoy
Pierre Baugniet		 1948 St. Moritz Figure skating Pairs
22 Silver Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet		 1948 St. Moritz Bobsleigh Four-man
33 Bronze Bart Veldkamp 1998 Nagano Speed skating Men's 5000 metres

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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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 2 0 0 2
2012 London 0 1 2 3
Total 38 51 53 142

Medals by Winter Games

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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

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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 3 9
Judo 2 1 8 11
Shooting 1 4 3 8
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 53 56 147
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References

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  1. ↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20181225173351/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/27246/rec/29 Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

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