Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 152 (132 men, 20 women) in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 15 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 7 |
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Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports.[1]
Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Silver
- Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial
- Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Bronze
- Etienne Gailly — Athletics, Men's Marathon
- Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
Athletics
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Basketball
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- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to South Korea (27-29)
- Lost to China (34-44)
- Defeated Iraq (98-20)
- Defeated Chile (38-36)
- Defeated Philippines (37-35)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over)
- 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45)
- 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place
Boxing
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.
Fencing
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18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.
- Georges de Bourguignon, Henri Paternóster, Édouard Yves, Raymond Bru, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Paul Valcke
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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Art competitions
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References
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External links
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