Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BEL |
NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
Website | www |
in Antwerp | |
Competitors | 336 (326 men, 10 women) in 23 sports |
Flag bearer | Victor Boin (fencing) [1] |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports. [2]
Belgium sent 14 archers in its second Olympic archery appearance. The six competitors who competed in the fixed bird events had no international competitions, and took the guaranteed 4 gold medals, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Van Innis, a veteran of Belgium's first appearance in 1900, faced a lone French archer in each of the three individual moving bird competitions; he took two of the three gold medals and one silver. In the team moving bird competitions, the Belgian team faced off against France in the 50 and 33 metre events, beating the French team both times. The Netherlands sent a team for the 28 metre competition, which knocked Belgium down to second place in that event.
Overall, the team took 8 of 10 possible gold medals as well as 4 silvers and 2 bronzes. They had been guaranteed 4 golds, 7 silvers, and 3 bronzes at worst.
Archer | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | ||
Edmond Cloetens | Fixed large bird | 13 | |
Fixed small bird | 4 | 5 | |
Firmin Flamand | Fixed large bird | 7 | |
Fixed small bird | 5 | 4 | |
Joseph Hermans | Fixed large bird | 5 | 5 |
Fixed small bird | 6 | ||
Louis van de Perck | Fixed large bird | 11 | |
Fixed small bird | 8 | ||
Auguste van de Verre | Fixed large bird | 3 | 6 |
Fixed small bird | 1 | 6 | |
Hubert Van Innis | Moving bird, 50 m | 106 | |
Moving bird, 33 m | 139 | ||
Moving bird, 28 m | 172 | ||
Edmond van Moer | Fixed large bird | 6 | 4 |
Fixed small bird | 11 | ||
Edmond Cloetens Firmin Flamand Joseph Hermans Louis Van De Perck Auguste Van De Verre Edmond Van Moer | Team fixed large bird | 31 | |
Team fixed small bird | 25 | ||
Alphonse Allaert Edmond De Knibber Jérome De Maeyer Louis Delcon Louis Fierens Louis Van Beeck Hubert Van Innis Pierre Van Thielt | Team moving bird, 50 m | 2701 | |
Team moving bird, 33 m | 2958 | ||
Team moving bird, 28 m | 2924 |
Three divers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Sauvage became the first Belgian to advance to a diving final, in the plain high diving. He placed seventh in the final standings.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Joseph Callens | 10 m springboard | 30 | 476.40 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Raymond Desonay | Plain high dive | 35 | 129.0 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
Fernand Sauvage | Plain high dive | 17 | 145.5 | 3 Q | 34 | 148.5 | 7 |
Twelve swimmers, including one woman, represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Blitz was the first Belgian to reach a final in an Olympic swimming event, and he won the nation's first Olympic swimming medal with his bronze-winning effort in the 100 metre backstroke.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Gérard Blitz | 100 m free | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||
100 m back | NA | 1:18.6 | 2 Q | 1:19.0 | |||
Félicien Courbet | 200 m breast | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||
400 m breast | 7:20.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Paul De Backer | 1500 m free | 26:46.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |
Édouard Henry | 200 m breast | 3:18.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
400 m breast | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Gaspard Lemaire | 100 m back | NA | 1:28.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Paul Neeckx | 200 m breast | 3:16.6 | 3 q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |
Édouard Van Haelen | 200 m breast | 3:22.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
400 m breast | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Martial van Schelle | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
René Bauwens Gérard Blitz Joseph Cludts Jean-Pierre Vermetten | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 11:12.2 | 3 | Did not advance |
Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Germaine Van Dievoet | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance |
Belgium competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920, having won a medal each of the prior times but still seeking its first gold medal. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. Belgium blew out Switzerland in the opening round, then squeaked by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. After defeating Sweden 5–3 in the semifinals, Belgium advanced to the final against Great Britain. For the fourth straight time the two had met in the Olympics, the British side came out on top of the Belgian team, this time by a score of 3–2.
Belgium received a bye into the silver medal semifinals after the loss to Britain. There they faced, and defeated, the United States to take the country's fourth Olympic water polo medal.
Belgium | 11–0 | Switzerland | Antwerp |
Belgium | 2–1 | Netherlands | Antwerp |
Belgium | 5–3 | Sweden | Antwerp |
Great Britain | 3–2 | Belgium | Antwerp |
United States | 2–7 | Belgium | Antwerp |
42 athletes represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport, having not competed in athletics in 1900. The best result for the team was Broos's fourth-place finish in the marathon as the Belgians continued to look in vain for their first Olympic medal in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Lucien Bangels | 1500 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
Oscar Blansaer | Marathon | — | 3:20:00.0 | 34 | |||||||
Paul Brochart | 100 m | 11.4 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 11.3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 23.2 | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||
Auguste Broos | Marathon | — | 2:39:25.8 | 4 | |||||||
Omar Corteyn | 400 m | 52.2 | 1 Q | 52.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
Jean Delarge | 800 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
Pierre Devaux | 10000 m | — | 36:38.3 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
Antoine Doyen | 10 km walk | — | 6 Q | 56:30.0 | 8 | ||||||
Léon Fourneau | 1500 m | — | 4:15.0 | 3 Q | 4:16.0 | 9 | |||||
Henri Godin | 800 m | — | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
Marcel Gustin | 100 m | 11.3 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
200 m | 24.3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Max Houben | 200 m | 24.2 | 2 Q | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
René Joannes-Powell | 110 m hurdles | — | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
Jean Lefèbvre | 100 m | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Julien Lehouck | 100 m | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
Charles Melis | Marathon | — | 3:00:51.0 | 27 | |||||||
Jules Migeot | 400 m | 55.1 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
François Morren | 400 m | 51.6 | 1 Q | 50.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
Léonce Oleffe | 800 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
Aimé Proot | 10000 m | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||||||
Cross country | — | 36 | |||||||||
Émile Rivez | Cross country | — | 42 | ||||||||
Theofiel Roekaert | 1500 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
Jean Seghers | 3 km walk | — | 14:09.2 | 6 Q | 13:31.1 | 9 | |||||
10 km walk | — | 48:29.0 | 6 Q | 50:32.4 | 7 | ||||||
Omar Smet | 400 m hurdles | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
Henri Smets | 5000 m | — | 8 | Did not advance | |||||||
Cross country | — | 33 | |||||||||
Pierre Trullemans | 5000 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
Cross country | — | 41 | |||||||||
Julien Van Campenhout | 5000 m | — | 15:22.6 | 2 Q | 15:25.0 | 9 | |||||
Cross country | — | 28:00.0 | 7 | ||||||||
Joseph Van Der Wee | 800 m | — | 2:00.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
Désiré Van Remortel | Marathon | — | Did not finish | ||||||||
Paul Verlaeckt | 3 km walk | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
10 km walk | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||||
François Vyncke | 5000 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
Cross country | — | 37 | |||||||||
Charles Wiggers | 3 km walk | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||||||
10 km walk | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||||
Paul Brochart Max Houben Julien Lehouck Omer Smet | 4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.7 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Omar Corteyn Jules Migeot François Morren Omar Smet | 4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:38.8 | 1 Q | 3:24.9 | 6 | |||||
Lucien Bangels Claude Otterbeen Henri Smets Pierre Trullemans Julien Van Campenhout François Vyncke | 3000 m team | — | 30 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
Aimé Proot Émile Rivez Henri Smets Pierre Trullemans Julien Van Campenhout François Vyncke | Team cross country | — | 48 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Gustave De Bruyne | Long jump | 6.20 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Arthur Delaender | Discus throw | 32.00 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Javelin throw | 36.25 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
Adolphe Hauman | Javelin throw | 42.58 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Jean Hénault | High jump | 1.65 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Albert Harion | High jump | 1.70 | 14 | Did not advance | |
René Joannes-Powell | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.30 | 13 |
Jean Lefèvbre | Long jump | 5.79 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Javelin throw | 39.00 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
Julien Lehouck | Long jump | 5.76 | 25 | Did not advance | |
François Mahy | High jump | 1.65 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Émile Muller | Javelin throw | 40.24 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Léon Pothier | Shot put | 10.10 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Gaston Wuyts | Shot put | 11.045 | 18 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
René Joannes-Powell | Decathlon | 5091.520 | 11 |
13 boxers represented Belgium at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in boxing. Hébrans was the only boxer to advance to the semifinals; he was defeated both in the semifinals and in the bronze medal match to finish with fourth place in the bantamweight.
Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Jules Androt | Flyweight | N/A | Zivic (USA) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Philippe Bouvy | Featherweight | Bye | Hesterman (NED) W | Gachet (FRA) L | Did not advance | 5 | |
Alfons Bouwens | Bantamweight | N/A | Walker (RSA) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Joseph Charpentier | Flyweight | N/A | Kjellberg (NOR) W | Albert (FRA) L | Did not advance | 5 | |
Jean Creusen | Heavyweight | N/A | Bye | Spengler (USA) L | Did not advance | 5 | |
René Smet | Welterweight | Bye | Suhr (DEN) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Henri Hébrans | Bantamweight | N/A | Bye | Vogel (USA) W | Graham (CAN) L | McKenzie (GBR) L | 4 |
Antoine Masson | Middleweight | Bye | Prud'Homme (CAN) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Jean Neys | Lightweight | N/A | Johansen (DEN) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Joseph Simonon | Middleweight | Dortet (FRA) L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
Julien Van Muysen | Lightweight | N/A | Giunchi (ITA) W | Beland (RSA) L | Did not advance | 5 | |
Joseph Vincken | Featherweight | Bye | Garzena (ITA) L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Georges Werll | Welterweight | Bye | Clark (USA) L | Did not advance | 9 |
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15 cyclists represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, with Belgium having competed in cycling each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. George took the country's first Olympic cycling gold medal by winning the 50 kilometre race. The road cycling team took bronze; Belgian cyclists came close to adding more medals with two fourth-place finishes and one fifth-place finish.
Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Albert de Bunné | Time trial | 4:45:23.4 | 5 |
Bernard Janssens | Time trial | 4:44:20.6 | 4 |
André Vercruysse | Time trial | 4:55:41.4 | 15 |
Albert Wyckmans | Time trial | 5:03:19.0 | 24 |
Albert de Bunné Bernard Janssens André Vercruysse Albert Wyckmans | Team time trial | 19:28:44.4 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Binard | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Charles Cadron | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8 | |||||||||
Gustave Daghelinckx | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
Gustave de Schryver | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8 | |||||||||
Félix Dockx | 50 km | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||||||
Henry George | 50 km | N/A | 1:16:42.3 | ||||||||||
L'Empereur | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
John Verhoeven | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Frédéric Claessens Frans Verscheuren | Tandem | N/A | Did not finish | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||||
Gustave Daghelinckx John Verhoeven | Tandem | N/A | Unknown | 2 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||||
Gustave Daghelinckx Albert de Bunné Gustave de Schryver Bernard Janssens Charles Van Doorslaer | Team pursuit | N/A | 6:18.4 | 1 Q' | N/A | 5:20.2 | 2 | Did not advance | 4 |
Eighteen equestrians represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport, being one of only three countries (along with France and the United States) to have taken part in each Olympic equestrian competition to that point. The Belgian vaulters were the most successful, with Bouckaert's gold medal and Finet's bronze in the individual leading the team to a gold medal in the combined event. The Belgians also had success in the other two competitions, adding a silver in the jumping and a bronze in the eventing, though no others took individual medals.
Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | |||
Jules Bonvalet | Weppelghem | Eventing | 1392.50 | 12 |
Jumping | 10.00 | 15 | ||
Daniel Bouckaert | Vaulting | 30.500 | ||
Victor Claes | Vaulting | 26.163 | 8 | |
Emmanuel de Blommaert | Grizzly | Dressage | 20.4375 | 11 |
Ghislain de Briey | Perfect Gentleman | Jumping | 13.50 | 21 |
Ferdinand de la Serna | Arsinoe | Jumping | 6.00 | 5 |
Gaston de Trannoy | Bouton d'Or | Dressage | 23.1250 | 7 |
Louis Finet | Vaulting | 29.000 | ||
Oswald Lints | Martha | Eventing | 1515.00 | 10 |
Jacques Misonne | Gaucho | Eventing | 1282.50 | 17 |
Jumping | 23.25 | 25 | ||
Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs | Sweet Girl | Eventing | 1652.50 | 4 |
Jumping | 7.00 | 7 | ||
Albert van Cauwenberg | Vaulting | 26.666 | 6 | |
Maurice Van Ranst | Vaulting | 28.000 | 4 | |
van Schauwenbroeck | Vaulting | 27.250 | 5 | |
Daniel Bouckaert Louis Finet Maurice Van Ranst | Team vaulting | 87.500 | ||
Jules Bonvalet Oswald Lints Jacques Misonne Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs | Weppelghem Martha Gaucho Sweet Girl | Team eventing | 4560.00 | |
André Coumans Herman de Gaiffier d'Hestroy Herman d'Oultromont Henri Laame | Lisette Miss Lord Kitchener Biscuit | Team jumping | 16.25 |
Twenty-two fencers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's fourth appearance in the sport, having competed in fencing each time Belgium appeared at the Olympics. The best result for the team was a silver medal in the team épée, which was the country's only fencing medal despite having six individual finalists and two teams in event finals.
Ranks given are within the group.
Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Marcel Berré | Foil | N/A | 2–4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Victor Boin | Épée | 4–2 | 3 Q | 3–7 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
Charles Crahay | Foil | N/A | 3–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Modeste Cuypers | Foil | N/A | 6–2 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Joseph de Craecker | Épée | 4–4 | 3 Q | 5–5 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Fernand de Montigny | Épée | 7–1 | 1 Q | 6–4 | 3 Q | 4–7 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Foil | N/A | 5–0 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 6 | ||
Robert de Schepper | Foil | N/A | 3–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Maurice Dewee | Épée | 4–3 | 2 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 3–8 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Charles Delporte | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | 5–5 | 6 Q | 4–7 | 5 Q | 3–8 | 10 |
Eugène Dufrane | Foil | N/A | 3–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Robert Feyerick | Sabre | N/A | 3–3 | 2 Q | 3–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Ernest Gevers | Épée | 4–5 | 4 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 7–4 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 4 |
Félix Goblet | Épée | 8–1 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 5 Q | 6–5 | 2 Q | 3–8 | 10 |
Sabre | N/A | 4–3 | 3 Q | 0–6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
Robert Hennet | Sabre | N/A | 5–3 | 2 Q | 3–3 | 4 Q | 5–6 | 7 | |
Albert Pape | Foil | N/A | 3–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
Alexandre Simonson | Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
Léon Tom | Épée | 2–5 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Sabre | N/A | 6–1 | 1 Q | 4–2 | 2 Q | 5–6 | 6 | ||
Jean Verbrugge | Foil | N/A | 5–1 | 2 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Pierre Calle Charles Delporte Harry Bombeeck Robert Feyerick Robert Hennet Alexandre Simonson Léon Tom | Team sabre [3] | N/A | 4–3 | 4 | |||||
Marcel Berré Charles Crahay Modeste Cuypers Fernand de Montigny Émile de Schepper Robert Hennet Albert Pape Léon Tom | Team foil [3] | N/A | 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Paul Anspach Victor Boin Joseph de Craecker Fernand de Montigny Maurice de Wee Ernest Gevers Félix Goblet Philippe le Hardy Léon Tom | Team épée | N/A | 4–1 | 1 Q | 4–1 |
Belgium competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took third place in the four-team round robin, defeating France but losing to Great Britain and Denmark.
Team | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Belgium national field hockey team | Field hockey | 1–2 |
Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time, winning the gold medal. The Belgians, which had taken bronze in 1900, won the 1920 championship without much difficulty. The squad outscored opponents 8 to 1, including holding a 2–0 lead when Czechoslovakia withdrew from the final in protest in the 40th minute.
Forty-eight gymnasts represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport. Kempeneers had the best individual performance, finishing fourth. Belgium also sent teams in two of the three team events, winning a silver medal and a bronze.
The host nation competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sweden.
Coach: Paul Loicq
Pos | Player | GP | G | Birthdate | Age |
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F | Maurice Deprez | 1 | 0 | 1886 | ~34 |
R | Paul Goeminne | 1 | 0 | 1888 | ~32 |
F | Jean-Maurice Goossens | 1 | 0 | January 16, 1892 | 28 |
F | Paul Loicq | 1 | 0 | August 11, 1888 | 31 |
D | Philippe Van Volckxsom | 1 | 0 | May 1, 1889 | 21 |
D | Gaston Van Volxem | 1 | 0 | 1893 | ~27 |
G | François Vergult | 1 | 0 | April 21, 1891 | 29 |
G | François Franck | 0 | – | September 14, 1904 | 15 |
23 April 1920 21:30 | Sweden | 8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0) | Belgium | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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Belgium competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the first time, taking fourth and last place. The Belgians lost to Great Britain in the semifinals and to the United States in the bronze medal match. Alfred Grisar, Maurice Lysen, Clément Van Der Straeten and Gaston Peers de Nieuwburgh took part in the tournament.
Great Britain (GBR) | 8–3 | Belgium (BEL) |
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United States (USA) | 11–3 | Belgium (BEL) |
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Twenty rowers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the team's five boats were able to advance past the first round in its event.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Jacques Haller | N/A | Single sculls | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Georges Léonet Ernest Sadzawka | N/A | Double sculls | N/A | 7:34.8 [4] | 2 | Did not advance | ||
Georges Van Den Bossche Oscar Van Den Bossche | René Van Damme [5] | Coxed pair | N/A | 8:25.0 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
Adrien D'Hondt Robert Demulder Jean Van Silfhout Léon Vleurinck | Raphael de Ligne [6] | Coxed four | N/A | 7:40.0 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
Daniël Clarembaux Julien Crickx Gustave De Mulder Jozef Hermans Charles Lalemand Maurice Requillé René Smet Félix Taymans | Joseph Crickx [7] | Eight | 6:40.0 | 2 | Did not advance |
Fourteen sailors represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium had the dubious distinction of having the only boat to not win a medal—there was only one event in which more than three boats entered, and the two Belgian boats in that event finished first and fourth. The other two Belgian boats earned a silver and a bronze.
Sailors | Class | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Raymond Bauwens Louis Depière Willy Valcke | 6 metre (1907) | Unknown | 4 | ||||||
Frédéric Bruynseels Emile Cornellie Florimond Cornellie | 6 metre (1907) | Unknown | |||||||
Léon Huybrechts John Klotz Charles van den Bussche | 6 metre (1919) | Unknown | |||||||
Willy de l'Arbre Albert Grisar Georges Hellebuyck Léopold Standaert Henri Weewauters | 8 metre (1919) | Unknown |
Two figure skaters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's debut appearance in the sport. The pair finished in sixth place out of eight pairs. [8]
Skater | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Georgette Herbos Georges Wagemans | Pairs | 41.5 | 6 |
Twenty-four shooters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport. J. Haller and G. Sylva also competed, but in which events is unknown. [9] In addition, five unknown Belgian shooters competed. [10] Belgium finished with a lone medal, the silver in the team clay pigeons competition.
Belgium competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the first time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used. Losing their first match to Great Britain eliminated the Belgians from the gold medal tournament, but a win against the United States set them opposite the Netherlands for the silver medal. Belgium lost this match and was relegated to the bronze medal tournament; there, they again faced and again defeated the Americans to take the bronze.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
Great Britain (GBR) | 2–0 | Belgium (BEL) |
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Belgium (BEL) | 2–0 | United States (USA) |
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Belgium (BEL) | 0–2 | Netherlands (NED) |
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United States (USA) | 0–2 | Belgium (BEL) |
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Seven weightlifters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's debut appearance in the sport. Three of the Belgians took medals, one of each type, with François de Haes taking the top spot in the featherweight category.
Weightlifter | Weight class | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
François de Haes | 60 kg | 220.0 | |
Louis De Haes | 60 kg | 190.0 | 7 |
Georges de Proft | 75 kg | Did not finish | |
Marcel Marchand | 75 kg | 205.0 | 7 |
Georges Rooms | 67.5 kg | 230.0 | |
Lionel van den Roye | 82.5 kg | 227.5 | 8 |
Louis Williquet | 67.5 kg | 240.0 |
Twelve wrestlers competed for Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the Belgians won medals, though twice a wrestler was defeated in the bronze medal match. Two of the wrestlers competed in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
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Pierre Derkinderen | Freestyle middle | Bye | Rahmy (EGY) (W) | Penttala (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 | |
Frits Janssens | Freestyle middle | Bye | Angelot (FRA) (W) | Leino (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 | |
Hyacinthe Roosen | Freestyle light heavy | N/A | Gallén (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Henri Snoeck | Freestyle light heavy | N/A | van Rensburg (RSA) (L) | Did not advance | 9 | ||
August Thys | Freestyle light | N/A | Bye | Bye | Anttila (FIN) (L) | Wright (GBR) (L) | 4 |
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Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
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Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
Alexandre Boumans | Greco-Roman feather | Roels (NED) (W) | Vaglio (ITA) (W) | Porro (ITA) (W) | Friman (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 5 |
N/A | Gallery (USA) (W) | Kähkönen (FIN) (L) | |||||
Bye | Svensson (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
Oscar Cornelis | Greco-Roman middle | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 | ||
Did not advance | |||||||
Did not advance | |||||||
Henri Dierickx | Greco-Roman feather | Pütsep (EST) (L) | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 | ||
Did not advance | |||||||
Did not advance | |||||||
Frits Janssens | Greco-Roman light | Bye | Swigart (USA) (W) | Väre (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | 4 | |
Christiansen (DEN) (W) | Tamminen (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
Bye | Frydenlund (NOR) (W) | Andersen (NOR) (L) | |||||
Albert Savonet | Greco-Roman light | Bye | Frisenfeldt (DEN) (L) | Did not advance | 12 | ||
Did not advance | |||||||
Did not advance | |||||||
Henri Snoeck | Greco-Roman light heavy | Bye | Kocián (TCH) (W) | Sint (NED) (L) | Did not advance | 7 | |
N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
N/A | |||||||
Maurice Vanderleenden | Greco-Roman middle | Bye | Zanoline (USA) (W) | Westergren (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 9 | |
Dechmann (LUX) (W) | Perttilä (FIN) (L) | Did not advance | |||||
Did not advance | |||||||
Eduard van den Bril | Greco-Roman heavy | Bye | Nilsson (SWE) (L) | Did not advance | 12 | ||
Did not advance | |||||||
N/A | |||||||
Emile Wahlem | Greco-Roman light heavy | Bye | Cardinale (ITA) (W) | Rajala (FIN) (W) | Sint (NED) (L) | Did not advance | 6 |
N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
N/A |
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Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 18 Olympiads. 105 nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 15 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 32 out of 44 gold medals in archery events since 1984. Olympic archery is governed by the World Archery Federation. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games. Archery is also an event at the Summer Paralympics.
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.
Gerard Theodor Hubert Van Innis was a Belgian competitor in the sport of archery; he competed in two Summer Olympics 20 years apart and came away with a total of six gold medals and three silver medals.
France competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 255 competitors, 219 men and 36 women, took part in 112 events in 17 sports. At the beginning of the games there was an incident where a French coach was physically assaulted by a Stadium gatekeeper who refused him entry. It boiled over to a point where the entire French team did not participate in the Parade of Nations, and conversations were made to pull out of the games completely. However, the issue was resolved and France went on to compete.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.
France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 119 competitors, 118 men and 1 woman, took part in 66 events in 13 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. British athletes won fourteen gold medals and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated for Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.
Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 194 competitors, 188 men and 6 women, took part in 72 events in 16 sports.
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.
The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 130 competitors, 129 men and 1 woman, took part in 58 events in 15 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports.
The men's coxed four event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 28 and 29 August 1920. It was the third appearance of the event, which had previously been held inaugural rowing competitions in 1900 as well as in 1912. Eight boats, each from a different nation, competed. The medals all went to nations that had not won a medal in the men's coxed four previously: Switzerland and the United States took gold and silver, respectively, in their debuts in the event; Norway took bronze.
The men's eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 28 and 29 August 1920. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Eight boats, each from a different nation, competed. It was the first time that nations were limited to a single boat. The event was won by the United States in a final against Great Britain; the two nations had taken all four previous gold medals. Bronze went to Norway, the nation's first medal in the men's eight. In addition to gold medals, the winners received a challenge prize that had been donated by Eugenio Brunetta d'Usseaux before his death in 1919.