Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be  (in Dutch and French)
in Antwerp
Competitors	336 (326 men, 10 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Victor Boin (fencing) [1]
Medals Ranked 5th	Gold 14 Silver 11 Bronze 11 Total 36
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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]

Medalists

Gold

• Edmond Cloetens — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
• Edmond Cloetens, Louis van de Perck, Firmin Flamand, Edmond van Moer, Joseph Hermans and Auguste van de Verre — Archery, Men's Team fixed large bird
• Edmond Cloetens, Louis van de Perck, Firmin Flamand, Edmond van Moer, Joseph Hermans and Auguste van de Verre — Archery, Men's Team fixed small bird
• Edmond van Moer — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
• Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 33m
• Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 50m
• Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 28m
• Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 33m
• Henry George — Cycling, Men's 50 km
• Daniel Bouckaert — Equestrian, Individual vaulting
• Daniel Bouckaert, Louis Finet and Maurice Van Ranst, van Schauwbroeck and van Cauwenberg — Equestrian, Team vaulting
• Men's Team — Football
• Emile Cornellie, Florimond Cornellie and Frédéric Bruynseels — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class
• Frans de Haes — Weightlifting, Featherweight

Silver

• Louis van de Perck — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
• Louis van de Perck — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
• Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 28m
• Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 50m
• Men's Team — Equestrian
• Men's Team — Fencing, Men's Team Epee
• Men's Team — Gymnastics
• Léon Huybrechts, Charles van den Bussche and John Klotz — Sailing, 6 metre class (1919 rating)
• Albert Bosquet, Joseph Cogels, Emile Dupont, Henri Quersin, Louis van Tilt and Edouard Fesinger — Shooting, Men's Team clay pigeons
• Albert Durant, Gérard Blitz, Maurice Blitz, Joseph Pletincx, Paul Gailly, Pierre Nijs, René Bauwens and Pierre Dewin — Water polo, Men's Team competition
• Louis Williquet — Weightlifting, Lightweight

Bronze

• Firmin Flamand — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
• Joseph Hermans — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
• Albert de Buinne, André Vercruysse, Jean Janssens and Albert Wyckmans — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial
• Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs, Oswald Lints, Jules Bonvalet and Jacques Misonne — Equestrian, Men's Team three-day event
• Louis Finet — Equestrian, Individual vaulting
• Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics
• Men's Team — Hockey
• Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters and Georges Hellebuyck — Sailing, 8 metre class (1919 rating)
• Gerard Blitz — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
• Men's Team — Tug of war
• Georges Rooms — Weightlifting, Lightweight

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		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

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Joseph Callens	10 m springboard	30	476.40	6	Did not advance
Joseph De Sonay	Plain high dive	35	129.0	7	Did not advance
Fernand Sauvage	Plain high dive	17	145.5	3 Q	34	148.5	7

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		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

Women

Swimmer	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Germaine Van Dievoet	100 m free	Unknown	4	Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Round of 16

Belgium

11–0

Switzerland

Antwerp

Quarterfinals

Belgium

2–1

Netherlands

Antwerp

Semifinals

Belgium

5–3

Sweden

Antwerp

Final

Great Britain

3–2

Belgium

Antwerp

Silver medal match

United States

2–7

Belgium

Antwerp

Final rank

Silver

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		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 Lefèvre	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
Antoine Rivez	Cross country	—							42
Théophile Roeckaert	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 Antoine Rivez Henri Smets Pierre Trullemans Julien Van Campenhout François Vyncke	Team cross country	—						48	6

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		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
Georges Henrion	High jump	1.70	14	Did not advance
René Joannes-Powell	Pole vault	3.60	1 Q	3.30	13
Jean Lefèvre	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
Jean 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
		Result	Rank
René Joannes-Powell	Decathlon	5091.520	11

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

13 boxers represented Belgium at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in boxing. Hébrants 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
		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 Hébrants	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 Muyzen	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

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent   Canada 0 2 .000   Denmark 0 2 .000   France 0 3 .000   Great Britain 0 1 .000   Italy 1 1 .500   Netherlands 1 0 1.000   Norway 1 0 1.000   South Africa 0 2 .000   United States 1 2 .333 Total 4 13 .235

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 3 7 .300 Quarterfinals 1 4 .200 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 4 13 .235

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Road cycling

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Albert de Bunné	Time trial	4:45:23.4	5
Jean 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 Jean Janssens André Vercruysse Albert Wyckmans	Team time trial	19:28:44.4

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Repechage semis		Repechage final		Semifinals		Final
		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 Jean Janssens Charles Van Doorslaer	Team pursuit	N/A		6:18.4	1 Q'	N/A				5:20.2	2	Did not advance	4

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
			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

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		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
Marcel 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
Emile 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
Charles Pape	Foil	N/A		3–5	6	Did not advance
Alexis 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 Dombeeck Robert Feyerick Robert Hennet Alexis Simonson Léon Tom	Team sabre [3]	N/A						4–3	4
Marcel Berré Charles Crahay Marcel Cuypers Fernand de Montigny Émile de Schepper Robert Hennet Charles 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

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		Result	Rank
Belgium national field hockey team	Field hockey	1–2

Football

Main article: Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Quarterfinals

August 29, 1920

Belgium	3–1	Spain
Coppée 11'52'55'	Report	Arrate 62' (pen.)

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Semifinals

August 31, 1920

Belgium	3–0	Netherlands
Larnoe 46' Van Hege 55' Bragard 85'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: John Lewis (GBR)

Final

September 2, 1920

Belgium	2–0	Czechoslovakia
Coppée 6' (pen.) Larnoe 30'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: John Lewis (GBR)

Final rank

 Gold

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Artistic gymnastics

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
François Gibens	All-around	83.08	11
Félicien Kempeneers	All-around	86.25	4
Charles Lannie	All-around	78.95	19
François Verboven	All-around	80.42	17
Julianus Wagemans	All-around	83.58	9
Eugenius Auwerkerken Théophile Bauer François Claessens Augustus Cootmans Frans Gibens Albert Haepers Domien Jacob Félicien Kempeneers Jules Labéeu Hubert Lafortune Auguste Landrieu Charles Lannie Constant Loriot Nicolaas Moerloos Ferdinand Minnaert Louis Stoop Jean Van Guysse Alphonse Van Mele François Verboven Jean Verboven Julien Verdonck Joseph Verstraeten Georges Vivex Julianus Wagemans	Team	346.765
Paul Arets Léon Bronckaert Léopold Clabots Jean Baptiste Claessens Léon Darrien Lucien Dehoux Ernest Deleu Emil Duboisson Ernest Dureuil Joseph Fiems Marcel Hansen Louis Henin Omer Hoffman Félix Logiest Charles Marschaelcke René Paenhuysen Arnold Pierret René Pinchart Gaspar Pirotte Augusten Pluys Léopold Son Edouard Taeymans Pierre Thitiar Henri Verhavert	Team, Swedish system	1094.000

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The host nation competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sweden.

Roster

Coach: Paul Loicq

Pos	Player	GP	G	Birthdate	Age
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

Gold Medal quarterfinals

23 April 1920 21:30

Sweden

8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0)

Belgium

Palais de Glace d'Anvers

Game reference
	Seth Howander	Goalies	François Vergult	Referee: W. A. Hewitt
	Burman 1 – 0 Johansson 2 – 0 Burman 3 – 0 Lindqvist 4 – 0 Burman 5 – 0 Johansson 6 – 0 Molander 7 – 0 Lindqvist 8 – 0
	12 min	Penalties	6 min

Final rank

5th (Tied)

Polo

Main article: Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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 Straten and Gaston Peers de Nieuwburgh took part in the tournament.

Semifinals

 

Great Britain  (GBR)	8–3	Belgium  (BEL)

 

Bronze medal match

 

United States  (USA)	11–3	Belgium  (BEL)

 

Final rank

4th

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
			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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		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

Skating

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Skater	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Georgette Herbos Georges Wagemans	Pairs	41.5	6

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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. ^[8] In addition, five unknown Belgian shooters competed. ^[9] Belgium finished with a lone medal, the silver in the team clay pigeons competition.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Conrad Adriaenssens	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Louis Andrieu	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Arthur Balbaert	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Albert Bosquet	Trap	84	9
Philippe Cammaerts	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Émile Dupont	Trap	84	9
Joseph Haesaerts	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
François Heyens	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Joseph Janssens	300 m military rifle, standing	54	5
Henri Quersin	Trap	85	7
Victor Robert	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Paul Van Asbroeck	50 m free pistol	466	7
	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Norbert Van Molle	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Conrad Andriaenssens Arthur Balbaert François Ceulemans Joseph Haesaerts Paul Van Asbroeck	600 m team military rifle, prone	264	10
	300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone	469	14
Conrad Andriaenssens Arthur Balbaert Joseph Haesaerts François Heyens Paul Van Asbroeck	50 m team free pistol	2229	5
	Team free rifle	3939	12
Conrad Andriaenssens Joseph Janssens Vincent Libert Louis Ryskens Paul Van Asbroeck	300 m team military rifle, prone	264	14
	300 m team military rifle, standing	217	12
Louis Andrieu Philippe Cammaerts Victor Robert Paul Van Asbroeck Norbert Van Molle	50 m team small-bore rifle	1785	6
Robert Andrieux Jules Bastin Philippe Cammaerts Léon De Coster Paul Van Asbroeck Norbert Van Molle	30 m team military pistol	1221	7
Albert Bosquet Joseph Cogels Émile Dupont Edouard Fesinger Henri Quersin Louis Van Tilt	Team clay pigeons	503

Tug of war

Main article: Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Semifinals

 

Great Britain  (GBR)	2–0	Belgium  (BEL)

 

Silver medal semifinals

 

Belgium  (BEL)	2–0	United States  (USA)

 

Silver medal match

 

Belgium  (BEL)	0–2	Netherlands  (NED)

 

Bronze medal match

 

United States  (USA)	0–2	Belgium  (BEL)

 

Final rank

Bronze

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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
		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

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

Freestyle

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals / Bronze match	Rank
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

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent   Egypt 1 0 1.000   Finland 0 4 .000   France 1 0 1.000   Great Britain 0 1 .000   South Africa 0 1 .000 Total 2 6 .250

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 0 – Round of 16 2 2 .500 Quarterfinals 0 2 .000 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 2 6 .250

Greco-Roman

Wrestler	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
				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)
Auguste Savonnet	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

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent   Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000   Denmark 1 1 .500   Estonia 0 1 .000   Finland 1 6 .143   Italy 3 0 1.000   Luxembourg 1 0 1.000   Netherlands 1 2 .333   Norway 1 1 .500   Sweden 0 3 .000   United States 3 0 1.000 Total 12 14 .462

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 2 .333 Round of 16 5 2 .714 Quarterfinals 2 3 .400 Semifinals 0 2 .000 Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 2 0 1.000 Silver semifinals 1 2 .333 Silver match 0 1 .000 Bronze quarterfinals 0 0 – Bronze semifinals 1 1 .500 Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 12 14 .462

References

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3. "Belgium Fencing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Team composition for foil and sabre.
4. La VIIe Olympiade à Anvers, la treizième journée - Aviron, la première journée - II. Course à deux rameurs en couple sans barreur (double scull), La Meuse, 29 August 1920
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External links

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
• International Olympic Committee results database