| Belgium at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 172 (166 men and 6 women) in 17 sports |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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. [1]
Seventeen athletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcel Alavoine | Marathon | N/A | 3:03:20.0 | 15 | |||||
| Paul Brochart | 100 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Auguste Broos | Marathon | N/A | 3:14:03.0 | 20 | |||||
| Henricus Cockuyt | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Léon Fourneau | 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Jean Hénault | High jump | N/A | 1.80 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Maurice Henrijean | Pole vault | N/A | 3.66 | 1 Q | No mark | 7 | |||
| Pierre LeClercq | Marathon | N/A | 3:27:54.0 | 26 | |||||
| Jules Migeot | 400 m | 51.6 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | N/A | 56.7 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Eugène Moetbeek | 100 m | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| François Morren | 800 m | N/A | Unknown | 2 Q | 1:58.5 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Josse Ruth | Pentathlon | N/A | Eliminated-3 | ||||||
| Decathlon | N/A | 5866.670 | 17 | ||||||
| Gerard Steurs | Marathon | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
| Felicien Van de Putte | Marathon | N/A | did not finish | ||||||
| Camille Van de Velde | 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 8 | did not advance | ||||
| 10000 m | N/A | did not finish | |||||||
| Joseph Van Der Wee | 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Fred Zinner | Pentathlon | N/A | Eliminated-3 | ||||||
Ten boxers represented Belgium at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium won Olympic medals for the first time with two medals, including Jean Delarge's gold in the welterweight.
| 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 | ||
| Joseph Beecken | Middleweight | Bye |  Funk (USA)W |  Daney (FRA)W |  Mallin (GBR)L |  Black (CAN)W |  |
| Lucien Debleyser | Flyweight | Trève (FRA) L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Fernand Delarge | Light heavyweight |  Sørsdal (NOR)L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| Jean Delarge | Welterweight |  Sauthier (SUI)W | O'Hanrahan (GBR) W |  Ingram (RSA)W | Lewis (CAN) W |  Méndez (ARG)W |  |
| Raymond Devergnies | Featherweight |  Bru (ESP)W |  Francecchini (ITA)W | Dingley (GBR) W | Salas (USA) L | Quartucci (ARG) L | 4 |
| Alfred Genon | Lightweight |  Lőwig (HUN)W |  Sinclair (AUS)W | Boylstein (USA) L | did not advance | 5 | |
| Joseph Rémy | Welterweight |  Dam (NED)L | did not advance | 17 | |||
| François Sybille | Bantamweight |  Barta (AUT)W | Ces (FRA) L | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Karel Tuns | Featherweight | Bye | Dingley (GBR) L | did not advance | 9 | ||
| Germain Van Haelen | Middleweight | Bye | Daney (FRA) L | did not advance | 9 | ||
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Nine cyclists represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games.
The Belgians won both of the road cycling silver medals, with Hoevenaers leading the team and taking the individual medal. Three of the four road cyclists also competed in the team pursuit event on the track, winning bronze.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Henri Hoevenaers | Time trial | 6:30:27.0 |  |
| Auguste Parfondry | Time trial | 6:35:57.0 | 6 |
| Fernand Saivé | Time trial | 6:48:46.4 | 16 |
| Jean Van Den Bosch | Time trial | 6:40:31.4 | 10 |
| Henri Hoevenaers Auguste Parfondry Fernand Saivé Jean Vandenbosch | Team time trial | 19:46:55.4 | |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | First round | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Josef Boons | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Charles Cadron | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Léonard Daghelinckx | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Pierre De Bruyne | Sprint | 13.8 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | Unknown | 3 r | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Jean Verheyen | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Sprint | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||||
| Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch | Team pursuit | 5:12.0 | 1 Q | N/A | 5:12.2 | 1 Q | N/A | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | | ||
Two divers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and the first time Belgium sent a woman in diving.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Gustave Van Heymbeeck | 10 m platform | 27 | 354.3 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Plain high dive | 41 | 118 | 8 | did not advance | |||
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Sophie Hennebert | 10 m platform | 22 | 118 | 5 | did not advance | ||
Eleven equestrians represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of three nations (along with France and the United States) to have competed in each Olympic equestrian competition to that point. Belgium finished without a medal for the first time; the best result was the jumping team (at fourth), while the top individual place was de Brabandère's sixth in the eventing.
| Equestrian | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Time | Rank | ||
| Jules Bonvalet | Eventing | 1428.0 | N/A | 16 |
| Jean Breuls | Jumping | 24.00 | 2:44.4 | 22 |
| Baudouin de Brabandère | Eventing | 1728.5 | N/A | 6 |
| Roger Delrue | Dressage | 170.8 | N/A | 23 |
| Joseph Fallon | Eventing | 1077.0 | N/A | 21 |
| Nicolas LeRoy | Jumping | 14.75 | 2:42.2 | 8 |
| Gaston Mesmaekers | Jumping | 22.75 | 2:50.0 | 18 |
| Jacques Misonne | Jumping | 19.50 | 3:05.4 | 13 |
| Léon Nossent | Eventing | 924.0 | N/A | 27 |
| Georges Serlez | Dressage | 242.0 | N/A | 9 |
| Joseph Stevenart | Dressage | 233.2 | N/A | 13 |
| Jules Bonvalet Baudouin de Brabandère Joseph Fallon Léon Nossent | Team eventing | 4233.5 | N/A | 5 |
| Jean Breuls Nicolas LeRoy Gaston Mesmaekers Jacques Misonne | Team eventing | 57.00 | N/A | 4 |
Nineteen fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The four medals, including one gold, won by Belgian fencers put the country second on the sport's medal leaderboard for the year.
All four épéeists reached the twelve-man final, with Delporte winning the gold medal. The épée won silver, giving four-time Olympian Paul Anspach his fifth Olympic fencing medal 16 years after he won his first. Van Damme took bronze in the foil, as the team took silver, to give Belgium its first medals in foil fencing.
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Acke | Sabre | N/A | 2–4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Paul Anspach | Épée | 4–4 | 5 Q | N/A | 6–4 | 3 Q | 6–5 | 4 Q | 4–7 | 9 | |
| Omer Berck | Sabre | N/A | 4–1 | 1 Q | 3–5 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Charles Crahay | Foil | 2–1 | 2 Q | 4–1 | 1 Q | 2–3 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Balthazar De Beukelaer | Foil | 0–1 | 3 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 3 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 0–6 | 7 |
| Charles Delporte | Épée | 7–2 | 1 Q | N/A | 7–3 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 2 Q | 8–3 | | |
| Émile Dufranc | Foil | 3–0 | 1 Q | 1–3 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Robert Feyerick | Sabre | N/A | 4–1 | 2 Q | 4–4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Ernest Gevers | Épée | 6–3 | 1 Q | N/A | 6–3 | 1 Q | 4–7 | 6 Q | 1–10 | 12 | |
| Jules Maes | Sabre | N/A | 4–2 | 2 Q | 2–6 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Léon Tom | Épée | 5–4 | 3 Q | N/A | 6–3 | 3 Q | 7–4 | 1 Q | 5–6 | 7 | |
| Maurice Van Damme | Foil | 3–0 | 1 Q | 5–0 | 1 Q | 2–3 | 4 Q | 3–2 | 3 Q | 4–2 | |
| Charles Delporte Robert Feyerick Félix Goblet Léon Tom Jean-Pierre Willems | Team sabre | 1–0 | 2 Q | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Paul Anspach Joseph De Craecker Fernand de Montigny Charles Delporte Ernest Gevers Léon Tom | Team épée | 1–0 | 1 Q | N/A | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–0 | 2 Q | 2–1 | | |
| Marcel Berré Désiré Beaurain Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Orphile De Montigny Maurice Van Damme | Team foil | Bye | N/A | 2–0 | 1 Q | 1–0 | 2 Q | 1–1 | | ||
Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time, attempting to defend its 1920 gold medal. They were stunned in their first match, however, losing the second-round game to Sweden 8–1.
Four pentathletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.
| Pentathlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Léopold Buffin de Chosal | Individual | 89.5 | 17 |
| Jacques De Wykerslooth De Rooyesteyn | Individual | 123 | 29 |
| Jules Hulsmans | Individual | 140.5 | 35 |
| J. L. M. Van Loocke | Individual | 92 | 18 |
15 rowers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games, tying Canada and Great Britain for most rowing appearances.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Event | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alphonse Dewette Eugène Gabriels Marcel Wauters | Coxed pair | Unknown | 3 | N/A | did not advance | ||
| Lucien Brouha Victor Denis Jules George Marcel Roman | Coxed four | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |
| Arthur D'Anvers Gérard de Gezelle René De Landtsheer August Geinger Léon Lippens Hippolyte Schouppe Robert Swartelé Jean Van Silfhout Marcel Wauters | Eight | Unknown | 2 r | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |
Eight sailors represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Huybrechts took the gold in the monotype dinghy.
| Sailor | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Léon Huybrechts | Olympic monotype | 2 Q | DNF | N/A | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Léon Huybrechts John Klotz Léopold Standaert | 6 metre class | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | did not advance | 5 | ||
| Fernand Carlier Maurice Passelecq Emmanuel Pauwels Paul Van Halteren Victor Vanderslyen | 8 metre class | 5 | 2 Q | 5 | 12 | DNF (4) | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Fourteen sport shooters represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.
| Shooter | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Conrad Adriaenssens | 50 m rifle, prone | 384 | 30 |
| 600 m free rifle | 78 | 41 | |
| Arthur Balbaert | 50 m rifle, prone | 385 | 26 |
| 600 m free rifle | 84 | 14 | |
| Albert Bosquet | Trap | Unknown | 31–44 |
| Charles Delbarre | 50 m rifle, prone | 383 | 31 |
| Louis D'Heur | Trap | 96 | 5 |
| Émile Dupont | Trap | Unknown | 31–44 |
| François Lafortune | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 13 | 40 |
| 600 m free rifle | 83 | 19 | |
| Victor Robert | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 13 | 40 |
| Jacques Thuriaux | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 11 | 50 |
| Paul Van Asbroeck | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 8 | 51 |
| 50 m rifle, prone | 391 | 9 | |
| 600 m free rifle | 82 | 24 | |
| Louis Van Tilt | Trap | Unknown | 31–44 |
| Conrad Adriaenssens Arthur Balbaert François Lafortune Charles Scheirlinck Paul Van Asbroeck | Team free rifle | 550 | 11 |
| Albert Bosquet Louis D'Heur Émile Dupont Jacques Mouton Henri Quersin Louis Van Tilt | Team clay pigeons | 550 | 11 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gérard Blitz | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.0 | 2 Q | 1:19.0 | 1 Q | 1:19.6 | 4 |
| Joseph de Combe | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.0 | 1 Q | 3:00.2 | 1 Q | 2:59.2 | |
| A. Buydens Joseph Callens Martial van Schelle Emiel Thienpont | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 11:14.8 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Stéphane Halot | Singles |  Ireland (IRL)W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | Willard (AUS) L 6–8, 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Albert Lammens | Singles | Bye |  Macenauer (TCH)L 0–6, 1–6, 0–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Victor de Laveleye | Singles | Bye | Richards (USA) L 2–6, 4–6, 0–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Jean Washer | Singles |  Mişu (ROU)W 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Flaquer (ESP) W 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 | Hunter (USA) W 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | de Morpurgo (ITA) L 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–8 | did not advance | |||
| Stéphane Halot Albert Lammens | Doubles | — | Bye | Lacoste / Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Victor de Laveleye Jean Washer | Doubles | — | Bye | de Morpurgo / Serventi (ITA) L 4–6, 4–6, 5–7 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Christine de Borman | Singles | Bye | McKane (GBR) L 0–6, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Marthe Dupont | Singles | Bye | Bouman (NED) L 6–8, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Marie Janssen | Singles | Várady-Péter (HUN) L 4–6, 1–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Marie Storms | Singles | Bye | Shepherd-Barron (GBR) L 1–6, 1–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Christine de Borman Marie Storms | Doubles | — | Bye | Covell / McKane (GBR) L 1–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marthe Dupont Jean Washer | Doubles | Bye | Mallory / Nielsen (NOR) L 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||
| Christine de Borman Stéphane Halot | Doubles |  Brehm / Tegner (DEN) W 6–2, 6–4 |  Fick / Müller (SWE) L 0–6, 3–6 | did not advance | |||
In its fifth Olympic water polo appearance, Belgium continued its streak of medal wins by claiming its fourth silver (and fifth overall) medal.
Belgium  | 3–2 |  Hungary | Piscine des Tourelles |
| Belgium | 5–1 |  Czechoslovakia | Piscine des Tourelles |
France  | 3–0 | Belgium | Piscine des Tourelles |
| Belgium | 4–3 |  Sweden | Piscine des Tourelles |
United States  | 1–2 | Belgium | Piscine des Tourelles |
| Athlete | Event | 1H Snatch | 1H Clean & Jerk | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Bernaert | Men's +82.5 kg | 465 | 9 | |||||
| G. Butter | Men's −67.5 kg | 65 | 75 | 72.5 | 82.5 | 110 | 405 | 10 |
| M. Van der Goten | Men's −75 kg | 60 | 75 | 72.5 | 85 | 110 | 402.5 | 13 |
| V. Van Hamme | Men's −75 kg | 60 | 75 | 70 | 75 | 110 | 390 | 16 |
| Nicolas Horsch | Men's −75 kg | 55 | 67.5 | 77.5 | 80 | 100 | 380 | 20 |
| Albert Maes | Men's −60 kg | 55 | 70 | 65 | 67.5 | 95 | 352.5 | 13 |
| Nicolaas Moerloos | Men's −60 kg | 55 | 75 | 65 | 67.5 | 92.5 | 355 | 12 |
| F. Verdonck | Men's −82.5 kg | 60 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 380 | 17 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joseph Dillen | Bantamweight | — | Bye | Hines (USA) L | did not advance | ||
| Herman Van Duyzen | Lightweight | — | Pouvroux (FRA) L | did not advance | |||
| Albert Foubert | Featherweight | Bye |  Naito (JPN)L | did not advance | |||
| Joseph Hutmacker | Light heavyweight | — | Svensson (SWE) L | did not advance | |||
| Frits Janssens | Welterweight | — |  Leino (FIN)L | did not advance | |||
| Pierre Ollivier | Middleweight | — | Bonassin (ITA) W | Tognetti (SUI) W | Pekkala (FIN) W Silver medal semifinal Rhys (GBR)W | Hagemann (SUI) L Silver medal final Penttilä (FIN)W | |
| Hyacinthe Roosen | Welterweight | — | Dupraz (USA) W | Leino (FIN) L | did not advance | ||
| August Thys | Featherweight | Bye | Huupponen (FIN) L | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Eighth round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Lucien Bottin | Featherweight | Capron (FRA) L | Malmberg (SWE) L | did not advance | =18 | |||||
| Louis Christoffel | Lightweight |  Ronis (LAT)L | Westerlund (FIN) L | did not advance | — | =20 | ||||
| Henri Dierickx | Bantamweight | Andersen (DEN) W |  Çakin (TUR)W | Martinsen (NOR) W | Olsen (NOR) L | Retired L | Did not advance | — | =9 | |
| Jean Dumont | Middleweight | Christoffersen (DEN) L | Westerlund (FIN) L | did not advance | — | =20 | ||||
| Englebert Mollin | Lightweight | Parisel (FRA) L | Sesta (AUT) L | did not advance | — | =20 | ||||
| Lucien Pothier | Heavyweight | Sjouwerman (NED) W | Salila (FIN) W | Polis (LAT) L | Larsen (DEN) L | did not advance | — | =5 | ||
| Édouard Rottiers | Featherweight |  Väli (EST)L |  Fettes (LUX)L | Radvány (HUN) W | did not advance | =13 | ||||
| Pierre Slock | Bantamweight | Pütsep (EST) L | Kueny (FRA) L | did not advance | — | =17 | ||||
| Émile Walhelm | Light heavyweight | Svensson (SWE) L | Retired L | did not advance | — | =21 | ||||
Argentina at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France was the nation's fourth appearance out of seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent to the 1924 Summer Olympics its first national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee, 77 athletes that competed in 39 events in 11 sports. They brought home Argentina's inaugural batch of Olympic medals, one gold in a team sport, three silver and two bronze; the latter five medals for individual achievement.
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.
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.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This was the first Summer Olympics in which athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.
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.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 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.
The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 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.
Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 200 competitors, 196 men and 4 women, took part in 93 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 141 competitors, 136 men and 5 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 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.
Poland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, 64 men and 1 woman, took part in 38 events in 10 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
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.
Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 89 competitors, 78 men and 11 women, took part in 60 events in 13 sports.
