| Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 187 (176 men, 11 women) in 15 sports |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Edmond Spapen | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 1 August |
 Bronze | Léonard Steyaert | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 11 August |
| Bronze | Georges Anthony , François de Coninck, Léon Flament | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 10 August |
32 athletes, 24 men and 8 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. It was the first time women's events were held in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Paul Brochart | 100 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Willy Dujardin | 11.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Adolphe Groscol | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Fred Zinner | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Paul Brochart | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Willy Dujardin | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Adolphe Groscol | 23.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| François Prinsen | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Émile Langenraedt | 400 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| François Prinsen | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gérald Bertheloot | 800 m | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Philippe Coenjaerts | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Julien Serwy | 5000 m | — | DNF | – | Did not advance | ||||
| Julien Serwy | 10,000 m | — | Unknown | 18 | |||||
| René Joannes-Powell | 110 m hurdles | — | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Armand Lepaffe | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Émile Swinnen | 400 m hurdles | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jozef Langenus | 3000 m steeplechase | — | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edgard Viseur | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 4×100 m relay | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 4×400 m relay | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Léon Broers | Marathon | — | 2:44:37 | 18 | |||||
| Jean Linssen | 2:58:08 | 42 | |||||||
| Jean Marien | 3:16:13 | 56 | |||||||
| Gerard Steuers | 2:54:48 | 37 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Maurice Henrijean | Pole vault | 3.50 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| René Joannes-Powell | No height | – | Did not advance | ||
| Gérard Noël | 3.30 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Auguste Vos | Shot put | 12.52 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Fred Zinner | Discus throw | 34.35 | 32 | Did not advance | |
| Gaston Étienne | Javelin throw | 54.34 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Jules Herremans | 56.33 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Étienne | Result | 13.0 | 5.51 | 9.65 | 1.50 | 1:00.2 | 20.8 | 29.81 | 3.20 | 54.85 | 4:51.4 | 4577 | 23 |
| Points | 428 | 483 | 465 | 389 | 402 | 272 | 461 | 406 | 661 | 610 | |||
| René Joannes-Powell | Result | 12.2 | 6.03 | 9.83 | 1.50 | 55.8 | 16.8 | 26.73 | 3.10 | 32.56 | 5:18.6 | 4780 | 25 |
| Points | 567 | 593 | 475 | 389 | 562 | 620 | 401 | 381 | 335 | 457 | |||
| Gérard Noël | Result | 12.4 | 5.70 | 9.95 | 1.70 | 58.0 | 19.4 | 30.50 | 3.00 | 32.64 | DNF | 4106 | 27 |
| Points | 531 | 523 | 483 | 544 | 479 | 378 | 474 | 357 | 337 | 0 |
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sidonie Verschueren | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Ida Degrande | 800 m | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Juliette Segers | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | — | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Léontine Stevens | High jump | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.48 | 5 |
| Elise Van Truyen | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.40 | 14 | |
| Sidonie Verschueren | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.40 | 14 | |
| Lucie Petit-Diagre | Discus throw | 25.28 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Jenny Toitgans | 24.40 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
Six men represented Belgium in boxing in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both men reached the round of 16 (Sartos by winning his first bout, Anneet with a bye), but were defeated there.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Robert Sartos | Men's flyweight |  Hyman Miller (USA)W points |  Carlo Covagnioli (ITA)L points | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Raymond Van Rumbecke | Men's bantamweight | Bye |  Carmelo Robledo (ARG)L points | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Lucian Biquet | Men's featherweight | Bye |  Elimar Kloos (GER)W points |  Jan Górny (POL)W points | Víctor Peralta (ARG) L points | Harold Devine (USA) L points | 4 |
| Pierre Godart | Men's lightweight |  Gunnar Berggren (SWE)L points | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Adrien Anneet | Men's welterweight | Bye |  Cor Blommers (NED)L points | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Léonard Steyaert | Men's middleweight | Bye | Albert Leidmann (GER) W points |  Jack Chase (IRL)W points | Piero Toscani (ITA) L points |  Fred Mallin (GBR)W points | |
Eight cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium had competed every time that Belgium had sent an Olympic team. For the first time since 1912, Belgium won no cycling medals.
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Aerts | Men's road race | 5:10:38 | 11 |
| Jean Chaerels | 5:16:05 | 24 | |
| Pierre Houdé | 5:11:18 | 12 | |
| Jef Lowagie | 5:11:54 | 13 | |
| Men's team road race | 15:33:50 | 5 |
| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Aerts | Men's time trial | 1:18.6 | 9 |
| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Yves Van Massenhove | Men's sprint | 1 Q | Bye | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's team pursuit | 1 Q | — | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Nine riders, all men, represented Belgium in the equestrian events in 1928. It was Belgium's 5th appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with France and the United States) to compete in every Olympic equestrian competition to date. For the second time in a row, Belgium won no medals.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
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| Roger Delrue | Dreypuss | Dressage | 146.14 | 29 |
| Henri Laame | Belga | 167.70 | 27 | |
| Oswald Lints | Rira-t-elle | 185.86 | 24 | |
| Team dressage | 449.70 | 8 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye | Gigolo | Eventing | DNF | – |
| Louis Rousseaux | Swang | 1872.02 | 11 | |
| Georges Van der Ton | Remember Erin | DNF | – | |
| Team eventing | 1872.02 | 10 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Baudoin De Brabandère | Miss América | Individual | 2:29 | 341⁄4 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Gaston Mesmaekers | As de Pique | 1:37 | 14 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jacques Misonne | Keepsake | 2:04 | 16 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||
| Team | – | 641⁄4 | 14 | — | ||||
21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport. Women fencers represented Belgium for the first time; Belgium had not had any entrants in the inaugural women's fencing competition in 1924. Belgium had three 4th-place finishes and four other final pool competitors, but won no medals. It was the first time since 1900 (Belgium's first appearance) that the nation failed to medal in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Charles Debeur | Men's épée | 5 wins | 6 Q | 5 wins | 6 Q | 4 wins | 4 Q | 3 wins | 7 |
| Charles Delporte | 6 wins | 3 Q | 7 wins | 5 Q | 5 wins | 3 Q | 4 wins | 6 | |
| Léon Tom | 6 wins | 1 Q | 7 wins | 2 Q | 5 wins | 2 Q | 6 wins | 4 | |
| Raymond Bru | Men's foil | — | 4 wins | 3 Q | 5 wins | 3 Q | 7 wins | 6 | |
| Albert De Roocker | 4 wins | 1 Q | DNF | – | Did not advance | ||||
| Pierre Pêcher | 5 wins | 3 Q | 2 wins | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Edith Addams | Women's foil | — | 3 wins | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jenny Addams | 4 wins | 3 Q | 4 wins | 4 Q | 2 wins | 6 | |||
| Hilda Deswarte | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Henri Brasseur | Men's sabre | — | 2 wins | 2 Q | 0 wins | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Jacques Kesteloot | 2 wins | 3 Q | 2 wins | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Édouard Yves | 2 wins | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Men's team épée | 1–0 | 1 Q | 2–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 0–3 | 4 | |
| Men's team foil | 2–1 | 2 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 0–2–1 | 4 | |
| Men's team sabre | — | 1–0 | 1 Q | 0–2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament | Bye |  Luxembourg W 5–3 |  Argentina L 6–3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Belgium competed in men's football for the fourth time in 1928. The team beat Luxembourg in the round of 16 but was defeated by eventual silver medalists Argentina in the quarterfinals.
Head coach: 
Victor Löwenfelt
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FW | Henri Bierna | 2 September 1905 (aged 22) |  US Liège | |
| - | MF | Gustave Boesman | 19 January 1899 (aged 29) | K.A.A. Gent | |
| - | MF | Pierre Braine | 26 October 1900 (aged 27) | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | |
| - | FW | Raymond Braine | 28 April 1907 (aged 21) | Beerschot | |
| - | GK | Jean Caudron | 15 November 1895 (aged 32) | R.S.C. Anderlecht | |
| - | GK | Jean De Bie | 9 May 1892 (aged 36) | Racing Club de Bruxelles | |
| - | FW | Leon De Coninck | La Gantoise | ||
| - | DF | Henri De Deken | 3 August 1907 (aged 20) | Royal Antwerp F.C. | |
| - | FW | Georges De Spae | 30 September 1900 (aged 27) | K.A.A. Gent | |
| - | FW | Gérard Devos | 19 August 1903 (aged 24) | Cercle Brugge | |
| - | FW | Jan Diddens | 14 September 1908 (aged 19) | K.R.C. Mechelen | |
| - | MF | Georges Ditzler | 15 November 1897 (aged 30) | Standard Liège | |
| - | MF | Auguste Hellemans | 14 September 1907 (aged 20) | K.V. Mechelen | |
| - | DF | Nicolas Hoydonckx | 29 December 1900 (aged 27) | Berchem Sport | |
| - | DF | Jules Lavigne | 10 March 1901 (aged 27) | Racing Club de Bruxelles | |
| - | FW | Jacques Moeschal | 6 September 1900 (aged 27) | Racing Club de Bruxelles | |
| - | DF | August Ruyssevelt | 4 November 1896 (aged 31) | Beerschot | |
| - | MF | Henri Van Averbeke | 26 October 1901 (aged 26) | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | |
| - | MF | Florimond Vanhalme | 21 March 1895 (aged 33) | Cercle Brugge | |
| - | FW | Sébastien Verhulst | 19 February 1907 (aged 21) | Beerschot | |
| - | FW | Louis Versyp | 5 December 1908 (aged 19) | Club Brugge | |
| - | FW | Bernard Voorhoof | 10 May 1910 (aged 18) | Lierse S.K. |
| Belgium | 5–3 | Luxembourg |
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R. Braine  9', 72'Versijp 20'Moeschal 23', 67' | Report | Schutz 31' Weisgerber 42'Theissen 44' |
| Argentina | 6–3 | Belgium |
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| Tarasconi 1', 10', 75', 89' Ferreira 4'Orsi 81' | Report | R. Braine 24' Vanhalme 28'Moeschal 53' |
Belgium competed in men's field hockey for the second time. The team, which had won bronze in the previous tournament in 1920, reached the bronze medal match in 1928. There, they lost to Germany and finished in 4th place.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Final / BM | |||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament |  India L 9–0 |  Switzerland W 3–0 | Austria W 4–0 |  Denmark W 1–0 | 2 QB |  Germany L 3–0 | 4 |
The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 8 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
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Belgium had the maximum number of pentathletes, three men, in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | |
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| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Charles Cumont | Men's individual | 29 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 144 | 35 |
| Édouard Écuyer de le Court | 27 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 111 | 27 | |
| Charles Vannerom | 25 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 135 | 32 | |
21 men represented Belgium in rowing in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, matching Canada and Great Britain for the most. Belgium entered boats in 6 of the 7 events. None of the boats reached the final in its event, but the coxed pair boat won a bronze medal by being one of the three boats to reach the semifinals. It was Belgium's first medal in the sport since 1912.
| Rower | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jack Mottart | Men's single sculls | 8:14.8 | 2 R | 8:17.0 | 2 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Men's coxless pair | 8:15.0 | 2 R | 8:36.4 | 2 | Did not advance | — | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Men's double sculls | 8:05.6 | 2 R | 7:56.6 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Men's coxed pair | 8:58.4 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:02.4 | 2 R | Walkover | 1 Q | — | 7:59.4 | 2 () | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's coxed four | 7:41.8 | 1 Q | Bye | 7:55.4 | 1 Q | Bye | 7:30.2 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Men's eight | 6:47.0 | 1 R | 6:47.8 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
6 men represented Belgium in sailing in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Belgium had boats in 2 of the 3 events.
| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Léon Huybrechts | 12' Dinghy | 2 | 10 RET | 4 | 9 DQ | 25 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sailor | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Results | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Metre | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2 × 2nd | 5 |
Five men represented Belgium in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium competed each time Belgium had appeared at the Summer Olympics. None of the Belgian swimmers reached the finals of their events.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Martial van Schelle | Men's 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Gérard Blitz | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:18.8 | 2 Q | DNS | – | Did not advance | |
| Joseph De Combe | Men's 200 m breaststroke | DNF | – | Did not advance | |||
| Louis Van Parijs | 3:00.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Belgium competed in men's water polo for the 6th time. For the first time, Belgium failed to win a medal; the team fell to eventual gold medalist Germany in the quarterfinals.
| Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament |  Ireland W 11–1 | Germany L 5–3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Bauwens | 11 March 1894 | 34 | ? | 2 | 2 | |||
| Fernard Bettens | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gérard Blitz | 1 August 1901 | 27 | ? | 2 | 0 | |||
| GK | Jules Brandeleer | ? | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Pierre Coppieters | 24 June 1907 | 21 | ? | 2 | 6 | |||
| Henri De Pauw | 26 February 1911 | 17 | ? | 1 | 3 | |||
| Joseph Malissart | ? | 1 | 1 | |||||
| André Mélardy | ? | 1 | 1 | |||||
| J. J. Tensen | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Louis Van Gheem | ? | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Fernand Visser | ? | 1 | 0 |
| 5 August 1928 | OR p. 808 | Belgium | 11–1 | Ireland | Amsterdam Referees: R. Morberger (AUT) |
| Scoring by half:6–0, 5–1 | |||||
| 6 August 1928 | OR p. 811 | Belgium | 3–5 | Germany | Amsterdam Referees: J. Hodgson (GBR) |
| Scoring by half:2–0, 1–3 OT: 0–2 | |||||
Eight men represented Belgium in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
| Lifter | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Albert Maes | Men's −60 kg | 72.5 | 12 | 75 | 14 | 100 | 13 | 247.5 | 16 |
| Ferdinand Renier | 72.5 | 12 | 77.5 | 12 | 105 | 8 | 255 | 11 | |
| J. Adriaenssens | Men's −67.5 kg | DNF | – | ||||||
| V. Van Hamme | 77.5 | 10 | 80 | 11 | 105 | 12 | 262.5 | 12 | |
| M. Van der Goten | Men's −75 kg | 77.5 | 18 | 87.5 | 11 | 115 | 9 | 280 | 11 |
| Jan Van Rompaey | 92.5 | 4 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 292.5 | 8 | |
| Jules Van Der Goten | Men's −82.5 kg | 80 | 12 | 92.5 | 12 | 120 | 12 | 292.5 | 13 |
| Marcel Panen | Men's +82.5 kg | 85 | 16 | 85 | 16 | 115 | 15 | 280 | 15 |
13 men represented Belgium in wrestling in 1928. Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with Finland and France) to have a wrestler in each event. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. Spapen won Belgium's only wrestling medal in 1928, a silver.
| Athlete | Event | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank | |||||
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| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | |||
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Edmond Spapen | Men's bantamweight | — |  Trifunov (CAN)W |  Mäkinen (FIN)L | Did not advance | Bye | Sansum (GBR) W | Already ranked | | |
| Pierre Bressinck | Men's featherweight | Bye | Morrison (USA) L | Did not advance |  Minder (SUI)L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 5 | ||
| Jean Smet | Men's lightweight | Bye |  Nilsen (NOR)L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 8 | ||||
| Hyacinthe Roosen | Men's welterweight |  Jacobsen (DEN)W | Letchford (CAN) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 7 | ||||
| Louis Van Der Herten | Men's middleweight | Bye | Hammonds (USA) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 8 | ||||
| Jacques Van Assche | Men's light heavyweight | — | Rowe (GBR) W | Edwards (USA) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 5 | |||
| Léon Charlier | Men's heavyweight | — | Wernli (SUI) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | 6 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Pierre Mollin | Men's bantamweight | Bye | Ahlfors (FIN) L Fall 3pts | Gozzi (ITA) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | — | 9 | ||
| Jacques Dillen | Men's featherweight | Meyer (DEN) W Decision 1pt | Egeberg (NOR) W Decision 2pts | Steinig (GER) L Decision 5pts | Did not advance | 9 | |||
| Frits Janssens | Men's lightweight |  Parisel (FRA)W Fall 0pts | Borges (DEN) W Decision 1pt | Sperling (GER) L Fall 4pts | Massop (NED) L Fall 7pts | Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Jean Saenen | Men's middleweight | Poilvé (FRA) W Decision 1pt | Balkema (NED) W Fall 1pt |  Papp (HUN)L Fall 4pts |  Baytorun (TUR)W Fall 4pts |  Kusnets (EST)L Fall 7pts | Did not advance | — | 5 |
| Nicolas Appels | Men's light heavyweight |  Moustafa (EGY)L Fall 3pts | Clody (FRA) W Fall 3pts |  Vávra (TCH)W Fall 3pts | Bye | Rieger (GER) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | — | 4 |
| Gustave Colpaert | Men's heavyweight | Urban (TCH) L Fall 3pts | Donati (ITA) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | — | 11 | |||
Argentina competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the nation's fifth appearance out of eight editions of the Summer Olympic Games. Argentina sent its second national team, under the auspices of the Argentine Olympic Committee, 81 athletes that competed in 41 events in 12 sports. Argentina competed in equestrian, football, sailing, water polo, and wrestling for the first time. Argentina won 3 gold medals, its first Olympic championships in boxing and swimming. The team also won its first medals in fencing and football.
Canada competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors, 62 men and 7 women, took part in 49 events in 8 sports.
Egypt competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 32 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 5 sports.
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 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.
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.
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.
Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time. 85 competitors, 76 men and 6 women, took part in 46 events in 12 sports.
Austria competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 73 competitors took part in 39 events in 13 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Finland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 69 competitors took part in 48 events in 11 sports.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 70 competitors took part in 51 events in 14 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.
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.
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.
Denmark competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 91 competitors took part in 55 events in 14 sports.
Greece competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 47 competitors, all men, took part in 34 events in 8 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
