Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.teambelgium.be  (in Dutch and French)
in London
Competitors152 (132 men, 20 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer Charles Vyt [1]
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Fencing

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948.

Women's team

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.

Rowing

Belgium had four male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948. [3]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.

50 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Joseph Reynders 1500 m freestyle 21:23.19Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Fernande Caroen 100 m freestyle 1:12.14Did not advance
400 m freestyle 5:29.22 Q5:26.12 Q5:25.34
Yvonne Vandekerckhove 200 m breaststroke 3:09.03 Q*3:09.74*Did not advance
Maria Huybrechts
Maria Oeyen
Maria Van Den Brand
Fernande Caroen
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 4:54.95*Did not advance

*Ranks given are within the heat.

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. "Charles Vyt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. "Belgium at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.