Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1956 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 Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors51 men and 3 women in 12 sports
Flag bearer André Nelis [1]
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit
Team road race
Individual road race

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.

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

Hockey

Rowing

Belgium had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956. [3]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair

Sailing

Shooting

Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
André Laurent 100 m freestyle 1:00.7=32Did not advance
Gilbert Desmit 200 m breaststroke 2:43.59—Did not advance
Louis Kozma 2:48.412—Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Irène Sweyd 100 m freestyle 1:08.926Did not advance
Colette Goossens 200 m breaststroke 3:00.510—Did not advance
Éva Novák-Gerard 3:02.711—Did not advance

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "André Nelis". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Belgium at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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