| Belgium at the 1956 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
| Competitors | 4 (men) in 3 sports |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Belgium competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Denis Feron | Downhill | 4:16.6 | 38 | ||||
| Denis Feron | Giant Slalom | 4:01.8 | 65 | ||||
| Denis Feron | Slalom | 2:12.5 | 49 | 2:37.0 | 47 | 4:49.5 | 46 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| BEL-1 | Marcel Leclef Albert Casteleyns | Two-man | 1:27.30 | 18 | 1:25.93 | 13 | 1:25.60 | 10 | 1:25.98 | 12 | 5:44.81 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Pierre Huylebroeck | DNF | – |
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