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Belgium At The 1928 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Athletics 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. ; Men ;; Track & road events ;; Field events ;;Combined events – Decathlon ; Women ;; Track & road events ;; Field events Boxing Two 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. Cycling 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. Road Track ; Time tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Olympic Committee
The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee ( nl, Belgisch Olympisch en Interfederaal Comité, french: Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge), abbreviated BOIC or COIB, is the National Olympic Committee for Belgium. The administrative seat is located in Brussels. History The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee was founded and recognized by International Olympic Committee in 1906. List of presidents Executive committee * President: Jean-Michel Saive * Vice Presidents: Tom Van Damme, Dominique Monami * CEO: Cédric Van Branteghem * Treasurer: Pascal Mertens * Members: Dominique Gavage, Sven Serré, Yuhan Tan, Gwenda Stevens Member federations The Belgian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 32 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Belgium. See also *Belgium at the Olympics Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolphe Groscol
Adolphe Groscol (12 May 1904 – 24 August 1985) was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References 1904 births 1985 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 31 & August 1. Forty-one athletes from 24 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.Official Report, p. 374. The event was won by Sydney Atkinson of South Africa, the nation's first title in the 110 metres hurdles; Atkinson became the first man to win two medals in the event (he had taken silver in 1924). It was only the second time the United States had not won the event; as in 1920, the Americans took silver and bronze. Background This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1924 returned: silver medalist Sydney Atkinson of South Africa and bronze medalist Sten Pettersson of Sweden. Atkinson and the American hurdlers were favored. Austria, Ireland, Japan, Poland, Portugal, and Romania each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its eighth appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Joannes-Powell
René Michel Emile Joannes-Powell (11 February 1896 – 11 May 1940) was a Belgian hurdler. He had played football for FC Liege until in 1910 he joined in a cross-country run that led him to branch out into track and field sports. He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. In later life active as a sports journalist, he was killed as a spectator in the deliberate destruction of a bridge in Liège to stop the German invasion of Belgium during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References External links * 1896 births 1940 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male hurdlers Belgian male pole vaulte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 Metres
The men's 10,000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928. Twenty-four long-distance runners from twelve nations competed. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. Paavo Nurmi set a new Olympic record with 30:18.8 minutes. Results Only a final race was held. References External links Official Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 Metres 10000 metres 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ... 10,000 metres at the Olympics Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and on Friday, August 3, 1928. Thirty-eight long-distance runners from 19 nations competed. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. Results Semifinals All semifinals were held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and started at 5:10 p.m. The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal 3 Final The final was held on Friday, August 3, 1928, and started at 2:30 p.m. The same three runners finished on the podium than four years earlier in the 5000 metre event at the 1924 Games. But this time Ritola won the gold medal and Nurmi silver, Wide won the bronze medal again. References External links Official Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres 5000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Serwy
Julien Serwy was a Belgian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Coenjaerts
Philippe Coenjaerts (born 18 April 1903, date of death unknown) was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References 1903 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male sprinters Belgian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 Metres
The men's 800 metre event at the 1928 Olympic Games took place between July 29 & July 31. Forty-nine athletes from 24 nations competed. NOCs were limited to 4 competitors each.Official Report, p. 374. The event was won by Douglas Lowe of Great Britain, successfully defending his 1924 championship (the first man to do so in the 800 metres). It was the third of what ultimately would be four straight British victories in the event, and the fourth overall title for Great Britain in the 800 metres. Erik Byléhn's silver was Sweden's first 800 metres medal. Hermann Engelhard matched Germany's best-ever result in the event (Germany had previously won bronze in 1908). Background This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1924 returned: gold medalist Douglas Lowe of Great Britain, silver medalist Paul Martin of Switzerland, and ninth-place finisher Harry Houghton of Great Britain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérald Bertheloot
Gerard Bertheloot (5 January 1906 – 5 October 1950) was a Belgian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Biography Bertheloot was born in Rollegem-Kapelle in West Flanders in 1908. He moved to Kortrijk, where he was employed in a bicycle factory. He appears to have been a member of the Union Sportive Gantoise athletics club in Ghent. In 1928, Bertheloot competed in the Olympic Games which were held in Amsterdam. Bertheloot ran in the 1st heat of the men's 800 metres, which was held on 29 July 1928 at the Olympic Stadium. He finished in fifth place, behind Guus Zeegers of the Netherlands and ahead of Vasileios Stavrinos Vasileios Stavrinos (born 1 May 1907, date of death unknown) was a Greek sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also entered the men's 800 metres event, but finished in 6th place in the first heat behind ..., who was competing for Greece. Bertheloot died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Fifty athletes from 20 nations competed. NOCs were limited to 4 competitors each.Official Report, p. 374. The event was won by Ray Barbuti of the United States, the first title for the Americans in the event since 1912 and the fifth overall. Jimmy Ball won Canada's first medal in the event, a silver. Background This was the eighth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the finalists from 1924 returned. The world record holder, Emerson Spencer, came in fifth at the U.S. Olympic trials and missed the team. Ray Barbuti Raymond James Barbuti (June 12, 1905 – July 8, 1988) was an American football player and sprint runner who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Barbuti traveled to Amsterdam to initially only compete f ... won the U.S. trials. Chile and Greece appeared in the event for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Langenraedt
Eugene Langenraedt (born 20 June 1907, date of death unknown) was a Belgian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References 1907 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Belgian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |