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Belgium At The Olympics
Belgium has competed at most editions of the Olympic Games after making its first appearance at the 1900 Games. The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The National Olympic Committee for Belgium was created and recognized in 1906. Hosted Games Belgium has hosted the Games on one occasion. Medal tables Medals by Summer Games Medals by Winter Games Medals by summer sport Medals by winter sport List of medalists Summer Olympics * Russian team's gold medals were stripped due to anti-doping rules violation by Yulia Chermoshanskaya. Winter Olympics Summary by sport Aquatics Swimming Belgium's Olympic debut included one swimmer, who entered the men's 4000 metre freestyle and did not finish the first round (semifinals). Archery Archery was one of the sports in which Belgium competed in the nation's first appearance in 1900. The Belgian archers took the gold medal in 3 of the 7 events in Paris, finishing with 7 meda ... [...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] |
Belgium At The 1924 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Athletics Seventeen athletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' Boxing Ten boxers represented Belgium at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium won Olympic medals for the first time with two medals, including Jean Delarge's gold in the welterweight. Cycling Nine cyclists represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The Belgians won both of the road cycling silver medals, with Hoevenaers leading the team and taking the individual medal. Three of the four road cyclists also competed in the team pursuit event on the track, winning bronze. Road cycling ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' Track cycling ''Ranks given are within the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Summer Olympics Medal Table
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden ( equestrian events). These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland (Soviet invasion of Hungary), Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon (Suez Crisis) and the People's Republic of China (participation of Taiwan) boycotted the games, but some of them took part in the equestrian events in Stockholm. An additional bronze medal not included in the above Wikipedia table was presented to John Ian Wing, an Australian resident, for advocating that the closing ceremony have athletes march as one nation. References External links * * * Medal count 1956 Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1956 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Silver * André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition * Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight Athletics Men's Marathon *Aurèle Vandendriessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place) Boxing Canoeing Cycling ; Sprint *Evrard Godefroid — 10th place ;Time trial *Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place) ;Team pursuit * André Bar François De Wagheneire Guillaume Van Tongerloo Gustaaf De Smet — 5th place ; Team road race * Norbert Verougstraete Gustaaf De Smet François Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place) ; Individual road race * Norbert Verougstraete — 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place) * Gustaaf De Smet — 5:26:47 (→ 24th place) * François Vandenbosch — 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place) * François De W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics Medal Table ...
This is the full table of the medal table of the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. External links * * * {{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Medal count 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1952 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports. Medalists Gold * André Noyelle — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race * Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle and Lucien Victor — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race Silver * Robert Grondelaers — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race * Bob Baetens and Michel Knuysen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs Athletics Basketball ;Men's Team Competition *Qualification Round (Group A) ** Lost to Cuba (51-59) ** Defeated Switzerland (59-49) ** Lost to Cuba (63-71) → did not advance Boxing Canoeing Cycling ;Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) * André Noyelle — 5:06:03.4 (→ Gold Medal) * Robert Grondelaers — 5:06:51.2 (→ Silver Medal) * Lucien Victor — 5:07:52.0 (→ 4th place) *Rik Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1948 Summer Olympics (also known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held from July 29 through August 14, 1948, in London, United Kingdom. It was the first Olympic Games to take place in twelve years, due to the Second World War (and was known informally as "The Austerity Games" - largely due to countries having to bring their own food due to shortages in Britain), with London being chosen as the host city in May 1946. London had previously hosted the 1908 Summer Olympics, and was due to have hosted the event in 1944. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, 3,714 men and 385 women, in 19 sport disciplines. Following the Second World War, Germany and Japan remained under military occupation and had not yet formed their National Olympic Committee, and so were not invited. Findling (1996): p. 103 The only major Axis power to take part in the Games was Italy. Findling (1996): p. 111 The Soviet Union was invited to compete, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1948 Summer Olympics
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. Medalists Gold * Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres * Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race Silver * Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial * Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight Bronze * Etienne Gailly — Athletics, Men's Marathon * Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race * Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition Athletics Basketball ;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) ** Lost to South Korea (27-29) ** Lost to China (34-44) ** Defeated Iraq (98-20) ** Defeated Chile (38-36) ** Defeated Philippines (37-35) *Classification Matches ** 9th/16th place: Defeate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Berlin, Germany, from 1 August to 16 August. Berlin had previously been chosen to host the 1916 Summer Olympics, which were subsequently cancelled due to the First World War. The 1936 Games had 3,963 athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in a total of 129 events in 19 sports. This was the highest number of nations represented at any Games to date. Athletes from 32 NOCs won medals, of which 21 secured at least one gold medal. As a result, 17 NOCs were left without any medal. The host NOC, Germany, received a total of 89 medals, a record for a united German team, although East Germany broke that record in 1976, 1980 and 1988. A boycott by the United States was suggested due to Germany's National Socialist regime, but it was not implemented. The other NOCs which threatened to boycott the Games for the same reason were the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1936 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports. Medalists Bronze * Auguste Garrebeek, Armand Putzeys, and François Vandermotte — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race * Henri Disy, Pierre Coppieters, Albert Castelyns, Gérard Blitz, Fernand Isselé, Joseph De Combe, Henri Stoelen, Henri De Pauw and Edmond Michiels — Water polo, Men's Team Competition Athletics Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Eight cyclists, all male, represented Belgium in 1936. ; Individual road race * Auguste Garrebeek * Armand Putzeyse * Jean-François Van Der Motte * Jef Lowagie ; Team road race * Auguste Garrebeek * Armand Putzeyse * Jean-François Van Der Motte * Jef Lowagie ; Sprint * Henri Collard ;Time trial * Frans Cools ;Tandem * Frans Cools * Roger Pirotte ;Team pursuit * Jean Alexandre * Frans Cools * Auguste Garrebeek * Armand Putzeyse Equestrian Fencing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Summer Olympics Medal Table
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish discipline in the Roman army, and to suspend the food programs established by Trajan, provoking the ire of the Praetorian Guard. * March 28 – Pertinax is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard, who storm the imperial palace. The Empire is auctioned off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1932 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 36 competitors, 29 men and 7 women, took part in 10 events in 2 sports. Fencing Seven fencers, six men and a woman, represented Austria in 1932. ; Men's foil * Georges de Bourguignon * Werner Mund ; Men's épée * Balthazar De Beukelaer * Max Janlet * André Poplimont ; Men's team épée * André Poplimont, Max Janlet, Balthazar De Beukelaer, Werner Mund, Raoul Henkart ; Men's sabre * Georges de Bourguignon ; Women's foil * Jenny Addams Art competitions References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ... Olympics {{1932-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
