Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

competed at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

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. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Gaston Reiff —

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, Men's 5.000 metres *

Léon Delathouwer Leon De Lathouwer (19 September 1929 – 7 August 2008) was a Belgian road cyclist. He won a gold medal in the team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters and Eugène Van Roosbroeck, and placed fourth in ind ...

Eugène van Roosbroeck Eugène Van Roosbroeck (13 May 1928 – 28 March 2018) was a Belgian racing cyclist from Noorderwijk (Antwerp province). He won a gold medal in team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters Lode Alphonse W ...

and

Lode Wouters Lode Alphonse Wouters (27 May 1929 – 25 March 2014) was a Belgian cyclist. He was born in Kwaadmechelen, Belgium. He competed for Belgium in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain an ...

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Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

* Pierre Nihant —

, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial * Joseph Vissers —

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

, Men's Lightweight

Bronze

* Etienne Gailly —

, Men's Marathon *

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, Men's Individual Road Race * Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster —

Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

, 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: Defeated Hungary (walk-over) ** 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45) ** 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948. ; Individual road race *

* Leon De Lathouwer *

Eugène Van Roosbroeck Eugène Van Roosbroeck (13 May 1928 – 28 March 2018) was a Belgian racing cyclist from Noorderwijk (Antwerp province). He won a gold medal in team road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, together with Lode Wouters Lode Alphonse W ...

* Liévin Lerno ; Team road race *

* Leon De Lathouwer *

* Liévin Lerno ; Sprint * Ward Van de Velde ;

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

* Pierre Nihant ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

* Louis Van Schil * Roger De Pauw ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Jos De Beuckelaer * Maurice Blomme * Georges Vanbrabant *

Raphael Glorieux Raphael Glorieux (26 January 1929 – 19 August 1986) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London ...

Fencing

18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948. ; Men's foil * Paul Valcke * Henri Paternóster * André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer ; Men's team foil * Georges de Bourguignon, Henri Paternóster, Édouard Yves, Raymond Bru, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Paul Valcke ; Men's épée * Jean-Marie Radoux * Charles Debeur * Raoul Henkart ; Men's team épée * Raymond Stasse, Léopold Hauben, Raymond Bru, Jean-Marie Radoux, Raoul Henkart, Charles Debeur ; Men's team sabre * Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Ferdinand Jassogne, Eugène Laermans, Marcel Nys, Édouard Yves ; Women's foil * Jenny Addams * Adèle Christiaens * Emilie Schwindt

Gymnastics

8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948. ;Women's team * Julienne Boudewijns * Thérèse De Grijze * Anna Jordaens * Denise Parmentier * Jenny Schumacher * Yvonne Van Bets * Albertine Van Roy-Moens * Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948. * Louis Fauconnier * Charles Vyt * Raoul Mollet

Rowing

Belgium had four male rowers participate in two out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events in 1948. ; Men's double sculls * Ben Piessens * Willy Collet ; Men's coxless pair * Charles Van Antwerpen * Jos Rosa

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948. ; 50 metre pistol * Marcel Lafortune ; 50 metre rifle * Jacques Lafortune * Jacques Delval * Marcel Lafortune

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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