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competed at the

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. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.

Silver

* Emiel Puttemans —

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, Men's 10,000 metres *

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, Men's Marathon

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points. Men's Individual Competition: * Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place) * Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place) * Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres * Herman Mignon ** Heat — 1:47.5 ** Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres * Herman Mignon ** Heat — 3:44.2 ** Semifinals — 3:41.7 ** Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place) *

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** Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance) * André de Hertoghe ** Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres * Willy Polleunis ** Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance) * René Goris ** Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972. ; Individual road race *

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— 13th place * Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place * Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place *

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— did not finish (→ no ranking) ; Team time trial *

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* Gustaaf Hermans * Gustaaf Van Cauter *

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; Sprint * Robert Maveau * Manu Snellinx ; 1000m time trial * Robert Maveau ** Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place) ;

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* Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place ;

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* Wilfried Wesemael ;

* Leon Daelemans * Roger De Beukelaer * Alex Van Linden * Wilfried Wesemael

Equestrian

Fencing

One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972. ; Women's foil * Claudine le Comte

Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) ** Lost to West Germany (1-5) ** Drew with Argentina (1-1) ** Defeated France (1-0) ** Lost to Spain (0-1) ** Lost to Malaysia (2-4) ** Defeated Uganda (2-0) ** Lost to Pakistan (1-3) *Classification Match ** 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place *Team Roster ** Armand Solie ** Carl-Eric Vanderborght ** Charly Bouvy ** Daniel Dupont ** Eric Stoupel ** Guy Miserque **

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** Jean-André Zembsch ** Jean-Claude Moraux ** Jean-François Gilles ** Jean-Marie Buisset ** Marc Legros ** Michel De Saedeleer **

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** Patrick Gillard ** Philippe Collin ** Raoul Ronsmans

Judo

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs * Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne **Heat — 8:08.51 **Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)

Sailing

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- Finn Class 14th place.

Shooting

Six male shooters represented Belgium in 1972. ;

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* André Zoltan ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Frans Lafortune ; 50 m rifle, prone * Frans Lafortune * Robert Houman ;

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* Guy Rénard ;

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* Francis Cornet * Chris Binet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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