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.[2]

Belgium at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in London
Competitors152 (132 men, 20 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearerCharles Vyt[1]
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Basketball

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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

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Fencing

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18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

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8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948.

Women's team

Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.

Rowing

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Belgium had four male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.[3]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair

Sailing

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Shooting

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Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.

50 metre pistol
50 metre rifle

Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Art competitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Charles Vyt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Belgium at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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