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Belgium at the 1924 Winter Olympics

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Belgium at the
1924 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Chamonix
Competitors18 (17 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems
Bobsleigh Four/five-man February 3

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
BEL Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul Van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems
Four/five-man 1:29.89 3 1:34.22 3 1:29.98 3 1:28.20 3 6:02.29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Figure skating

Men
Athlete Event CF FS Points Places Final rank
Freddy Mésot Men's singles 8 7 266.18 54 9
Pairs
Athletes Points Score Final rank
Georgette Herbos
Georges Wagemans
37 8.82 5

Ice hockey

Group B

The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team GP W L GF GA
 United States 3 3 0 52 0
 Great Britain 3 2 1 34 16
 France 3 1 2 9 42
 Belgium 3 0 3 8 45
28 Jan  United States 19:0
(9:0,6:0,4:0)
 Belgium
30 Jan  Great Britain 19:3
(8:1,6:1,5:1)
 Belgium
31 Jan  France 7:5
(3:3,3:1,1:1)
 Belgium
 Belgium (BEL)
Louis De Ridder
François Franck
Henri Louette
André Poplimont
Ferdinand Rudolph
Paul Van den Broeck
Charles Van den Driessche
Philippe Van Volckxsom
Gaston Van Volxem
Viktor Verschueren

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Louis de Ridder 52.8 19
Gaston van Hazebroeck 55.8 22
Philippe van Volckxsom 56.4 23
Marcel Moens 1:02.2 26
1500 m Gaston van Hazebroeck 2:54.8 17
Louis de Ridder 3:01.8 19
Philippe van Volckxsom 3:14.6 20
Marcel Moens 3:16.8 21
5000 m Gaston van Hazebroeck 10:13.8 17
Marcel Moens 11:30.4 21

All-round
Distances: 500m; 5000m; 1500m & 10,000m.

Athlete Until distance 1 Until distance 2 Until distance 3 Total
Points Score rank Points Score rank Points Score rank Points Score rank
Gaston van Hazebroeck 17 55.80 17 26 117.18 13 33 175.45 11 DNF
Marcel Moens 21 62.20 21 28 131.24 15 39 196.84 13 DNF
Louis de Ridder 14 52.80 14 DNF
Philippe van Volckxsom 18.5 56.40 18 DNF

References

  • M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  • Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com