Belgium_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Belgium at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Belgium at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in London
Competitors	152 (132 men, 20 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Charles Vyt
Medals; Ranked 15th	Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Medalists edit

Gold edit

Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

Silver edit

Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial
Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight

Bronze edit

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 edit

Basketball edit

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 edit

Canoeing edit

Cycling edit

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Ward Van de Velde

Time trial

Pierre Nihant

Tandem

Team pursuit

Fencing edit

Gymnastics edit

8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948.

Women's team

Hockey edit

Modern pentathlon edit

Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.

Rowing edit

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 edit

Shooting edit

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.

50 metre pistol

Marcel Lafortune

50 metre rifle

Swimming edit

Water polo edit

Weightlifting edit

Wrestling edit

Art competitions edit

References edit

^ "Charles Vyt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Belgium at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
^ 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.