Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.olympic.be (in Dutch) (in French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors 187 (176 men, 11 women) in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverEdmond Spapen Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight 1 August
 BronzeLéonard Steyaert Boxing Men's middleweight 11 August
 BronzeGeorges Anthony,
François de Coninck, Léon Flament		 Rowing Men's coxed pair 10 August

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)


Men's Welterweight (– 66.7 kg)

  • Adrien Annet
    • First Round — Bye
    • Second Round — Lost to Cor Blommers (HOL), points

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1928.

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

Football

Round of 16
Luxembourg 3–5 Belgium
Schutz  31'
Weisgerber  42'
Theissen  44'		 Report R. Braine  9', 72'
Versyp  20'
Moeschal  23', 67'
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: Lorenzo Martínez (Argentina)
Quarterfinals
Argentina 6–3 Belgium
Tarasconi  1', 10', 75', 89'
Ferreira  4'
Orsi  81'		 Report R. Braine  24'
Vanhalme  28'
Moeschal  53'
Attendance: 16,399
Referee: Achille Gama (Italy)
Consolation tournament, First round
Netherlands 3–1 Belgium
Ghering  4'
Smeets  6'
Tap  63'		 Report P. Braine  85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Achille Gama (Italy)

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented Belgium in 1928

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. ↑ "Belgium at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-24.


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