Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.olympic.be (in Dutch) (in French)
in Munich
Competitors 88 (82 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Gaston Roelants
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

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

Silver

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:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Herman Mignon
    • Heat 1:47.5
    • Semifinals 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Individual pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.

Women's foil

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
    • Jean Toussaint
    • Jean-André Zembsch
    • Jean-Claude Moraux
    • Jean-François Gilles
    • Jean-Marie Buisset
    • Marc Legros
    • Michel De Saedeleer
    • Michel Deville
    • Patrick Gillard
    • Philippe Collin
    • Raoul Ronsmans

Judo

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

Sailing

Shooting

Six male shooters represented Belgium in 1972.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Belgium at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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