Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Belgium took three of six gold medals, two of seven silver medals, and one of five bronze medals in the six archery events that were Olympic. France and the Netherlands were the only other nations that competed, with France taking the remaining twelve medals. Many of the French, Dutch, and Belgian competitors are unknown as their names were not recorded. 4 of the 18 Belgian archers are known by name, 14 are not. The 18 archers had 35 entries over all 6 events.

Athlete	Events	Score	Rank
Hubert Van Innis	Au Cordon Doré 33 metres	Unknown
	Au Cordon Doré 50 metres	29
	Au Chapelet 33 metres	Unknown
	Au Chapelet 50 metres	Unknown	4
Emmanuel Foulon	Sur la Perche à la Herse	Unknown
Émile Druart		Unknown
Louis Glineur	Sur la Perche à la Pyramide	Unknown

Belgium's first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. One cyclist from Belgium competed in one event, winning no medals. Only his surname is known.

Belgium competed in the inaugural Olympic equestrian events, taking gold medals in 3 of 5 events. The names of 9 Belgian equestrians are unknown.

Rider	Horse	Events	Final
			Result	Rank
Aimé Haegeman	Benton II	Jumping	2:16.0
Georges Van Der Poele	Winsor Squire		2:17.6
Between 3 and 9 other riders	Unknown		Unknown	4–37
Georges Van Der Poele	Ludlow	High jump	1.70 metres
3 other riders	Unknown		Unknown	7–19
Constant van Langhendonck	Extra Dry	Long jump	6.1 metres
van der Meulen	Unknown		Unknown	8
1 other rider	Unknown		Unknown	9–17
Georges Van Der Poele	Unknown	Hacks and hunter combined	Unknown	5–51
Georges Chaudoir	N/A	Mail coach	Unknown	5–31
Gaston Saint-Paul de Sinçay			Unknown	5–31
Paul Lambert			Unknown	5–31
Georges Nagelmackers			Unknown
Georges Nagelmackers			Unknown	5–31
Orban			Unknown	5–31
Georges Pauwels			Unknown	5–31
Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt			Unknown	5–31
Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt			Unknown	5–31

Belgium competed in fencing at the nation's debut. The nation sent five fencers.

Université de Bruxelles represented Belgium in the football competition. The club squad lost its only match, to Club Française, to take third in the three-team competition.

Summary

Team	Event	Match 1	Match 2	Place
Université de Bruxelles	Men's football	Bye	Lost vs. Club Français 6–2

Match 2

23 September 1900

Club Français	6–2	Université de Bruxelles
Peltier  1' ?	Report	Spanoghe van Heuckelum

Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Jack Wood (Great Britain)

Team details

Club Francais Free University of Brussels GK Lucien Huteau DF Louis Bach DF Pierre Allemane MF Virgile Gaillard MF Alfred Bloch MF Maurice Macaire FW Eugène Fraysse (capt.) FW René Garnier FW ? Lambert FW R. Grandjean FW Fernand Canelle GK Eric Thornton DF Albert Delbecque DF Hendrik van Heuckelum DF Lucien Londot DF Ernest Moreau de Melen MF Raul Kelecom MF Eugène "Edmond" Neefs MF Camille Van Hoorden FW Gustave Pelgrims (captain) FW Alphonse Renier FW Hilaire Spanoghe

Roster

Université de Bruxelles

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	1900 club
		Albert Delbecque				Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
		Hendrik van Heuckelum				Léopold Club de Bruxelles
		Raul Kelecom				FC Liégeois
	1GK	Marcel Leboutte				Spa FC
		Lucien Londot				FC Liégeois
		Ernest Moreau de Melen				FC Liégeois
		Eugène Neefs				Sporting Club de Louvain
		Gustave Pelgrims (c)				Léopold Club de Bruxelles
		Alphonse Renier				Racing Club de Bruxelles
		Hilaire Spanoghe				Skill F.C. de Bruxelles
		Eric Thornton				Léopold Club de Bruxelles
R		Camille Van Hoorden	(1879-02-15)15 February 1879 (aged 21)			Racing Club de Bruxelles

Belgium's inaugural Olympic appearance included competing in the gymnastics portion of the program.

Belgium, through the Royal Club Nautique de Gand, sent coxed pairs and coxed eights boats to the first Olympic rowing competition.

Athlete	Event	Semi-finals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Prospère Bruggeman Maurice Hemelsoet unknown cox	Men's coxed pair	7:00.4	3	Did not advance
Jules De Bisschop Prospère Bruggeman Oscar de Somville Oscar De Cock Maurice Hemelsoet Marcel Van Crombrugge Frank Odberg Maurice Verdonck Alfred Van Landeghem (cox)	Men's eight	5:00.2	2 Q	6:13.8

Belgium's first Olympic appearance included competing in the shooting events. Belgian shooters competed in the military pistol and military rifle sets of events.

Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Alban Rooman	Men's 50 metre free pistol	405	13
Émile Thèves		404	14
Victor Robert		351	16
Pierre Eichhorn		345	17
Charles Lebègue		318	19
Alban Rooman Émile Thèves Victor Robert Pierre Eichhorn Charles Lebègue	Men's 50 metre free pistol, team	1823	4
Charles Paumier	Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing	298
Paul Van Asbroeck		297	4
Jules Bury		282	7
Edouard Myin		265	21
Joseph Baras		233	30
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling	308	4
Charles Paumier		297	9
Jules Bury		269	24
Edouard Myin		249	29
Joseph Baras		210	30
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone	312	8
Edouard Myin		304	13
Charles Paumier		302	15
Joseph Baras		270	28
Jules Bury		270	28
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions	917
Charles Paumier		897	6
Jules Bury		821	22
Edouard Myin		818	23
Joseph Baras		713	30
Paul Van Asbroeck Charles Paumier Jules Bury Edouard Myin Joseph Baras	Men's 300 metre free rifle, team	4166	6

A man with the surname Hermand was Belgium's first Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 4000 metre freestyle but did not finish his first round heat.

Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club represented Belgium in this event.

Roster

Athlete	Event	Rank
Jean de Backer Victor de Behr Henri Cohen Fernand Feyaerts Oscar Grégoire Albert Michant Georges Romas Guillaume Séron Victor Sonnemans A. R. Upton	Water polo

First Round

Semi-Finals

Final

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Belgium". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at .
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.