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 and 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)
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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
Silver	Edmond Spapen	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight	1 August
Bronze	Léonard Steyaert	Boxing	Men's middleweight	11 August
Bronze	Georges Anthony, François de Coninck, Léon Flament	Rowing	Men's coxed pair	10 August

Athletics

32 athletes, 24 men and 8 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. It was the first time women's events were held in the sport.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Brochart	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Willy Dujardin		11.2	3	Did not advance
Adolphe Groscol		Unknown	4	Did not advance
Fred Zinner		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Paul Brochart	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Willy Dujardin		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Adolphe Groscol		23.8	4	Did not advance
François Prinsen		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Émile Langenraedt	400 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
François Prinsen	400 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Gérald Bertheloot	800 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Philippe Coenjaerts	800 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Julien Serwy	5000 m	N/A				DNF	–	Did not advance
Julien Serwy	10,000 m	N/A						Unknown	18
René Joannes-Powell	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	4	Did not advance
Armand Lepaffe	110 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Émile Swinnen	400 m hurdles	N/A		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Jozef Langenus	3000 m steeplechase	N/A				Unknown	7	Did not advance
Edgard Viseur	3000 m steeplechase	N/A				Unknown	5	Did not advance
Paul Brochart Fred Zinner Adolphe Groscol Willy Dujardin	4×100 m relay	N/A				Unknown	3	Did not advance
Philippe Coenjaerts Émile Vercken François Prinsen Émile Langenraedt	4×400 m relay	N/A				Unknown	5	Did not advance
Léon Broers	Marathon	N/A						2:44:37	18
Jean Linssen								2:58:08	42
Jean Marien								3:16:13	56
Gerard Steuers								2:54:48	37

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Maurice Henrijean	Pole vault	3.50	10	Did not advance
René Joannes-Powell		No height	–	Did not advance
Gérard Noël		3.30	14	Did not advance
Auguste Vos	Shot put	12.52	20	Did not advance
Fred Zinner	Discus throw	34.35	32	Did not advance
Gaston Étienne	Javelin throw	54.34	22	Did not advance
Jules Herremans	Javelin throw	56.33	18	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Gaston Étienne	Result	13.0	5.51	9.65	1.50	1:00.2	20.8	29.81	3.20	54.85	4:51.4	4577	23
Gaston Étienne	Points	428	483	465	389	402	272	461	406	661	610	4577	23
René Joannes-Powell	Result	12.2	6.03	9.83	1.50	55.8	16.8	26.73	3.10	32.56	5:18.6	4780	25
René Joannes-Powell	Points	567	593	475	389	562	620	401	381	335	457	4780	25
Gérard Noël	Result	12.4	5.70	9.95	1.70	58.0	19.4	30.50	3.00	32.64	DNF	4106	27
Gérard Noël	Points	531	523	483	544	479	378	474	357	337	0	4106	27

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sidonie Verschueren	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Ida Degrande	800 m	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Juliette Segers	800 m	N/A		Unknown	6	Did not advance
Elise Van Truyen Rose Van Crombrugge Juliette Segers Léontine Stevens	4×100 m relay	N/A		Unknown	4	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Léontine Stevens	High jump	1.40	1 Q	1.48	5
Elise Van Truyen		1.40	1 Q	1.40	14
Sidonie Verschueren		1.40	1 Q	1.40	14
Lucie Petit-Diagre	Discus throw	25.28	20	Did not advance
Jenny Toitgans	Discus throw	24.40	21	Did not advance

Boxing

Two men represented Belgium in boxing in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both men reached the round of 16 (Sartos by winning his first bout, Anneet with a bye), but were defeated there.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robert Sartos	Men's flyweight	Hyman Miller (USA) W points	Carlo Covagnioli (ITA) L points	Did not advance			9
Adrien Anneet	Men's welterweight	Bye	Cor Blommers (NED) L points	Did not advance			9

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium had competed every time that Belgium had sent an Olympic team. For the first time since 1912, Belgium won no cycling medals.

Road

Cyclist	Event	Time	Rank
Jean Aerts	Men's road race	5:10:38	11
Jean Chaerels		5:16:05	24
Pierre Houdé		5:11:18	12
Jef Lowagie		5:11:54	13
Jean Aerts Pierre Houdé Jef Lowagie	Men's team road race	15:33:50	5

Track

Time trial

Cyclist	Event	Time	Rank
Jean Aerts	Men's time trial	1:18.6	9

Match races

Cyclist	Event	1st Round	Repechage 1	Repechage Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Cyclist	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Yves Van Massenhove	Men's sprint	1 Q	Bye		2	Did not advance
August Meuleman Albert Muylle Jean Van Buggenhout Yves Van Massenhove	Men's team pursuit	1 Q	N/A		2	Did not advance

Equestrian

Nine riders, all men, represented Belgium in the equestrian events in 1928. It was Belgium's 5th appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with France and the United States) to compete in every Olympic equestrian competition to date. For the second time in a row, Belgium won no medals.

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Roger Delrue	Dreypuss	Dressage	146.14	29
Henri Laame	Belga		167.70	27
Oswald Lints	Rira-t-elle		185.86	24
Roger Delrue Henri Laame Oswald Lints	Dreypuss Belga Rira-t-elle	Team dressage	449.70	8

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye	Gigolo	Eventing	DNF	–
Louis Rousseaux	Swang		1872.02	11
Georges Van der Ton	Remember Erin		DNF	–
Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye Louis Rousseaux Georges Van der Ton	Gigolo Swang Remember Erin	Team eventing	1872.02	10

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final			1st re-ride		2nd re-ride
Athlete	Horse	Event	Time	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Baudoin De Brabandère	Miss América	Individual	2:29	34¹⁄₄	44	Did not advance
Gaston Mesmaekers	As de Pique		1:37	14	35	Did not advance
Jacques Misonne	Keepsake		2:04	16	38	Did not advance
Baudoin De Brabandère Gaston Mesmaekers Jacques Misonne	Miss América As de Pique Keepsake	Team	–	64¹⁄₄	14	N/A

Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport. Women fencers represented Belgium for the first time; Belgium had not had any entrants in the inaugural women's fencing competition in 1924. Belgium had three 4th-place finishes and four other final pool competitors, but won no medals. It was the first time since 1900 (Belgium's first appearance) that the nation failed to medal in the sport.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Debeur	Men's épée	5 wins	6 Q	5 wins	6 Q	4 wins	4 Q	3 wins	7
Charles Delporte		6 wins	3 Q	7 wins	5 Q	5 wins	3 Q	4 wins	6
Léon Tom		6 wins	1 Q	7 wins	2 Q	5 wins	2 Q	6 wins	4
Raymond Bru	Men's foil	N/A		4 wins	3 Q	5 wins	3 Q	7 wins	6
Albert De Roocker				4 wins	1 Q	DNF	–	Did not advance
Pierre Pêcher				5 wins	3 Q	2 wins	7	Did not advance
Edith Addams	Women's foil	N/A		3 wins	5	Did not advance
Jenny Addams				4 wins	3 Q	4 wins	4 Q	2 wins	6
Hilda Deswarte				2 wins	5	Did not advance
Henri Brasseur	Men's sabre	N/A		2 wins	2 Q	0 wins	8	Did not advance
Jacques Kesteloot				2 wins	3 Q	2 wins	8	Did not advance
Édouard Yves				2 wins	4	Did not advance
Émile Barbier Georges Dambois Balthazar De Beukelaer Charles Debeur Charles Delporte Léon Tom	Men's team épée	1–0	1 Q	2–0	1 Q	2–1	2 Q	0–3	4
Raymond Bru Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Max Janlet Pierre Pêcher Jean Verbrugge	Men's team foil	2–1	2 Q	2–1	2 Q	1–0	1 Q	0–2–1	4
Marcel Cuypers Gaston Kaanen Jacques Kesteloot Joseph Stordeur Édouard Yves	Men's team sabre	N/A		1–0	1 Q	0–2	4	Did not advance

Football

Summary

Team	Event	Prelim.	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Belgium men's	Men's tournament	Bye	Luxembourg W 5–3	Argentina L 6–3	Did not advance		5

Men's tournament

Belgium competed in men's football for the fourth time in 1928. The team beat Luxembourg in the round of 16 but was defeated by eventual silver medalists Argentina in the quarterfinals.

Team roster

Head coach: José Lago Millan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	2DF	Ludovico Bidoglio	(1900-02-05)5 February 1900 (aged 28)	Boca Juniors
-	1GK	Ángel Bossio	(1905-05-05)5 May 1905 (aged 23)	Talleres (BA)
-	3MF	Saúl Calandra	(1904-10-22)22 October 1904 (aged 23)	Estudiantes (LP)
-	4FW	Alfredo Carricaberry	(1900-10-08)8 October 1900 (aged 27)	San Lorenzo
-	4FW	Roberto Cherro	(1907-02-23)23 February 1907 (aged 21)	Boca Juniors
-	1GK	Octavio Díaz	(1900-10-07)7 October 1900 (aged 27)	Rosario Central
-	2DF	Juan Evaristo	(1902-06-20)20 June 1902 (aged 25)	Sp. Palermo
-	4FW	Manuel Ferreira	(1905-10-22)22 October 1905 (aged 22)	Estudiantes (LP)
-	4FW	Enrique Gainzarain	(1904-12-07)7 December 1904 (aged 23)	Ferro Carril Oeste
-	2DF	Alfredo Helman		Estudiantes (SdE)
-	3MF	Segundo Luna	(1902-04-20)20 April 1902 (aged 26)	Club Atlético Mitre
-	2DF	Ángel Médici	(1897-12-20)20 December 1897 (aged 30)	Boca Juniors
-	3MF	Luis Monti	(1901-05-15)15 May 1901 (aged 27)	San Lorenzo
-	3MF	Pedro Ochoa	(1900-02-22)22 February 1900 (aged 28)	Racing
-	2DF	Rodolfo Orlandini	(1905-01-01)1 January 1905 (aged 23)	Sp. Buenos Aires
-	4FW	Raimundo Orsi	(1901-12-02)2 December 1901 (aged 26)	Independiente
-	2DF	Fernando Paternoster	(1903-05-24)24 May 1903 (aged 25)	Racing
-	4FW	Feliciano Perducca	(1901-06-09)9 June 1901 (aged 26)	Boca Alumni
-	3MF	Natalio Perinetti	(1900-12-28)28 December 1900 (aged 27)	Racing
-	4FW	Domingo Tarasconi	(1903-12-20)20 December 1903 (aged 24)	Boca Juniors
-	2DF	Luis Weihmuller	(1902-08-02)2 August 1902 (aged 25)	Sp. Palermo
-	2DF	Adolfo Zumelzú	(1902-01-05)5 January 1902 (aged 26)	Sp. Palermo

Round of 16

May 27, 1928
19:00

Belgium	5–3	Luxembourg
R. Braine 9', 72' Versijp 20' Moeschal 23', 67'	Report	Schutz 31' Weisgerber 42' Theissen 44'

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

Attendance: 5,834

Referee: Lorenzo Martínez (ARG)

Quarterfinals

June 2, 1928
16:00

Argentina	6–3	Belgium
Tarasconi 1', 10', 75', 89' Ferreira 4' Orsi 81'	Report	R. Braine 24' Vanhalme 28' Moeschal 53'

Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam

Attendance: 16,399

Referee: Gamma Malcher (ITA)

Consolation tournament, First round

5 June 1928

14:00

Netherlands	3–1	Belgium
Ghering 4' Smeets 6' Tap 63'	Report	P. Braine 85'

Stadion Spangen, Rotterdam

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Achille Gama (Italy)

Hockey

Belgium competed in men's field hockey for the second time. The team, which had won bronze in the previous tournament in 1920, reached the bronze medal match in 1928. There, they lost to Germany and finished in 4th place.

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage					Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Belgium men's	Men's tournament	India L 9–0	Switzerland W 3–0	Austria W 4–0	Denmark W 1–0	2 QB	Germany L 3–0	4

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	26	0	+26	8	Gold medal match
2	Belgium	4	3	1	8	9	−1	6	Bronze medal match
3	Denmark	4	2	2	5	8	−3	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2	11	−9	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	1	14	−13	0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

18 May 1928

India	9–0	Belgium
Seaman (2) Marthins (1) Khan (5) Chand (1)

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
T. Evekink (NED)

20 May 1928

Belgium	3–0	Switzerland
Delheid (1) Diercxsens (1) Vercken (1)

Umpires:
A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
F. Schiff (NED)

22 May 1928

Belgium	4–0	Austria
Diercxsens (3) Baudoux (1)

Umpires:
E. W. C. Ricketts (IND)
B. Turnbull (IND)

24 May 1928

Denmark	0–1	Belgium
		Seeldrayers 60'

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

Bronze match

26 May 1928

Germany	3–0	Belgium
Haag ?', ?', ?'

Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 23,400
Umpires:
B. Turnbull (IND)
W. C. Ricketts (IND)

Modern pentathlon

Belgium had the maximum number of pentathletes, three men, in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.

Pentathlete	Event	Shooting	Swimming	Fencing	Running	Equestrian	Total
Pentathlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Score	Rank
Charles Cumont	Men's individual	29	31	28	36	20	144	35
Édouard Écuyer de le Court		27	14	12	25	33	111	27
Charles Vannerom		25	27	26	34	23	135	32

Rowing

21 men represented Belgium in rowing in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, matching Canada and Great Britain for the most. Belgium entered boats in 6 of the 7 events. None of the boats reached the final in its event, but the coxed pair boat won a bronze medal by being one of the three boats to reach the semifinals. It was Belgium's first medal in the sport since 1912.

Rower	Event	Round 1		Repechage 1		Round 2		Repechage 2		Round 3		Semifinals		Final
Rower	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jacques Mottard	Men's single sculls	8:14.8	2 R	8:17.0	2	Did not advance
Philippe Van Volckxsom Carlos Van den Driessche	Men's coxless pair	8:15.0	2 R	8:36.4	2	Did not advance				N/A		Did not advance
André Houppelyne Achille Mengé	Men's double sculls	8:05.6	2 R	7:56.6	2	Did not advance
Léon Flament François de Coninck Georges Anthony (cox)	Men's coxed pair	8:58.4	1 Q	Bye		8:02.4	2 R	Walkover	1 Q	N/A		7:59.4	2 ()	Did not advance
Maurice Delplanck Theo Wambeke Alphonse Dewette Charles Van Son Jean Bauwens (cox)	Men's coxed four	7:41.8	1 Q	Bye		7:55.4	1 Q	Bye		7:30.2	2	Did not advance
Georges Anthony Marcel Roman H. Micha J. Jonlet A. Lambrecht André Lemaire Victor Denis R. Macors J. Van Malderen (cox)	Men's eight	6:47.0	1 R	6:47.8	2	Did not advance

Sailing

6 men represented Belgium in sailing in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Belgium had boats in 2 of the 3 events.

Dinghy

Sailor	Event	Preliminary series				Net points	Prelim rank	Final series				Net points	Final rank
Sailor	Event	1	2	3	4	Net points	Prelim rank	1	2	3	4	Net points	Final rank
Léon Huybrechts	12' Dinghy	2	10 RET	4	9 DQ	25	12	Did not advance

6 metre and 8 metre classes

Sailor	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Results	Rank
A. J. J. Fridt (helm) Ludovic Franck Frits Mulder Willy Van Rompaey Arthur Sneyers	6 Metre	9th	2nd	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	2 × 2nd	5

Swimming

Five men represented Belgium in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium competed each time Belgium had appeared at the Summer Olympics. None of the Belgian swimmers reached the finals of their events.

Swimmer	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Swimmer	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Martial van Schelle	Men's 100 m freestyle	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Gérard Blitz	Men's 100 m backstroke	1:18.8	2 Q	DNS	–	Did not advance
Joseph De Combe	Men's 200 m breaststroke	DNF	–	Did not advance
Louis Van Parijs	Men's 200 m breaststroke	3:00.0	3	Did not advance
Gérard Blitz Pierre Coppieters Louis Van Parijs Martial van Schelle	Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	N/A		Unknown	5	Did not advance

Water polo

Belgium competed in men's water polo for the 6th time. For the first time, Belgium failed to win a medal; the team fell to eventual gold medalist Germany in the quarterfinals.

Summary

Team	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Belgium men's	Men's tournament	Ireland W 11–1	Germany L 5–3	Did not advance		5

Men's tournament

Team roster

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	René Bauwens	11 March 1894	34	?	2	2
	F. Bettens			?	0	0
	Gérard Blitz	1 August 1901	27	?	2	0
GK	Jules Brandeleer			?	2	0
	Pierre Coppieters	24 June 1907	21	?	2	6
	Henri De Pauw	26 February 1911	17	?	1	3
	Joseph Malissart			?	1	1
	André Mélardy			?	1	1
	J. J. Tensen			?	0	0
	Louis Van Gheem			?	2	1
	Fernand Visser			?	1	0

Round of 16

5 August 1928	OR p. 808	Belgium	11–1	Ireland	Amsterdam Referees: R. Morberger (AUT)
		Scoring by half: 6–0, 5–1

Quarterfinals

6 August 1928	OR p. 811	Belgium	3–5	Germany	Amsterdam Referees: J. Hodgson (GBR)
		Scoring by half: 2–0, 1–3 OT: 0–2

Weightlifting

Eight men represented Belgium in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.

Lifter	Event	Press		Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Lifter	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Albert Maes	Men's −60 kg	72.5	12	75	14	100	13	247.5	16
Ferdinand Renier	Men's −60 kg	72.5	12	77.5	12	105	8	255	11
J. Adriaenssens	Men's −67.5 kg	DNF							–
V. Van Hamme	Men's −67.5 kg	77.5	10	80	11	105	12	262.5	12
M. Van der Goten	Men's −75 kg	77.5	18	87.5	11	115	9	280	11
Jan Van Rompaey	Men's −75 kg	92.5	4	85	12	115	9	292.5	8
Jules Van Der Goten	Men's −82.5 kg	80	12	92.5	12	120	12	292.5	13
Marcel Panen	Men's +82.5 kg	85	16	85	16	115	15	280	15

Wrestling

13 men represented Belgium in wrestling in 1928. Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with Finland and France) to have a wrestler in each event. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. Spapen won Belgium's only wrestling medal in 1928, a silver.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Gold medal rounds				Silver medal rounds		Bronze medal rounds		Rank
		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Semifinals	Final	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Edmond Spapen	Men's bantamweight	N/A	Trifunov (CAN) W	Mäkinen (FIN) L	Did not advance	Bye	Sansum (GBR) W	Already ranked
Pierre Bressinck	Men's featherweight	Bye	Morrison (USA) L	Did not advance		Minder (SUI) L	Did not advance	Not qualified		5
Jean Smet	Men's lightweight	Bye	Nilsen (NOR) L	Did not advance		Not qualified				8
Hyacinthe Roosen	Men's welterweight	Jacobsen (DEN) W	Letchford (CAN) L	Did not advance		Not qualified				7
Louis Van Der Herten	Men's middleweight	Bye	Hammonds (USA) L	Did not advance		Not qualified				8
Jacques Van Assche	Men's light heavyweight	N/A	Rowe (GBR) W	Edwards (USA) L	Did not advance	Not qualified				5
Léon Charlier	Men's heavyweight	N/A	Wernli (SUI) L	Did not advance		Not qualified				6

Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pierre Mollin	Men's bantamweight	Bye	Ahlfors (FIN) L Fall 3pts	Gozzi (ITA) L Fall 6pts	Did not advance			N/A	9
Jacques Dillen	Men's featherweight	Meyer (DEN) W Decision 1pt	Egeberg (NOR) W Decision 2pts	Steinig (GER) L Decision 5pts	Did not advance				9
Frits Janssens	Men's lightweight	Parisel (FRA) W Fall 0pts	Borges (DEN) W Decision 1pt	Sperling (GER) L Fall 4pts	Massop (NED) L Fall 7pts	Did not advance			8
Jean Saenen	Men's middleweight	Poilvé (FRA) W Decision 1pt	Balkema (NED) W Fall 1pt	Papp (HUN) L Fall 4pts	Baytorun (TUR) W Fall 4pts	Kusnets (EST) L Fall 7pts	Did not advance	N/A	5
Nicolas Appels	Men's light heavyweight	Moustafa (EGY) L Fall 3pts	Clody (FRA) W Fall 3pts	Vávra (TCH) W Fall 3pts	Bye	Rieger (GER) L Fall 6pts	Did not advance	N/A	4
Gustave Colpaert	Men's heavyweight	Urban (TCH) L Fall 3pts	Donati (ITA) L Fall 6pts	Did not advance				N/A	11

Art competitions

References

"Belgium at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
1928 Official Report.

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[sports-reference-1] "Belgium at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010.

[OR-2] 1928 Official Report.