Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Silver

Bronze

Total

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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[edit]

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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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[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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 | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance
Gérald Bertheloot | 800 m | —  | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance
Philippe Coenjaerts | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance
Julien Serwy | 5000 m | —  | DNF  | –  | Did not advance
Julien Serwy | 10,000 m | —  | Unknown  | 18
René Joannes-Powell | 110 m hurdles | —  | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance
Armand Lepaffe | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance
Émile Swinnen | 400 m hurdles | —  | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance
Jozef Langenus | 3000 m steeplechase | —  | Unknown  | 7  | Did not advance
Edgard Viseur | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance

* Paul Brochart
* Fred Zinner
* Adolphe Groscol
* Willy Dujardin

| 4×100 m relay | —  | Unknown  | 3  | Did not advance

* Philippe Coenjaerts
* Émile Vercken
* François Prinsen
* Émile Langenraedt

| 4×400 m relay | —  | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance
Léon Broers | Marathon | —  | 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

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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 | 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

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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
Points  | 428  | 483  | 465  | 389  | 402  | 272  | 461  | 406  | 661  | 610
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
Points  | 567  | 593  | 475  | 389  | 562  | 620  | 401  | 381  | 335  | 457
Gérard Noël | Result  | 12.4  | 5.70  | 9.95  | 1.70  | 58.0  | 19.4  | 30.50  | 3.00  | 32.64  | DNF | 4106  | 27
Points  | 531  | 523  | 483  | 544  | 479  | 378  | 474  | 357  | 337  | 0

Women

Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Sidonie Verschueren | 100 m | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance
Ida Degrande | 800 m | —  | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance
Juliette Segers | Unknown  | 6  | Did not advance

* Elise Van Truyen
* Rose Van Crombrugge
* Juliette Segers
* Léontine Stevens

| 4×100 m relay | —  | Unknown  | 4  | Did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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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 | 24.40  | 21  | Did not advance

## Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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[edit]

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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[edit]

Cyclist  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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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[edit]

Time trial
Cyclist  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Jean Aerts | Men's time trial | 1:18.6  | 9

Match races
Cyclist  | Event  | 1st Round  | Repechage 1  | Repechage Final  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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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 | —  | 2  | Did not advance

## Equestrian[edit]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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

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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

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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  | —

## Fencing[edit]

Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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 | —  | 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 | —  | 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 | —  | 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 | —  | 1–0  | 1 Q | 0–2  | 4  | Did not advance

## Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Summary
Team  | Event  | Prelim.  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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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:  Victor Löwenfelt

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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\-  | 4FW | Henri Bierna |  (1905-09-02)2 September 1905 (aged 22)  |  |  US Liège
\-  | 3MF | Gustave Boesman |  (1899-01-19)19 January 1899 (aged 29)  |  |  K.A.A. Gent
\-  | 3MF | Pierre Braine |  (1900-10-26)26 October 1900 (aged 27)  |  |  K. Beerschot V.A.C.
\-  | 4FW | Raymond Braine |  (1907-04-28)28 April 1907 (aged 21)  |  |  Beerschot
\-  | 1GK | Jean Caudron |  (1895-11-15)15 November 1895 (aged 32)  |  |  R.S.C. Anderlecht
\-  | 1GK | Jean De Bie |  (1892-05-09)9 May 1892 (aged 36)  |  |  Racing Club de Bruxelles
\-  | 4FW | Leon De Coninck |  |  |  La Gantoise
\-  | 2DF | Henri De Deken |  (1907-08-03)3 August 1907 (aged 20)  |  |  Royal Antwerp F.C.
\-  | 4FW | Georges De Spae |  (1900-09-30)30 September 1900 (aged 27)  |  |  K.A.A. Gent
\-  | 4FW | Gérard Devos |  (1903-08-19)19 August 1903 (aged 24)  |  |  Cercle Brugge
\-  | 4FW | Jan Diddens |  (1908-09-14)14 September 1908 (aged 19)  |  |  K.R.C. Mechelen
\-  | 3MF | Georges Ditzler | 15 November 1897 (aged 30)  |  |  Standard Liège
\-  | 3MF | Auguste Hellemans |  (1907-09-14)14 September 1907 (aged 20)  |  |  K.V. Mechelen
\-  | 2DF | Nicolas Hoydonckx |  (1900-12-29)29 December 1900 (aged 27)  |  |  Berchem Sport
\-  | 2DF | Jules Lavigne |  (1901-03-10)10 March 1901 (aged 27)  |  |  Racing Club de Bruxelles
\-  | 4FW | Jacques Moeschal |  (1900-09-06)6 September 1900 (aged 27)  |  |  Racing Club de Bruxelles
\-  | 2DF | August Ruyssevelt |  (1896-11-04)4 November 1896 (aged 31)  |  |  Beerschot
\-  | 3MF | Henri Van Averbeke |  (1901-10-26)26 October 1901 (aged 26)  |  |  K. Beerschot V.A.C.
\-  | 3MF | Florimond Vanhalme |  (1895-03-21)21 March 1895 (aged 33)  |  |  Cercle Brugge
\-  | 4FW | Sébastien Verhulst |  (1907-02-19)19 February 1907 (aged 21)  |  |  Beerschot
\-  | 4FW | Louis Versyp |  (1908-12-05)5 December 1908 (aged 19)  |  |  Club Brugge
\-  | 4FW | Bernard Voorhoof |  (1910-05-10)10 May 1910 (aged 18)  |  |  Lierse S.K.

Round of 16

27 May 1928

19:00

Belgium | 5–3|  Luxembourg

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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

2 June 1928

16:00

Argentina | 6–3|  Belgium

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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 (1928-06-05)

14:00

Netherlands | 3–1|  Belgium

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Ghering 4'
Smeets 6'
Tap 63' | Report | P. Braine 85'

Stadion Spangen, Rotterdam

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Achille Gama (Italy)

## Hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Team roster

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

* Lambert Adelot
* Claude Baudoux
* Yvon Baudoux
* Freddy Cattoir
* Louis De Deken
* Paul Delheid
* Louis Diercxsens
* Auguste Goditiabois
* Adolphe Goemaere
* Georges Grosjean
* Joseph Jastine
* Carl Koning
* René Mallieux
* André Seeldrayers
* Étienne Soubre
* John Van Der Straeten
* Émile Vercken
* Corneille Wellens
* F. Carez
* Ch. de Keyzer
* V. de Laveleye
* Jacques Rensburg

Group play
Pos | Team

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1  |  India | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 0  | +26  | 8  | Gold medal match
2  |  Belgium | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 6  | Bronze medal match
3  |  Denmark | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 4  |
4  |  Switzerland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 11  | −9  | 2
5  |  Austria | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

| 18 May 1928
16:30

India | 9–0  |  Belgium

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Seaman 5', 55'
Marthins 19'
Khan 28', 29', 36', ?', ?'
Chand 31' | Report |
Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
T. Evekink (NED)

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| 20 May 1928
16:00

Belgium | 3–0  |  Switzerland

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Delheid 15'
Diercxsens 34'
Vercken 68' | Report |
Umpires:
A. Broese van Croenou (NED)
F. Schiff (NED)

* * *

| 22 May 1928
19:00

Belgium | 4–0  |  Austria

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Diercxsens ?', ?', ?'
Baudoux 68' | Report |
Umpires:
E. W. C. Ricketts (IND)
B. Turnbull (IND)

* * *

| 24 May 1928
16:00

Denmark | 0–1  |  Belgium

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| Report | Seeldrayers 60'
Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

Bronze match
| 26 May 1928
14:00

Germany | 3–0  |  Belgium

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Haag ?', ?', ?' | Report |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 23,400
Umpires:
B. Turnbull (IND)
W. C. Ricketts (IND)

## Modern pentathlon[edit]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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[edit]

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Jack Mottart | 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  | —  | 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 | —  | 7:59.4  | 2 ()  | Did not advance

* Jean Bauwens
* Theo Wambeke
* Alphonse De Wette
* Charles Van Son
* Maurice Delplanck (cox)

| Men's coxed four | 7:41.8  | 1 Q | Bye  | 7:55.4  | 1 Q | Bye  | 7:30.2  | 2  | Did not advance

* Marcel Roman
* H. Micha
* J. Jonlet
* A. Lambrecht
* André Lemaire
* Victor Denis
* R. Macors
* J. Van Malderen
* Georges Anthony (cox)

| Men's eight | 6:47.0  | 1 R | 6:47.8  | 2  | Did not advance

## Sailing[edit]

Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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

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* 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[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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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 | 3:00.0  | 3  | Did not advance

* Gérard Blitz
* Pierre Coppieters
* Louis Van Parijs
* Martial van Schelle

| Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | —  | Unknown  | 5  | Did not advance

## Water polo[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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Score  | Opposition
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Score  | Rank
Belgium men's | Men's tournament |  Ireland
W 11–1  |  Germany
L 5–3  | Did not advance  | 5

### Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Team roster

Head coach:

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | DoB  | Age  | Caps  | Club  | Tournament
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|  | René Bauwens | 11 March 1894 | 34 | ? |  | 2 | 2
|  | Fernard 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)

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Scoring by half: 6–0, 5–1

Quarterfinals
6 August 1928 | OR p. 811 | Belgium | 3-5 |  Germany | Amsterdam
Referees:
J. Hodgson (GBR)

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Scoring by half: 2–0, 1–3 OT: 0–2

## Weightlifting[edit]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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Albert Maes | Men's −60 kg | 72.5  | 12  | 75  | 14  | 100  | 13  | 247.5  | 16
Ferdinand Renier | 72.5  | 12  | 77.5  | 12  | 105  | 8  | 255  | 11
J. Adriaenssens | Men's −67.5 kg | DNF | –
V. Van Hamme | 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 | 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[edit]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Edmond Spapen | Men's bantamweight | —  |  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 | —  |  Rowe (GBR)
W |  Edwards (USA)
L | Did not advance  | Not qualified  | 5
Léon Charlier | Men's heavyweight | —  |  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

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Result  | Opposition
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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Pierre Mollin | Men's bantamweight | Bye  |  Ahlfors (FIN)
L Fall 3pts  |  Gozzi (ITA)
L Fall 6pts  | Did not advance  | —  | 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  | —  | 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  | —  | 4
Gustave Colpaert | Men's heavyweight |  Urban (TCH)
L Fall 3pts  |  Donati (ITA)
L Fall 6pts  | Did not advance  | —  | 11

## Art competitions[edit]

Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Belgium at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
2. ^ 1928 Official Report.

## External links[edit]

* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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