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Sporting event delegation

Belgium at the
Olympics

IOC code| BEL
NOC| Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website| www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
Medals
Ranked 31st|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
165
Summer appearances

* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1920
* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium has competed at most editions of the Olympic Games after making its first appearance at the 1900 Games. The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

The National Olympic Committee for Belgium was created and recognized in 1906.

## Hosted Games

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Belgium has hosted the Games on one occasion.

Games | Host city | Dates | Nations | Participants | Events

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1920 Summer Olympics | Antwerp | 20 April – 12 September | 29 | 2,626 | 156

## Medal tables

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

### Medals by Summer Games

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Host country

| Games  | Athletes  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total  | Rank

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1896 Athens | did not participate
1900 Paris | 78 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 6
1904 St. Louis | did not participate
1908 London | 88 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10
1912 Stockholm | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13
1920 Antwerp | 336 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 5
1924 Paris | 172 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 10
1928 Amsterdam | 186 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29
1932 Los Angeles | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1936 Berlin | 150 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29
1948 London | 158 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15
1952 Helsinki | 135 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14
1956 Melbourne | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28
1960 Rome | 101 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26
1964 Tokyo | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20
1968 Mexico City | 82 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36
1972 Munich | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29
1976 Montreal | 110 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28
1980 Moscow | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23
1984 Los Angeles | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21
1988 Seoul | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 44
1992 Barcelona | 68 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44
1996 Atlanta | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31
2000 Sydney | 68 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 55
2004 Athens | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51
2008 Beijing | 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37
2012 London | 115 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 106 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35
2020 Tokyo | 121 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 29
2024 Paris | 165 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total | 45 | 56 | 58 | 159 | 30

### Medals by Winter Games

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| Games  | Athletes  |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total  | Rank

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1924 Chamonix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10
1928 St. Moritz | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8
1932 Lake Placid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1948 St. Moritz | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9
1952 Oslo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1960 Squaw Valley | did not participate
1964 Innsbruck | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1968 Grenoble | did not participate
1972 Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1976 Innsbruck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1980 Lake Placid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1984 Sarajevo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1988 Calgary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1992 Albertville | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1994 Lillehammer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22
2002 Salt Lake City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2006 Turin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2010 Vancouver | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2014 Sochi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2018 Pyeongchang | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25
2022 Beijing | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21
2026 Milan–Cortina | future event
Total | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 36

### Medals by summer sport

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| Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Archery| 11| 7| 3| 21
Cycling| 7| 9| 11| 27
Athletics| 6| 5| 3| 14
Equestrian| 5| 2| 7| 14
Fencing| 3| 3| 4| 10
Sailing| 2| 4| 3| 9
Judo| 2| 1| 10| 13
Shooting| 1| 5| 3| 9
Swimming| 1| 2| 2| 5
Weightlifting| 1| 2| 1| 4
Boxing| 1| 1| 2| 4
Field hockey| 1| 1| 1| 3
Gymnastics| 1| 1| 1| 3
Tennis| 1| 0| 1| 2
Football| 1| 0| 0| 1
Rowing| 0| 6| 2| 8
Water polo| 0| 4| 2| 6
Wrestling| 0| 3| 0| 3
Tug of war| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (19 entries)| 44| 56| 57| 157

### Medals by winter sport

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Speed skating| 1| 1| 1| 3
Figure skating| 1| 0| 1| 2
Bobsleigh| 0| 1| 1| 2
Short track speed skating| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (4 entries)| 2| 2| 4| 8

## List of medalists

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### Summer Olympics

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2021)

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Emmanuel Foulon | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Sur la Perche à la Herse
Gold | Hubert Van Innis | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
Gold | Hubert Van Innis | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Au Chapelet 33 metres
Gold | Aimé Haegeman | 1900 Paris |  Equestrian | Jumping
Gold | Constant van Langhendonck | 1900 Paris |  Equestrian | Long jump
Gold | Georges Nagelmackers | 1900 Paris |  Equestrian | Mail coach
Silver | Émile Druart | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Sur la Perche à la Herse
Silver | Hubert Van Innis | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
Silver | Hubert Van Innis | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Championnat du Monde
Silver | Georges Van Der Poele | 1900 Paris |  Equestrian | Jumping
Silver |

Royal Club Nautique de Gand

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Jules De Bisschop
Prosper Bruggeman
Oscar Dessomville
Oscar De Cock
Maurice Hemelsoet
Marcel Van Crombrugge
Frank Odberg
Maurice Verdonck
Alfred Van Landeghem

| 1900 Paris |  Rowing | Men's eight
Silver |

Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club

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Jean de Backer
Victor de Behr
Henri Cohen
Fernand Feyaerts
Oscar Grégoire
Albert Michant
Victor Sonnemans

| 1900 Paris |  Water polo | Water polo
Silver | René Guyot | 1900 Paris |  Shooting | Men's trap
Bronze | Louis Glineur | 1900 Paris |  Archery | Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
Bronze | Georges Van Der Poele | 1900 Paris |  Equestrian | High jump
Bronze | Charles Paumier du Verger | 1900 Paris |  Shooting | 300 metre free rifle, standing
Bronze | Paul Van Asbroeck | 1900 Paris |  Shooting | 300 metre free rifle, three positions
Gold | Paul Van Asbroeck | 1908 London |  Shooting | Men's 50 yd free pistol
Silver | Oscar de Somville, Marcel Morimont, Georges Mys,
Rémy Orban, Rodolphe Poma, Oscar Taelman,
Alfred Van Landeghem, Polydore Veirman, François Vergucht | 1908 London |  Rowing | Men's eight
Silver | Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts,
Henri Weewauters | 1908 London |  Sailing | 6 m class
Silver | Réginald Storms | 1908 London |  Shooting | Men's 50 yd free pistol
Silver | René Englebert, Charles Paumier du Verger,
Réginald Storms, Paul Van Asbroeck | 1908 London |  Shooting | Men's 50 yd free pistol, team
Silver |

Water polo team

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Victor Boin
Herman Donners
Fernand Feyaerts
Oscar Grégoire
Herman Meyboom
Albert Michant
Joseph Pletinckx

| 1908 London |  Water polo | Men's tournament
Bronze | Joseph Werbrouck | 1908 London |  Cycling | Men's 20 km
Bronze | Paul Anspach, Désiré Beaurain,
Ferdinand Feyerick, François Rom | 1908 London |  Fencing | Men's team épée
Gold | Paul Anspach | 1912 Stockholm |  Fencing | Men's épée
Gold | Paul Anspach, Henri Anspach, Robert Hennet, Fernand de Montigny, Jacques Ochs, François Rom, Gaston Salmon and Victor Willems | 1912 Stockholm |  Fencing | Men's team épée
Silver | Polydore Veirman | 1912 Stockholm |  Rowing | Men's single sculls
Bronze | Emmanuel de Blommaert | 1912 Stockholm |  Equestrian | Individual jumping
Bronze | Philippe Le Hardy De Beaulieu | 1912 Stockholm |  Fencing | Men's épée
Bronze |

Water polo team

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Albert Durant
Herman Donners
Victor Boin
Herman Meyboom
Joseph Pletincx
Oscar Grégoire
Félicien Courbet
Jean Hoffman
Pierre Nijs

| 1912 Stockholm |  Water polo | Men's tournament
Gold | Edmond Cloetens | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual fixed large bird
Gold | Edmond Cloetens
Louis van de Perck
Firmin Flamand
Edmond van Moer
Joseph Hermans
Auguste van de Verre | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's team fixed large bird
Gold | Edmond Cloetens
Louis van de Perck
Firmin Flamand
Edmond van Moer
Joseph Hermans
Auguste van de Verre | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's team fixed small bird
Gold | Edmond van Moer | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's Individual fixed small bird
Gold | Hubert Van Innis
Alphonse Allaert
Edmond de Knibber
Louis Delcon
Jérome de Mayer
Pierre van Thielt
Louis Fierens
Louis van Beeck | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's team moving bird 33 m
Gold | Hubert Van Innis
Alphonse Allaert
Edmond de Knibber
Louis Delcon
Jérome de Mayer
Pierre van Thielt
Louis Fierens
Louis van Beeck | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's team moving bird 50 m
Gold | Hubert Van Innis | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual moving bird 28 m
Gold | Hubert Van Innis | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual moving bird 33 m
Gold | Henry George | 1920 Antwerp |  Cycling | Men's 50 km
Gold | Daniel Bouckaert | 1920 Antwerp |  Equestrian | Individual vaulting
Gold | Daniel Bouckaert
Louis Finet
Maurice Van Ranst
van Schauwbroeck
Albert van Cauwenberg[1] | 1920 Antwerp |  Equestrian | Team vaulting
Gold |

National football team

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Félix Balyu
Désiré Bastin
Mathieu Bragard
Julien Cnudde
Robert Coppée
Jean De Bie
Léopold De Groof
François Dogaer
André Fierens
Émile Hanse
Georges Hebdin
Henri Larnoe
Georges Michel
Joseph Musch
Fernand Nisot
August Pelsmaeker
Armand Swartenbroeks
Ivan Thys
Louis van Hege
Léon Vandermeiren
Oscar Verbeeck
Fernand Wertz

| 1920 Antwerp |  Football | Men's tournament
Gold | Emile Cornellie
Florimond Cornellie
Frédéric Bruynseels | 1920 Antwerp |  Sailing | Men's 6 m class
Gold | Frans de Haes | 1920 Antwerp |  Weightlifting | Featherweight
Silver | Louis van de Perck | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual fixed large bird
Silver | Louis van de Perck | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual fixed small bird
Silver | Hubert Van Innis
Alphonse Allaert
Edmond de Knibber
Louis Delcon
Jérome de Mayer
Pierre van Thielt
Louis Fierens
Louis van Beeck | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's team moving bird 28 m
Silver | Hubert Van Innis | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual moving bird 50 m
Silver | Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs
Oswald Lints
Jules Bonvalet
Jacques Misonne | 1920 Antwerp |  Equestrian | Team jumping
Silver | Paul Anspach
Léon Tom
Ernest Gevers
Félix Goblet D'aviella
Victor Boin
Joseph De Craecker
Philippe Le Hardy De Beaulieu
Fernand de Montigny | 1920 Antwerp |  Fencing | Men's team épée
Silver |

Men's team

* Eugenius Auwerkerken
Théophile Bauer
François Claessens
Augustus Cootmans
Frans Gibens
Albert Haepers
Domien Jacob
Félicien Kempeneers
Jules Labéeu
Hubert Lafortune
Auguste Landrieu
Charles Lannie
Constant Loriot
Nicolaas Moerloos
Ferdinand Minnaert
Louis Stoop
Jean Van Guysse
Alphonse Van Mele
François Verboven
Jean Verboven
Julien Verdonck
Joseph Verstraeten
Georges Vivex
Julianus Wagemans

| 1920 Antwerp |  Gymnastics | Men's team all-around
Silver | Léon Huybrechts
Charles van den Bussche
John Klotz | 1920 Antwerp |  Sailing | 6 m class (1919 rating)
Silver | Albert Bosquet
Joseph Cogels
Emile Dupont
Henri Quersin
Louis van Tilt
Edouard Fesinger | 1920 Antwerp |  Shooting | Men's Team clay pigeons
Silver | Albert Durant
Gérard Blitz
Maurice Blitz
Joseph Pletincx
Paul Gailly
Pierre Nijs
René Bauwens
Pierre Dewin | 1920 Antwerp |  Water polo | Men's team competition
Silver | Louis Williquet | 1920 Antwerp |  Weightlifting | Men's lightweight
Bronze | Firmin Flamand | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual fixed large bird
Bronze | Joseph Hermans | 1920 Antwerp |  Archery | Men's individual fixed small bird
Bronze | Albert de Buinne
André Vercruysse
Jean Janssens
Albert Wyckmans | 1920 Antwerp |  Cycling | Men's Team Time Trial
Bronze | Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs
Oswald Lints
Jules Bonvalet
Jacques Misonne | 1920 Antwerp |  Equestrian | Men's Team three-day event
Bronze | Louis Finet | 1920 Antwerp |  Equestrian | Individual vaulting
Bronze |

Men's team

* Paul Arets
Léon Bronckaert
Léopold Clabots
Jean-Baptiste Claessens
Léon Darrien
Lucien Dehoux
Ernest Deleu
Émile Duboisson
Ernest Dureuil
Joseph Fiems
Marcel Hansen
Louis Henin
Omer Hoffman
Félix Logiest
Charles Maerschalck
René Paenhuijsen
Arnold Pierrot
René Pinchart
Gaspard Pirotte
Augustien Pluys
Léopold Son
Édouard Taeymans
Pierre Thiriar
Henri Verhavert

| 1920 Antwerp |  Gymnastics | Men's team Swedish system
Bronze |

Field hockey team

* André Becquet
Pierre Chibert
Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie
Fernand de Montigny
Charles Delelienne
Louis Diercxsens
Robert Gevers
Adolphe Goemaere
Charles Gniette
Raymond Keppens
René Strauwen
Pierre Valcke
Maurice van den Bemden
Jean van Nerom

| 1920 Antwerp |  Field hockey | Men's tournament
Bronze | Albert Grisar
Willy de l'Arbre
Léopold Standaert
Henri Weewauters
Georges Hellebuyck | 1920 Antwerp |  Sailing | 8 metre class (1919 rating)
Bronze | Gerard Blitz | 1920 Antwerp |  Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke
Bronze | Men's team | 1920 Antwerp |  Tug of war | Men's
Bronze | Georges Rooms | 1920 Antwerp |  Weightlifting | Men's lightweight
Gold | Jean Delarge | 1924 Paris |  Boxing | Men's welterweight
Gold | Charles Delporte | 1924 Paris |  Fencing | Men's épée
Gold | Léon Huybrechts | 1924 Paris |  Sailing | Monotype Class
Silver | Henri Hoevenaers | 1924 Paris |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual time trial
Silver | Henri Hoevenaers
Auguste Parfondry
Jean Van Den Bosch | 1924 Paris |  Cycling (Road) | Men's team time trial
Silver | Paul Anspach
Joseph De Craecker
Charles Delporte
Fernand de Montigny
Ernest Gevers
Léon Tom | 1924 Paris |  Fencing | Men's team épée
Silver | Désiré Beaurain
Charles Crahay
Fernand de Montigny
Maurice Van Damme
Marcel Berré
Albert De Roocker | 1924 Paris |  Fencing | Men's team foil
Silver | Joseph De Combe | 1924 Paris |  Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke
Silver |

Water polo team

* Gérard Blitz
* Maurice Blitz
* Joseph Cludts
* Joseph De Combe
* Pierre Dewin
* Albert Durant
* Georges Fleurix
* Paul Gailly
* Joseph Pletinckx
* Jules Thiry
* Jean-Pierre Vermetten

| 1924 Paris |  Water polo | Men's team competition
Silver | Pierre Ollivier | 1924 Paris |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight
Bronze | Joseph Jules Beecken | 1924 Paris |  Boxing | Men's middleweight
Bronze | Léonard Daghelinckx
Henri Hoevenaers
Fernand Saive
Jean Van Den Bosch | 1924 Paris |  Cycling | Men's team pursuit
Bronze | Maurice Van Damme | 1924 Paris |  Fencing | Men's foil
Silver | Edmond Spapen | 1928 Amsterdam |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight
Bronze | Léonard Steyaert | 1928 Amsterdam |  Boxing | Men's middleweight
Bronze | Georges Anthony
François de Coninck
Léon Flament | 1928 Amsterdam |  Rowing | Men's coxed pair
Bronze | Auguste Garrebeek
Armand Putzeys
François Vandermotte | 1936 Berlin |  Cycling (Road) | Men's team road race
Bronze |

Water polo team

* Henri Disy
Pierre Coppieters
Albert Castelyns
Gérard Blitz
Fernand Isselé
Joseph De Combe
Henri Stoelen
Henri De Pauw
Edmond Michiels

| 1936 Berlin |  Water polo | Men's team competition
Gold | Gaston Reiff | 1948 London |  Athletics | Men's 5,000 m
Gold | Léon Delathouwer
Eugène van Roosbroeck
Lode Wouters | 1948 London |  Cycling | Men's team road race
Silver | Pierre Nihant | 1948 London |  Cycling (Track) | Men's 1,000 m time trial
Silver | Joseph Vissers | 1948 London |  Boxing | Men's lightweight
Bronze | Etienne Gailly | 1948 London |  Athletics | Men's marathon
Bronze | Lode Wouters | 1948 London |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual race
Bronze | Paul Valcke
André van de Werve de Vorsselaer
Georges de Bourguignon
Raymond Bru
Edouard Yves
Henri Paternoster | 1948 London |  Fencing | Men's foil team competition
Gold | André Noyelle | 1952 Helsinki |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual race
Gold | Robert Grondelaers
André Noyelle
Lucien Victor | 1952 Helsinki |  Cycling (Road) | Men's team race
Silver | Robert Grondelaers | 1952 Helsinki |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual race
Silver | Bob Baetens
Michel Knuysen | 1952 Helsinki |  Rowing | Men's coxless pairs
Silver | André Nelis | 1956 Melbourne |  Sailing | Men's finn individual competition
Silver | Joseph Mewis | 1956 Melbourne |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight
Silver | Roger Moens | 1960 Rome |  Athletics | Men's 800 m
Silver | Leo Sterckx | 1960 Rome |  Cycling (Track) | Men's sprint
Bronze | Willy van den Berghen | 1960 Rome |  Cycling (Road) | Men's individual road race
Bronze | André Nelis | 1960 Rome |  Sailing | Men's finn class
Gold | Gaston Roelants | 1964 Tokyo |  Athletics | Men's 3,000 m steeplechase
Gold | Patrick Sercu | 1964 Tokyo |  Cycling (Track) | Men's 1,000 m time trial
Bronze | Walter Godefroot | 1964 Tokyo |  Cycling | Men's individual road race
Silver | Serge Reding | 1968 Mexico City |  Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight
Bronze | Daniel Goens
Robert van Lancker | 1968 Mexico City |  Cycling | Men's tandem
Silver | Emiel Puttemans | 1972 Munich |  Athletics | Men's 10,000 m
Silver | Karel Lismont | 1972 Munich |  Athletics | Men's marathon
Silver | Ivo van Damme | 1976 Montreal |  Athletics | Men's 800 m
Silver | Ivo van Damme | 1976 Montreal |  Athletics | Men's 1500 m
Silver | Michel Vaarten | 1976 Montreal |  Cycling (Track) | Men's 1000 m time trial
Bronze | Karel Lismont | 1976 Montreal |  Athletics | Men's marathon
Bronze | François Mathy | 1976 Montreal |  Equestrian | Individual jumping
Bronze | Edgar-Henri Cuepper
François Mathy
Stanny van Paesschen
Eric Wauters | 1976 Montreal |  Equestrian | Team jumping
Gold | Robert Van de Walle | 1980 Moscow |  Judo | Men's 95 kg
Gold | Roger Ilegems | 1984 Los Angeles |  Cycling (Track) | Men's points race
Silver | Dirk Crois
Pierre-Marie Deloof | 1984 Los Angeles |  Rowing | Men's double sculls
Bronze | Ann Haesebrouck | 1984 Los Angeles |  Rowing | Women's single sculls
Bronze | Ingrid Lempereur | 1984 Los Angeles |  Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke
Bronze | Robert Van de Walle | 1988 Seoul |  Judo | Men's 95 kg
Bronze | Frans Peeters | 1988 Seoul |  Shooting | Men's trap
Silver | Annelies Bredael | 1992 Barcelona |  Rowing | Women's single sculls
Bronze | Cédric Mathy | 1992 Barcelona |  Cycling | Men's points race
Bronze | Heidi Rakels | 1992 Barcelona |  Judo | Women's 66 kg
Gold | Ulla Werbrouck | 1996 Atlanta |  Judo | Women's 72 kg
Gold | Fred Deburghgraeve | 1996 Atlanta |  Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke
Silver | Gella Vandecaveye | 1996 Atlanta |  Judo | Women's 61 kg
Silver | Sébastien Godefroid | 1996 Atlanta |  Sailing | Men's finn class
Bronze | Harry Van Barneveld | 1996 Atlanta |  Judo | Men's +95 kg
Bronze | Marisabel Lomba | 1996 Atlanta |  Judo | Women's 56 kg
Silver | Filip Meirhaeghe | 2000 Sydney |  Cycling | Men's mountain biking
Silver | Etienne De Wilde
Matthew Gilmore | 2000 Sydney |  Cycling (Track) | Men's madison
Bronze | Ann Simons | 2000 Sydney |  Judo | Women's 48kg
Bronze | Gella Vandecaveye | 2000 Sydney |  Judo | Women's 63kg
Bronze | Els Callens
Dominique Van Roost | 2000 Sydney |  Tennis | Women's doubles
Gold | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 2004 Athens |  Tennis | Women's singles
Bronze | Axel Merckx | 2004 Athens |  Cycling (Road) | Men's road race
Bronze | Ilse Heylen | 2004 Athens |  Judo | Women's 52 kg
Gold[a] | Olivia Borlée
Kim Gevaert
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo | 2008 Beijing |  Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay
Gold | Tia Hellebaut | 2008 Beijing |  Athletics | Women's high jump
Silver | Lionel Cox | 2012 London |  Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone
Bronze | Charline Van Snick | 2012 London |  Judo | Women's 48 kg
Bronze | Evi Van Acker | 2012 London |  Sailing | Women's laser radial
Gold | Nafissatou Thiam | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's heptathlon
Gold | Greg Van Avermaet | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Cycling (Road) | Men's road race
Silver |

Field hockey team

* Arthur Van Doren
* John-John Dohmen
* Florent van Aubel
* Sebastien Dockier
* Cédric Charlier
* Gauthier Boccard
* Emmanuel Stockbroekx
* Thomas Briels
* Felix Denayer
* Vincent Vanasch
* Simon Gougnard
* Loïck Luypaert
* Tom Boon
* Jérôme Truyens
* Elliot Van Strydonck
* Tanguy Cosyns

| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Field hockey | Men's tournament
Silver | Pieter Timmers | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle
Bronze | Jolien D'Hoore | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Cycling (Track) | Women's omnium
Bronze | Dirk Van Tichelt | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Judo | Men's 73 kg
Gold | Nafissatou Thiam | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics | Women's heptathlon
Gold |

Field hockey team

* Arthur Van Doren
* John-John Dohmen
* Florent Van Aubel
* Sébastien Dockier
* Cédric Charlier
* Gauthier Boccard
* Nicolas De Kerpel
* Augustin Meurmans
* Alexander Hendrickx
* Thomas Briels
* Félix Denayer
* Vincent Vanasch
* Simon Gougnard
* Arthur De Sloover
* Antoine Kina
* Loïck Luypaert
* Victor Wegnez
* Tom Boon

| 2020 Tokyo |  Field hockey | Men's tournament
Gold | Nina Derwael | 2020 Tokyo |  Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars
Silver | Wout van Aert | 2020 Tokyo |  Cycling (Road) | Men's road race
Bronze | Bashir Abdi | 2020 Tokyo |  Athletics | Men's marathon
Bronze |

Men's jumping team

* Pieter Devos
on Claire Z
* Jérôme Guery
on Quelle Homme de Hus
* Greégory Wathelet
on Nevados S

| 2020 Tokyo |  Equestrian | Men's team jumping
Bronze | Matthias Casse | 2020 Tokyo |  Judo | Men's 81 kg

* a Russian team's gold medals were stripped due to anti-doping rules violation by Yulia Chermoshanskaya.

### Winter Olympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems | 1924 Chamonix |  Bobsleigh | Four/five-man
Bronze | Robert van Zeebroeck | 1928 St. Moritz |  Figure skating | Men's singles
Gold | Micheline Lannoy
Pierre Baugniet | 1948 St. Moritz |  Figure skating | Pairs
Silver | Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet | 1948 St. Moritz |  Bobsleigh | Four-man
Bronze | Bart Veldkamp | 1998 Nagano |  Speed skating | Men's 5,000 m
Silver | Bart Swings | 2018 Pyeongchang |  Speed skating | Men's mass start
Gold | Bart Swings | 2022 Beijing |  Speed skating | Men's Mass start
Bronze | Hanne Desmet | 2022 Beijing |  Short track speed skating | Women's 1000 metres

## Summary by sport

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### Aquatics

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#### Swimming

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Belgium's Olympic debut included one swimmer, who entered the men's 4000 metre freestyle and did not finish the first round (semifinals).

Games  | Swimmers  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 1 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total |  |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5

### Archery

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Archery was one of the sports in which Belgium competed in the nation's first appearance in 1900. The Belgian archers took the gold medal in 3 of the 7 events in Paris, finishing with 7 medals total.

Games  | Archers  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 18 | 7/7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7
Total |  |  | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20

### Cycling

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Belgium's debut in 1900 included one cyclist.

Games  | Cyclists  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 1 | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total |  |  | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25

### Equestrian

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Belgium competed at the first equestrian events in 1900, winning gold medals in three of the five events.

Games  | Riders  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 15 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5
Total |  |  | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14

### Fencing

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Belgium's Olympic debut in 1900 included five fencers, one of whom reached the final pool but who won no medals.

Games  | Fencers  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 5 | 4/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total |  |  | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10

### Field hockey

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Belgium's Olympic debut was in 1920 as the host nation. They won the bronze medal. Their best result was the gold medal in 2020.

Games  | Teams  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1920 Antwerp | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
1928 Amsterdam | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1936 Berlin | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1948 London | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1928 Helsinki | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1956 Melbourne | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1960 Rome | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1964 Tokyo | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1968 Mexico City | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1972 Munich | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
1976 Montreal | 1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2008 Beijing | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2012 London | 2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
2020 Tokyo | 1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3

### Football

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Belgium's Olympic debut in 1900 included a men's football team, which is currently recognized as bronze medalists. The team's next appearance was as the host of the 1920 Games, at which the Belgian men won gold. Belgium competed again at the next two Games (1924 and 1928), but then did not appear again until 2008. That year, Belgium reached the semifinals but then lost twice to finish fourth.

Belgium has not appeared at the Olympics in women's soccer.

Games  | Players  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 12 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
1920 Antwerp | 12 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total |  |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2

### Gymnastics

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Belgium's Olympic debut in 1900 included two gymnasts who competed in the men's individual all-around.

Games  | Gymnasts  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total |  |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2

### Rowing

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Belgium competed at the first Olympic rowing regatta in 1900; the Royal Club Nautique de Gand men's eight took silver.

Games  | Rowers  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 11 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Total |  |  | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8

### Sailing

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Games  | No. Sailors  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total  | Ranking

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1896 Athens | Scheduled but event wasn't held
1900 Paris | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1916 St Louis | Not Scheduled
1908 London | 3 | 1/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
1912 Stockholm | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1916 | Games Cancelled
1920 Antwerp | 14 | 4/14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5
1924 Paris | 9 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
1928 Amsterdam | 6 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1932 Los Angeles | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1936 Berlin | 3 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | Games Cancelled
1944 | Games Cancelled
1948 London | 12 | 3/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 Helsinki | 4 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 Melbourne | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7=
1960 Rome | 3 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8=
1964 Tokyo | 1 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1968 Mexico City | 3 | 2/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 Munich | 4 | 2/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 Montreal | 3 | 2/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1980 Moscow | 0 | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 Los Angeles | 1 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 Seoul | 0 | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 Barcelona | 5 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1996 Atlanta | 3 | 3/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12=
2000 Sydney | 4 | 4/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 Athens | 4 | 4/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 Beijing | 3 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 London | 3 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12=
2016 Rio | 4 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Tokyo | 4 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total  |  | 195 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18

### Shooting

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Belgium debuted in shooting in 1900.

Games  | Shooters  | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze  | Total

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1900 Paris | 10 | 7/9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
Total |  |  | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9

## See also

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* List of flag bearers for Belgium at the Olympics
* Category:Olympic competitors for Belgium
* Belgium at the Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ The IOC medal database showns two more team members van Schauwbroeck (perhaps van Schauwenbroeck)
and van Cauwenberg (perhaps Albert van Cauwenberg), however all other serious databases show only three medalists.

## External links

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* "Belgium". International Olympic Committee.
* "Belgium". Olympedia.com.
* "Olympic Analytics/BEL". olympanalyt.com.
* BOIC – Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee official website

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