Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee Website www.olympic.be (Dutch) (French) Competitors 51 men and 3 women in 12 sports Medals Ranked 28th Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 2 0 2

Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.

Silver

André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Aurèle Vandendriessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)

Cycling

Sprint

Evrard Godefroid — 10th place

Time trial

Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)

Team pursuit

André Bar
François De Wagheneire
Guillaume Van Tongerloo
Gustaaf De Smet — 5th place

Team road race

Norbert Verougstraete
Gustaaf De Smet
François Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place)

Individual road race

Norbert Verougstraete — 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place)

Gustaaf De Smet — 5:26:47 (→ 24th place)

François Vandenbosch — 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place)

François De Wagheneire — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.

Men's foil

André Verhalle

Ghislain Delaunois

François Dehez

Men's team foil

Jacques Debeur, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, André Verhalle

Men's épée

Ghislain Delaunois

Jacques Debeur

Roger Achten

Men's team épée

François Dehez, Roger Achten, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, Jacques Debeur

Men's sabre

Marcel Van Der Auwera

Shooting

Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956.

50 m pistol

Marcel Lafortune

50 m rifle, three positions

Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

Frans Lafortune

References

Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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