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Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.be (Dutch) (French)

Competitors
  
82 (77 men and 5 women) in 13 sports

MedalsRanked 36th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal0112

Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 77 men and 5 women, took part in 55 events in 13 sports.

Contents

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1968.

Individual road race
  • Jean-Pierre Monseré
  • Roger De Vlaeminck
  • André Dierickx
  • Jozef Schoeters
    • Team time trial
  • Michel Coulon
  • Frans Mintjens
  • Marcel Grifnée
  • Englebert Opdebeeck
    • Sprint
  • Robert Van Lancker
  • Daniel Goens
    • 1000m time trial
  • Dirk Baert
    • Tandem
  • Daniel Goens
  • Robert Van Lancker
    • Individual pursuit
  • Paul Crapez
    • Team pursuit
  • Ernest Bens
  • Ronny Vanmarcke
  • Willy Debosscher
  • Paul Crapez

    • Fencing

    Three fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

    Men's foil
  • Michel Constandt
  • Florent Bessemans
    • Men's épée
  • Michel Constandt
  • Florent Bessemans
    • Men's sabre
  • Yves Brasseur

    • Sailing

  • Jacques Rogge

    • Shooting

    Three shooters, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

    50 m rifle, three positions
  • Frans Lafortune
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Frans Lafortune
    • Trap
  • Guy Rénard
    • Skeet
  • Francis Cornet

    • Volleyball

    Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
  • Defeated Brazil (3-1)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-2)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → 8th place
  • Team Roster

    • References

    Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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