Belgium competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 101 competitors, 75 men and 26 women, took part in 80 events in 16 sports.
Belgium finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals and three bronze medals.
In Belgium's second appearance in the modern archery competition, the nation was represented by two men, including Olympic veteran Robert Cogniaux.
Men's Individual Competition:
Pierre Blacks — 2353 points (→ 18th place)
Robert Cogniaux — 2346 points (→ 23rd place)
Men's 800 metres
Ivo Van Damme
Heat — 1:47.80
Semi Final — 1:46.00
Final — 1:43.86 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 5.000 metres
Willy Polleunis
Heat — 13:45.24
Final — 13:26.99 (→ 6th place)
Marc Smet
Heat — 13:23.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
Marc Smet
Heat — 28:22.07
Final — 28:02.80 (→ 7th place)
Karel Lismont
Heat — 28:17.45
Final — 28:26.48 (→ 11th place)
Emiel Puttemans
Heat — 28:15.52
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon
Karel Lismont — 2:11:12 (→ Bronze Medal)
Henri Schoofs — 2:15:52 (→ 10th place)
Gaston Roelants — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
Guy Moreau
Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
Bruno Brokken
Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Ronald Desruelles
Qualification — 7.60m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Georges Schroeder
Qualification — 54.80m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
Godfried Dejonckheere — 1:35:03 (→ 25th place)
Seven cyclists represented Belgium in 1976.
Individual road race
Alfons De Wolf — 4:47:23 (→ 4th place)
Frank Hoste — 4:49:01 (→ 36th place)
Dirk Heirweg — 4:55:41 (→ 47th place)
Eddy Schepers — 4:55:41 (→ 48th place)
Team time trial
Alfons De Wolf
Dirk Heirwegh
Daniel Willems
Frank Hoste
Sprint
Michel Vaarten — 10th place
1000m time trial
Michel Vaarten — 1:07.516 (→ Silver Medal)
Individual pursuit
Jean-Louis Baugnies — 11th place
Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Belgium in 1976.
Men's foil
Thierry Soumagne
Men's épée
Thierry Soumagne
Women's foil
Marie-Paule Van Eyck
Micheline Borghs
Claudine le Comte
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Pakistan (0-5)
Lost to New Zealand (1-2)
Defeated Spain (3-2)
Lost to West Germany (1-6)
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Defeated Argentina (3-2)
9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (3-2) → Ninth place
Team Roster
( 1.) Frank Smissaert
( 2.) Guy Miserque
( 3.) Francis Bouche
( 4.) Serge Dubois
( 5.) Bernard Smeekens
( 6.) Bernard Mauchien
( 7.) Paul Urbain
( 8.) Armand Solie
( 9.) Michel Vanderborght
(10.) Carl-Eric Vanderborght
(11.) Robert Maroye
(12.) Bruno De Clynsen
(13.) Jean-François Gilles
(14.) Jean Toussaint
(15.) Michel Van Tyckom
(16.) Jean-Claude Moraux
Head Coach: Ernst Willig
Geert Boekhout
Véronique Brisy
Colette Crabbe
François Deley
Chantal Grimard
Pirette Michel
Anne Richard
Ilse Schoors
Johan Van Steenberge
Carine Verbauwen
