Belgium at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

Gold

• André Noyelle – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle and Lucien Victor – Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

• Robert Grondelaers – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Bob Baetens and Michel Knuysen – Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Qualification Round (Group A)
• Lost to Cuba (51–59)
• Defeated Switzerland (59–49)
• Lost to Cuba (63–71) → did not advance

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• André Noyelle – 5:06:03.4 (→ Gold Medal)
• Robert Grondelaers – 5:06:51.2 (→ Silver Medal)
• Lucien Victor – 5:07:52.0 (→ 4th place)
• Rik Van Looy – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Joseph De Bakker
• Final – 1:14.7 (→ 10th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Stéphan Martens – 10th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Gabriel Glorieux, José Pauwels, Paul De Paepe, and Robert Raymond
• Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 5th place)

Men's 2.000m Tandem Race

• Gabriel Glorieux, Pierre Gosselin – 10th place

Fencing

14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.

Men's foil

• André Verhalle
• Paul Valcke
• Gustave Ballister

Men's team foil

• Pierre Van Houdt, André Verhalle, Alex Bourgeois, Paul Valcke, Édouard Yves, Gustave Ballister

Men's épée

• Jean-Baptiste Maquet
• Ghislain Delaunois
• Robert Henrion

Men's team épée

• Ghislain Delaunois, Jean-Baptiste Maquet, Albert Bernard, Robert Henrion, Paul Valcke

Men's sabre

• Gustave Ballister
• François Heywaert
• Marcel Van Der Auwera

Men's team sabre

• Marcel Van Der Auwera, Gustave Ballister, François Heywaert, Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Édouard Yves

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.

• Francis Plumerel

Rowing

Belgium had 12 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.

Men's single sculls

• Henri Steenacker

Men's double sculls

• Robert George
• Jos Van Stichel

Men's coxless pair

• Michel Knuysen
• Bob Baetens

Men's coxed pair

• Hippolyte Mattelé
• Eugène Jacobs
• Kamiel Van Dooren (cox)

Men's coxless four

• Charles Van Antwerpen
• Jos Rosa
• Harry Elzendoorn
• Florent Caers

Sailing

Shooting

Four shooters represented Belgium in 1952.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Frans Lafortune
• Jacques Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• Frans Lafortune
• Jacques Lafortune

Trap

• Albert Fichefet
• Gaston Van Roy

Swimming

Men

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Women

<small>Ranks given are within the heat.</small>

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References