Belgium at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 135 (130 men and 5 women) in 16 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 14 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 4 |
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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.[1]
Contents
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
- Robert Baetens and Michel Knuysen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
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Basketball
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- 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
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Canoeing
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Cycling
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- 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)
Fencing
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14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.
- Marcel Van Der Auwera, Gustave Ballister, François Heywaert, Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Édouard Yves
Gymnastics
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Hockey
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Modern pentathlon
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One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Shooting
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Four shooters represented Belgium in 1952.
Swimming
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Water polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
