# Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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.

## Medalists

Belgium finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals and three bronze medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Ivo van Damme | Athletics | men's 800 metres |
| Silver | Ivo van Damme | Athletics | men's 1500 metres |
| Silver | Michel Vaarten | Cycling | men's 1000 metre time trial |
| Bronze | Karel Lismont | Athletics | men's marathon |
| Bronze | François Mathy | Equestrian | individual jumping Grand Prix |
| Bronze | Eric Wauters François Mathy Edgar-Henri Cuepper Stanny van Paesschen | Equestrian | team jumping Grand Prix |

## Archery

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)

## Athletics

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)

## Boxing

One man represented Belgium in boxing in 1976.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rudy Gauwe | Men's heavyweight | Bye | Eric George (ISV) W walk-over | Clarence Hill (BER) L 5-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Cycling

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 Heirweg
* 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

## Fencing

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

## Hockey
### 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

## Swimming

* Geert Boekhout
* Véronique Brisy
* Colette Crabbe
* François Deley
* Chantal Grimard
* Pirette Michel
* Anne Richard
* Ilse Schoors
* Johan Van Steenberge
* Carine Verbauwen