# Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Edmond Spapen | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 1 August |
| Bronze | Léonard Steyaert | Boxing | Men's middleweight | 11 August |
| Bronze | Georges Anthony, François de Coninck, Léon Flament | Rowing | Men's coxed pair | 10 August |

## Athletics

32 athletes, 24 men and 8 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. It was the first time women's events were held in the sport.

### Men
   ### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Paul Brochart | 100 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Willy Dujardin | 100 m | 11.2 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adolphe Groscol | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fred Zinner | 100 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Brochart | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Willy Dujardin | 200 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adolphe Groscol | 200 m | 23.8 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| François Prinsen | 200 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Émile Langenraedt | 400 m | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| François Prinsen | 400 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérald Bertheloot | 800 m | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Philippe Coenjaerts | 800 m | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Serwy | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julien Serwy | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 18 |
| René Joannes-Powell | 110 m hurdles | — | — | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Armand Lepaffe | 110 m hurdles | — | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Émile Swinnen | 400 m hurdles | — | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jozef Langenus | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edgard Viseur | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul BrochartFred ZinnerAdolphe GroscolWilly Dujardin | 4×100 m relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Philippe CoenjaertsÉmile VerckenFrançois PrinsenÉmile Langenraedt | 4×400 m relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Léon Broers | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:44:37 | 18 |
| Jean Linssen | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:58:08 | 42 |
| Jean Marien | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:16:13 | 56 |
| Gerard Steuers | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:54:48 | 37 |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Maurice Henrijean | Pole vault | 3.50 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| René Joannes-Powell | Pole vault | No height | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérard Noël | Pole vault | 3.30 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Auguste Vos | Shot put | 12.52 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fred Zinner | Discus throw | 34.35 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gaston Étienne | Javelin throw | 54.34 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jules Herremans | Javelin throw | 56.33 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Gaston Étienne | Result | 13.0 | 5.51 | 9.65 | 1.50 | 1:00.2 | 20.8 | 29.81 | 3.20 | 54.85 | 4:51.4 | 4577 | 23 |
| Gaston Étienne | Points | 428 | 483 | 465 | 389 | 402 | 272 | 461 | 406 | 661 | 610 | 4577 | 23 |
| René Joannes-Powell | Result | 12.2 | 6.03 | 9.83 | 1.50 | 55.8 | 16.8 | 26.73 | 3.10 | 32.56 | 5:18.6 | 4780 | 25 |
| René Joannes-Powell | Points | 567 | 593 | 475 | 389 | 562 | 620 | 401 | 381 | 335 | 457 | 4780 | 25 |
| Gérard Noël | Result | 12.4 | 5.70 | 9.95 | 1.70 | 58.0 | 19.4 | 30.50 | 3.00 | 32.64 | DNF | 4106 | 27 |
| Gérard Noël | Points | 531 | 523 | 483 | 544 | 479 | 378 | 474 | 357 | 337 | 0 | 4106 | 27 |

### Women
   ### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sidonie Verschueren | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ida Degrande | 800 m | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juliette Segers | 800 m | — | — | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elise Van TruyenRose Van CrombruggeJuliette SegersLéontine Stevens | 4×100 m relay | — | — | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Léontine Stevens | High jump | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.48 | 5 |
| Elise Van Truyen | High jump | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.40 | 14 |
| Sidonie Verschueren | High jump | 1.40 | 1 Q | 1.40 | 14 |
| Lucie Petit-Diagre | Discus throw | 25.28 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jenny Toitgans | Discus throw | 24.40 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Six men represented Belgium in boxing in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Both men reached the round of 16 (Sartos by winning his first bout, Anneet with a bye), but were defeated there.
| 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 |
| Robert Sartos | Men's flyweight | Hyman Miller (USA) W points | Carlo Covagnioli (ITA) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Raymond Van Rumbecke | Men's bantamweight | Bye | Carmelo Robledo (ARG) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Lucian Biquet | Men's featherweight | Bye | Elimar Kloos (GER) W points | Jan Górny (POL) W points | Víctor Peralta (ARG) L points | Harold Devine (USA) L points | 4 |
| Pierre Godart | Men's lightweight | Gunnar Berggren (SWE) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Adrien Anneet | Men's welterweight | Bye | Cor Blommers (NED) L points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Léonard Steyaert | Men's middleweight | Bye | Albert Leidmann (GER) W points | Jack Chase (IRL) W points | Piero Toscani (ITA) L points | Fred Mallin (GBR) W points | |

## Cycling

Eight cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium had competed every time that Belgium had sent an Olympic team. For the first time since 1912, Belgium won no cycling medals.

### Road

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jean Aerts | Men's road race | 5:10:38 | 11 |
| Jean Chaerels | Men's road race | 5:16:05 | 24 |
| Pierre Houdé | Men's road race | 5:11:18 | 12 |
| Jef Lowagie | Men's road race | 5:11:54 | 13 |
| Jean AertsPierre HoudéJef Lowagie | Men's team road race | 15:33:50 | 5 |

### Track
#### Time trial

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jean Aerts | Men's time trial | 1:18.6 | 9 |

#### Match races

| Cyclist | Event | 1st Round | Repechage 1 | Repechage Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Cyclist | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Yves Van Massenhove | Men's sprint | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| August MeulemanAlbert MuylleJean Van BuggenhoutYves Van Massenhove | Men's team pursuit | 1 Q | — | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Nine riders, all men, represented Belgium in the equestrian events in 1928. It was Belgium's 5th appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with France and the United States) to compete in every Olympic equestrian competition to date. For the second time in a row, Belgium won no medals.

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Roger Delrue | Dreypuss | Dressage | 146.14 | 29 |
| Henri Laame | Belga | Dressage | 167.70 | 27 |
| Oswald Lints | Rira-t-elle | Dressage | 185.86 | 24 |
| Roger DelrueHenri LaameOswald Lints | DreypussBelgaRira-t-elle | Team dressage | 449.70 | 8 |

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye | Gigolo | Eventing | DNF | – |
| Louis Rousseaux | Swang | Eventing | 1872.02 | 11 |
| Georges Van der Ton | Remember Erin | Eventing | DNF | – |
| Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'ArdoyeLouis RousseauxGeorges Van der Ton | GigoloSwangRemember Erin | Team eventing | 1872.02 | 10 |

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | Final | Final | 1st re-ride | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | 2nd re-ride |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Baudoin De Brabandère | Miss América | Individual | 2:29 | 341⁄4 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gaston Mesmaekers | As de Pique | Individual | 1:37 | 14 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques Misonne | Keepsake | Individual | 2:04 | 16 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Baudoin De BrabandèreGaston MesmaekersJacques Misonne | Miss AméricaAs de PiqueKeepsake | Team | – | 641⁄4 | 14 | — | — | — | — |

## Fencing

21 fencers, 18 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport. Women fencers represented Belgium for the first time; Belgium had not had any entrants in the inaugural women's fencing competition in 1924. Belgium had three 4th-place finishes and four other final pool competitors, but won no medals. It was the first time since 1900 (Belgium's first appearance) that the nation failed to medal in the sport.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Charles Debeur | Men's épée | 5 wins | 6 Q | 5 wins | 6 Q | 4 wins | 4 Q | 3 wins | 7 |
| Charles Delporte | Men's épée | 6 wins | 3 Q | 7 wins | 5 Q | 5 wins | 3 Q | 4 wins | 6 |
| Léon Tom | Men's épée | 6 wins | 1 Q | 7 wins | 2 Q | 5 wins | 2 Q | 6 wins | 4 |
| Raymond Bru | Men's foil | — | — | 4 wins | 3 Q | 5 wins | 3 Q | 7 wins | 6 |
| Albert De Roocker | Men's foil | — | — | 4 wins | 1 Q | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pierre Pêcher | Men's foil | — | — | 5 wins | 3 Q | 2 wins | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Edith Addams | Women's foil | — | — | 3 wins | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jenny Addams | Women's foil | — | — | 4 wins | 3 Q | 4 wins | 4 Q | 2 wins | 6 |
| Hilda Deswarte | Women's foil | — | — | 2 wins | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Henri Brasseur | Men's sabre | — | — | 2 wins | 2 Q | 0 wins | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacques Kesteloot | Men's sabre | — | — | 2 wins | 3 Q | 2 wins | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Édouard Yves | Men's sabre | — | — | 2 wins | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Émile BarbierGeorges DamboisBalthazar De BeukelaerCharles DebeurCharles DelporteLéon Tom | Men's team épée | 1–0 | 1 Q | 2–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 0–3 | 4 |
| Raymond BruCharles CrahayAlbert De RoockerMax JanletPierre PêcherJean Verbrugge | Men's team foil | 2–1 | 2 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 1–0 | 1 Q | 0–2–1 | 4 |
| Modeste CuypersGaston KaanenJacques KestelootJoseph StordeurÉdouard Yves | Men's team sabre | — | — | 1–0 | 1 Q | 0–2 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Summary

| Team | Event | Prelim. | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament | Bye | Luxembourg W 5–3 | Argentina L 6–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Men's tournament

Belgium competed in men's football for the fourth time in 1928. The team beat Luxembourg in the round of 16 but was defeated by eventual silver medalists Argentina in the quarterfinals.

   ### Team roster

Head coach: Victor Löwenfelt
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | 4FW | Henri Bierna | (1905-09-02)2 September 1905 (aged 22) | US Liège |
| - | 3MF | Gustave Boesman | (1899-01-19)19 January 1899 (aged 29) | K.A.A. Gent |
| - | 3MF | Pierre Braine | (1900-10-26)26 October 1900 (aged 27) | K. Beerschot V.A.C. |
| - | 4FW | Raymond Braine | (1907-04-28)28 April 1907 (aged 21) | Beerschot |
| - | 1GK | Jean Caudron | (1895-11-15)15 November 1895 (aged 32) | R.S.C. Anderlecht |
| - | 1GK | Jean De Bie | (1892-05-09)9 May 1892 (aged 36) | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
| - | 4FW | Leon De Coninck | | La Gantoise |
| - | 2DF | Henri De Deken | (1907-08-03)3 August 1907 (aged 20) | Royal Antwerp F.C. |
| - | 4FW | Georges De Spae | (1900-09-30)30 September 1900 (aged 27) | K.A.A. Gent |
| - | 4FW | Gérard Devos | (1903-08-19)19 August 1903 (aged 24) | Cercle Brugge |
| - | 4FW | Jan Diddens | (1908-09-14)14 September 1908 (aged 19) | K.R.C. Mechelen |
| - | 3MF | Georges Ditzler | 15 November 1897 (aged 30) | Standard Liège |
| - | 3MF | Auguste Hellemans | (1907-09-14)14 September 1907 (aged 20) | K.V. Mechelen |
| - | 2DF | Nicolas Hoydonckx | (1900-12-29)29 December 1900 (aged 27) | Berchem Sport |
| - | 2DF | Jules Lavigne | (1901-03-10)10 March 1901 (aged 27) | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
| - | 4FW | Jacques Moeschal | (1900-09-06)6 September 1900 (aged 27) | Racing Club de Bruxelles |
| - | 2DF | August Ruyssevelt | (1896-11-04)4 November 1896 (aged 31) | Beerschot |
| - | 3MF | Henri Van Averbeke | (1901-10-26)26 October 1901 (aged 26) | K. Beerschot V.A.C. |
| - | 3MF | Florimond Vanhalme | (1895-03-21)21 March 1895 (aged 33) | Cercle Brugge |
| - | 4FW | Sébastien Verhulst | (1907-02-19)19 February 1907 (aged 21) | Beerschot |
| - | 4FW | Louis Versyp | (1908-12-05)5 December 1908 (aged 19) | Club Brugge |
| - | 4FW | Bernard Voorhoof | (1910-05-10)10 May 1910 (aged 18) | Lierse S.K. |

   ### Round of 16
   ### Quarterfinals
   ### Consolation tournament, First round
## Hockey

Belgium competed in men's field hockey for the second time. The team, which had won bronze in the previous tournament in 1920, reached the bronze medal match in 1928. There, they lost to Germany and finished in 4th place.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament | India L 9–0 | Switzerland W 3–0 | Austria W 4–0 | Denmark W 1–0 | 2 QB | Germany L 3–0 | 4 |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.
* Lambert Adelot
* Claude Baudoux
* Yvon Baudoux
* Freddy Cattoir
* Louis De Deken
* Paul Delheid
* Louis Diercxsens
* Auguste Goditiabois
* Adolphe Goemaere
* Georges Grosjean
* Joseph Jastine
* Carl Koning
* René Mallieux
* André Seeldrayers
* Étienne Soubre
* John Van Der Straeten
* Émile Vercken
* Corneille Wellens
* F. Carez
* Ch. de Keyzer
* V. de Laveleye
* Jacques Rensburg

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 8 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
* 18 May 1928 16:30
| India | 9–0 | Belgium |
| Seaman 5', 55' Marthins 19' Khan 28', 29', 36', ?', ?' Chand 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: W. Simon (GER) T. Evekink (NED)
* 20 May 1928 16:00
| Belgium | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| Delheid 15' Diercxsens 34' Vercken 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) F. Schiff (NED)
* 22 May 1928 19:00
| Belgium | 4–0 | Austria |
| Diercxsens ?', ?', ?' Baudoux 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) B. Turnbull (IND)
* 24 May 1928 16:00
| Denmark | 0–1 | Belgium |
| | Report | Seeldrayers 60' |
* Umpires: W. Simon (GER) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

#### Bronze match

* 26 May 1928 14:00
| Germany | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Haag ?', ?', ?' | Report | |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 23,400 Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND) W. C. Ricketts (IND)

## Modern pentathlon

Belgium had the maximum number of pentathletes, three men, in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | Total |
| Pentathlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Charles Cumont | Men's individual | 29 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 144 | 35 |
| Édouard Écuyer de le Court | Men's individual | 27 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 111 | 27 |
| Charles Vannerom | Men's individual | 25 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 23 | 135 | 32 |

## Rowing

21 men represented Belgium in rowing in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, matching Canada and Great Britain for the most. Belgium entered boats in 6 of the 7 events. None of the boats reached the final in its event, but the coxed pair boat won a bronze medal by being one of the three boats to reach the semifinals. It was Belgium's first medal in the sport since 1912.
| Rower | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jack Mottart | Men's single sculls | 8:14.8 | 2 R | 8:17.0 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Philippe Van VolckxsomCarlos Van den Driessche | Men's coxless pair | 8:15.0 | 2 R | 8:36.4 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| André HouppelyneAchille Mengé | Men's double sculls | 8:05.6 | 2 R | 7:56.6 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Léon FlamentFrançois de ConinckGeorges Anthony (cox) | Men's coxed pair | 8:58.4 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 8:02.4 | 2 R | Walkover | 1 Q | — | — | 7:59.4 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jean BauwensTheo WambekeAlphonse De WetteCharles Van SonMaurice Delplanck (cox) | Men's coxed four | 7:41.8 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 7:55.4 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 7:30.2 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcel RomanH. MichaJ. JonletA. LambrechtAndré LemaireVictor DenisR. MacorsJ. Van MalderenGeorges Anthony (cox) | Men's eight | 6:47.0 | 1 R | 6:47.8 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

6 men represented Belgium in sailing in 1928. It was the nation's 4th appearance in the sport. Belgium had boats in 2 of the 3 events.

### Dinghy

| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Final series | Final series | Final series | Net points | Final rank |
| Sailor | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Prelim rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank |
| Léon Huybrechts | 12' Dinghy | 2 | 10 RET | 4 | 9 DQ | 25 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### 6 metre and 8 metre classes

| Sailor | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Results | Rank |
| A. J. J. Fridt (helm)Ludovic FranckFrits MulderWilly Van RompaeyArthur Sneyers | 6 Metre | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2 × 2nd | 5 |

## Swimming

Five men represented Belgium in swimming in 1928. It was the nation's 6th appearance in the sport, in which Belgium competed each time Belgium had appeared at the Summer Olympics. None of the Belgian swimmers reached the finals of their events.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martial van Schelle | Men's 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérard Blitz | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:18.8 | 2 Q | DNS | – | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joseph De Combe | Men's 200 m breaststroke | DNF | – | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Louis Van Parijs | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 3:00.0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gérard BlitzPierre CoppietersLouis Van ParijsMartial van Schelle | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Water polo

Belgium competed in men's water polo for the 6th time. For the first time, Belgium failed to win a medal; the team fell to eventual gold medalist Germany in the quarterfinals.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament | Ireland W 11–1 | Germany L 5–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| | René Bauwens | 11 March 1894 | 34 | ? | 2 | 2 |
| | Fernard Bettens | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Gérard Blitz | 1 August 1901 | 27 | ? | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Jules Brandeleer | | | ? | 2 | 0 |
| | Pierre Coppieters | 24 June 1907 | 21 | ? | 2 | 6 |
| | Henri De Pauw | 26 February 1911 | 17 | ? | 1 | 3 |
| | Joseph Malissart | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | André Mélardy | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | J. J. Tensen | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Louis Van Gheem | | | ? | 2 | 1 |
| | Fernand Visser | | | ? | 1 | 0 |

#### Round of 16

| 5 August 1928 | OR p. 808 | Belgium | 11–1 | Ireland | Amsterdam Referees: R. Morberger (AUT) |
| Amsterdam Referees: R. Morberger (AUT) |||

#### Quarterfinals

| 6 August 1928 | OR p. 811 | Belgium | 3–5 | Germany | Amsterdam Referees: J. Hodgson (GBR) |
| Amsterdam Referees: J. Hodgson (GBR) |||

## Weightlifting

Eight men represented Belgium in weightlifting in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport.
| Lifter | Event | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Lifter | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Albert Maes | Men's −60 kg | 72.5 | 12 | 75 | 14 | 100 | 13 | 247.5 | 16 |
| Ferdinand Renier | Men's −60 kg | 72.5 | 12 | 77.5 | 12 | 105 | 8 | 255 | 11 |
| J. Adriaenssens | Men's −67.5 kg | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | – |
| V. Van Hamme | Men's −67.5 kg | 77.5 | 10 | 80 | 11 | 105 | 12 | 262.5 | 12 |
| M. Van der Goten | Men's −75 kg | 77.5 | 18 | 87.5 | 11 | 115 | 9 | 280 | 11 |
| Jan Van Rompaey | Men's −75 kg | 92.5 | 4 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 292.5 | 8 |
| Jules Van Der Goten | Men's −82.5 kg | 80 | 12 | 92.5 | 12 | 120 | 12 | 292.5 | 13 |
| Marcel Panen | Men's +82.5 kg | 85 | 16 | 85 | 16 | 115 | 15 | 280 | 15 |

## Wrestling

13 men represented Belgium in wrestling in 1928. Belgium was one of 3 nations (along with Finland and France) to have a wrestler in each event. It was the nation's 5th appearance in the sport. Spapen won Belgium's only wrestling medal in 1928, a silver.

### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Gold medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Silver medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Bronze medal rounds | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Edmond Spapen | Men's bantamweight | — | Trifunov (CAN) W | Mäkinen (FIN) L | Did not advance | Bye | Sansum (GBR) W | Already ranked | Already ranked | |
| Pierre Bressinck | Men's featherweight | Bye | Morrison (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Minder (SUI) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | 5 |
| Jean Smet | Men's lightweight | Bye | Nilsen (NOR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 8 |
| Hyacinthe Roosen | Men's welterweight | Jacobsen (DEN) W | Letchford (CAN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 7 |
| Louis Van Der Herten | Men's middleweight | Bye | Hammonds (USA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 8 |
| Jacques Van Assche | Men's light heavyweight | — | Rowe (GBR) W | Edwards (USA) L | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 5 |
| Léon Charlier | Men's heavyweight | — | Wernli (SUI) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | Not qualified | 6 |

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pierre Mollin | Men's bantamweight | Bye | Ahlfors (FIN) L Fall 3pts | Gozzi (ITA) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 9 |
| Jacques Dillen | Men's featherweight | Meyer (DEN) W Decision 1pt | Egeberg (NOR) W Decision 2pts | Steinig (GER) L Decision 5pts | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Frits Janssens | Men's lightweight | Parisel (FRA) W Fall 0pts | Borges (DEN) W Decision 1pt | Sperling (GER) L Fall 4pts | Massop (NED) L Fall 7pts | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Jean Saenen | Men's middleweight | Poilvé (FRA) W Decision 1pt | Balkema (NED) W Fall 1pt | Papp (HUN) L Fall 4pts | Baytorun (TUR) W Fall 4pts | Kusnets (EST) L Fall 7pts | Did not advance | — | 5 |
| Nicolas Appels | Men's light heavyweight | Moustafa (EGY) L Fall 3pts | Clody (FRA) W Fall 3pts | Vávra (TCH) W Fall 3pts | Bye | Rieger (GER) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | — | 4 |
| Gustave Colpaert | Men's heavyweight | Urban (TCH) L Fall 3pts | Donati (ITA) L Fall 6pts | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | 11 |