# Belgium at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Paul Anspach | Fencing | Men's épée | 13 July |
| Gold | Paul Anspach, Henri Anspach, Robert Hennet, Fernand de Montigny, Jacques Ochs, François Rom, Gaston Salmon and Victor Willems | Fencing | Men's team épée | 10 July |
| Silver | Polydore Veirman | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 19 July |
| Bronze | Emmanuel de Blommaert | Equestrian | Individual jumping | 16 July |
| Bronze | Belgium men's national water polo team Albert DurantHerman DonnersVictor BoinHerman MeyboomJoseph PletincxOscar GrégoireFélicien CourbetJean HoffmanPierre Nijs | Water polo | Men's Team Competition | 16 July |
| Bronze | Philippe Le Hardy De Beaulieu | Fencing | Men's épée | 13 July |

## Aquatics
### Swimming

Five swimmers competed for Belgium at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming, a sport in which Belgium had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics.
None of the Belgian swimmers advanced to the finals in their individual events; two reached the semifinals.
(Ranks given are within the swimmer's heat.)

#### Men

| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Félicien Courbet | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 3:12.6 | 1 Q | 3:11.6 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Félicien Courbet | 400 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 6:52.6 | 2 Q | 6:59.8 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oscar Grégoire | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Herman Meyboom | 100 m freestyle | 1:15.4 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jules Wuyts | 100 m freestyle | 1:13.6 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

| Swimmer | Events | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Claire Guttenstein | 100 m freestyle | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Water polo

Belgium made its third Olympic water polo appearance in 1912, having competed both times the country had sent athletes to the Olympics previously. After taking the silver medals in 1908 and 1900, the Belgians were only able to win a bronze at these Games.
Belgium had the misfortune of meeting eventual gold medalists Great Britain in the quarterfinals, though this misfortune was mitigated by the use of the Bergvall System in the tournament (giving Belgium an opportunity to take silver even after this defeat). The Belgian squad gave the British side the greatest challenge the latter faced all tournament, taking the match into extra time before falling. In the repechage rounds, the Belgians defeated both of the other quarterfinal losers in turn. They then beat the losing finalist Austrians to set up a match against Sweden for the silver and bronze medals. This was the fifth match of the tournament for Belgium (the most of any team—the Belgians were the only side to play every other team in 1912), and the Swedes proved too much and defeated Belgium 4–2.
| Team | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Repechage semifinal | Repechage final | Silver round 1 | Silver round 2 | Silver match | Rank |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium | Water polo | Great Britain (GBR) L 5–7 a.e.t. | did not advance | did not advance | Hungary (HUN) W 6–5 | France (FRA) W 4–1 | Bye | Austria (AUT) W 5–4 | Sweden (SWE) L 2–4 | |

#### Quarterfinals

| July 7, 1912 | Belgium | 5–7 a.e.t. | Great Britain | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| July 7, 1912 | Grégoire (2), Meyboom (2), Nijs | Goals | Hill (2), Wilkinson (2), Radmilovic (2), Bentham | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |

#### Repechage semifinal

| July 10, 1912 | Belgium | 6–5 | Hungary | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| July 10, 1912 | ? | Goals | Fazekas (3), Rémi, ? | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |

#### Repechage final

| July 11, 1912 | Belgium | 4–1 | France | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| July 11, 1912 | ? | Goals | ? | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |

#### Silver round 2

| July 15, 1912 | Belgium | 5–4 | Austria | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| July 15, 1912 | ? | Goals | Scheff, ? | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |

#### Silver medal match

| July 16, 1912 | Belgium | 2–4 | Sweden | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |
| July 16, 1912 | ? | Goals | Bergqvist (2), V. Andersson, R. Andersson | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken |

## Athletics

2 athletes competed for Belgium in 1912. It was the country's second appearance in athletics.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Léon Aelter | 100 m | ? | 2 | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Léon Aelter | 200 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| François Delloye | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | ? | 6-7 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

A single cyclist represented Belgium. It was the third appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Belgium had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Jules Patou, who had also competed in 1908, was the only Belgian cyclist and did not finish the time trial.

### Road cycling

| Cyclist | Events | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Events | Result | Rank |
| Jules Patou | Ind. time trial | did not finish | did not finish |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Emmanuel de Blommaert | Clonmore | Individual | 135 | 21 |
| Gaston de Trannoy | Capricieux | Individual | 117 | 17 |

### Eventing

(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
| Rider | Horse | Event | Long distance | Long distance | Cross country | Cross country | Steeplechase | Steeplechase | Show jumping | Show jumping | Dressage | Dressage | Total | Total |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Paul Convert | La Sioute | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 9.85 | 14 | 10.00 | 10 | 8.33 | 14 | did not start | did not start | did not finish | did not finish |
| Emmanuel de Blommaert | Clonmore | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | did not finish | did not finish |
| Gaston de Trannoy | Capricieux | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 9.69 | 17 | 10.00 | 12 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Retired | Retired | did not finish | did not finish |
| Guy Reyntiens | Beau Soleil | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | did not finish | did not finish |
| Paul Convert Emmanuel de Blommaert Gaston de Trannoy Guy Reyntiens | La Sioute Clonmore Capricieux Beau Soleil | Team | 30.00 | 1 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | did not finish | did not finish |

### Jumping

| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Emmanuel de Blommaert | Clonmore | Individual | 5 | |
| Guy Reyntiens | Beau Soleil | Individual | 29 | 30 |
| Paul Convert Emmanuel de Blommaert Gaston de Trannoy | La Sioute Clonmore Capricieux | Team | 60 | 6 |

## Fencing

12 fencers represented Belgium. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Belgium had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. The Belgians had great success in the épée event, placing four fencers in the final and taking three of the top four places, including the gold and bronze medals. They also took the gold medal in the team épée event. These gold medals were the first Olympic championships won by Belgian fencers; the country's best result before 1912 was a bronze medal. Ragnar Wicksell
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank |
| Henri Anspach | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Anspach | Épée | Bye | Bye | 0 losses | 1 Q | 2 losses | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Anspach | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 2 losses | 2 Q | 2 losses | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Anspach | Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 2 losses | 1 Q | 0 losses | 2 Q | 6–1 | |
| Marcel Berré | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcel Berré | Épée | 4 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Victor Boin | Épée | 0 losses | 1 Q | 2 losses | 2 Q | 2 losses | 1 Q | 4–3 | 4 |
| Fernand de Montigny | Foil | 1 loss | 2 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fernand de Montigny | Épée | 2 losses | 2 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Hennet | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Philippe Le Hardy de Beaulieu | Épée | 3 losses | 2 Q | 0 losses | 1 Q | 2 losses | 1 Q | 4–3 | |
| Jacques Ochs | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacques Ochs | Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 4 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gaston Salmon | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gaston Salmon | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Léon Tom | Foil | 0 losses | 1 Q | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Léon Tom | Épée | 2 losses | 2 Q | 1 losses | 1 Q | 1 losses | 1 Q | 1–6 | 7 |
| Victor Willems | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Victor Willems | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Anspach Paul Anspach Marcel Berré Robert Hennet Philippe le Hardy Jacques Ochs Gaston Salmon Léon Tom | Team sabre | N/A | N/A | 1–0 | 1 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henri Anspach Paul Anspach Fernand de Montigny Robert Hennet Jacques Ochs François Rom Gaston Salmon Victor Willems | Team épée | N/A | N/A | 1–0 | 1 Q | 2–1 | 2 Q | 3–0 | |

## Rowing

Six rowers represented Belgium. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Veirman took the silver medal in the single sculls, as Belgium took a single silver medal in rowing for the third time.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Polydore Veirman | Single sculls | 7:59.2 | 1 Q | 7:45.2 | 1 Q | 7:41.0 | 1 Q | 7:56.0 | |
| Léonard Nuytens (cox) Georges Van Den Bossche Edmond Vanwaes Guillaume Visser Georges Willems | Coxed four | 7:15.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wrestling
### Greco-Roman

Belgium sent a single wrestler in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance, with the nation not having competed in the Olympics in 1896 or 1904 and wrestling not having been on the programme in 1900. Gerstmans, competing in the heavyweight class, lost his first two matches and was quickly eliminated.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Wrestler | Class | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank |
| Laurent Gerstmans | Heavyweight | Lindstrand (SWE) L | Backenius (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |