Belgium at the Olympics

Belgium has been in most Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Belgium is BEL.

History
Athletes from Belgium competed for the first time was at the 1900 Games.  The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.  Belgian athletes have won 142 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another five at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Belgium was formed and recognized in 1906.

List of medalists
Summer Olympics
 Medal Name Games Sport Event     1924 Paris  Boxing  Men's welterweight           1924 Paris  Fencing  Men's épée individual         1924 Paris  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race   Alphonse ParfondryJean Van Den Bosch  1924 Paris  Cycling (Road)  Men's team time trial   Joseph De CraeckerCharles DelporteOrphile Fernand De MontignyErnest GeversLéon Tom  1924 Paris  Fencing  Men's épée team   Charles Crahay  1924 Paris  Fencing  Men's foil team     1924 Paris  Boxing  Men's middleweight   Henri HoevenaersFerdinand SaiveJean Van Den Bosch  1924 Paris  Cycling (Track)  Men's team pursuit (4000m)     1924 Paris  Fencing  Men's foil individual     1928 Amsterdam  Wrestling  Men's Bantamweight Freestyle     1928 Amsterdam  Boxing  Men's middleweight   François De ConinckLéon Flament  1928 Amsterdam  Rowing  Men's pair-oared shell with coxswain   Armand PutzeysFrançois Vandermotte  1936 Berlin  Cycling (Road)  Men's team time trial   National water polo team, Albert Casteleyns, Pierre Coppieters, Henri Disy, Joseph De Combe, Henri De Pauw, Fernand Issele, Edmond Michiels, Henri Stoelen  1936 Berlin  Water polo  Men's competition     1948 London  Athletics  Men's 5,000m   Leon DelathouwerEugene Van Rososbroeck  1948 London  Cycling (Road)  Men's team time trial     1948 London  Boxing  Men's lightweight     1948 London  Cycling (Track)  Men's 1 km time trial     1948 London  Athletics  Men's marathon     1948 London  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race   Georges Camille De BourgignonHenri PaternosterAndré Van De Werve De VorsselaerPaul Louis Jean ValckeEdouard Yves  1948 London  Fencing  Men's foil team     1952 Helsinki  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race   Robert GrondelaersLucien Victor  1952 Helsinki  Cycling (Road)  Men's team time trial     1952 Helsinki  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race    Robert Baetens  1952 Helsinki  Rowing  Men's coxless pair     1956 Melbourne  Sailing  Men's finn     1956 Melbourne  Wrestling  Men's Featherweight Freestyle     1960 Rome  Athletics  Men's 800m     1960 Rome  Cycling (Track)  Men's individual spring     1960 Rome  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race     1960 Rome  Sailing  Men's finn      1964 Tokyo  Athletics  Men's 3000m steeplechase     1964 Tokyo  Cycling (Track)  Men's 1 km time trial     1964 Tokyo  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race     1968 Mexico City  Weightlifting  Men's heavyweight   Robert Van Lancker  1968 Mexico City  Cycling (Track)  Men's 2000m tandem     1972 Munich  Athletics  Men's 10,000m     1972 Munich  Athletics  Men's marathon     1976 Montreal  Athletics  Men's 800m     1976 Montreal  Athletics  Men's 1,500m     1976 Montreal  Cycling (Track)  Men's 1 km time trial     1976 Montreal  Athletics  Men's marathon     1980 Moscow  Judo  Men's half-heavyweight     1984 Los Angeles  Cycling (Track)  Men's points race   Dirk Crois  1984 Los Angeles  Rowing  Men's double sculls     1984 Los Angeles  Rowing  Women's single sculls     1984 Los Angeles  Swimming  Women's 200m breaststroke     1988 Seoul  Judo  Men's half-heavyweight     1988 Seoul  Shooting  Men's trap     1992 Barcelona  Rowing  Women's single sculls     1992 Barcelona  Cycling (Track)  Men's points race     1992 Barcelona  Judo  Women's middleweight     1996 Atlanta  Judo  Women's half-heavyweight     1996 Atlanta  Swimming  Men's 100m breaststroke     1996 Atlanta  Judo  Women's half-middleweight     1996 Atlanta  Sailing  Men's finn     1996 Atlanta  Judo  Men's heavyweight     1996 Atlanta  Judo  Women's lightweight     2000 Sydney  Cycling (Mountain bike)  Men's cross-country   Matthew Gilmore  2000 Sydney  Cycling (Track)  Men's madison     2000 Sydney  Judo  Women's extra-lightweight     2000 Sydney  Judo  Women's half-middleweight   Dominique Van Roost  2000 Sydney  Tennis  Women's doubles     2004 Athens  Tennis  Women's singles     2004 Athens  Cycling (Road)  Men's individual race     2004 Athens  Judo  Women's half-lightweight     2008 Beijing  Athletics  Women's high jump   Kim GevaertHanna MariënÉlodie Ouédraogo   2008 Beijing  Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay   Lionel Cox  2012 London  Shooting  Men's 50 metre rifle prone     2012 London Judo  Women's 48 kg     2012 London  Sailing  Laser Radial

Winter Olympics
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   René MortiauxPaul Van den BroeckVictor VerschuerenHenri Willems  1924 Chamonix  Bobsleigh  Four-man     1928 St. Moritz  Figure skating  Men's individual   Pierre Baugniet  1948 St. Moritz  Figure skating  Pairs   Freddy MansveldLouis-Georges NielsJacques Mouvet  1948 St. Moritz  Bobsleigh  Four-man     1998 Nagano  Speed skating  Men's 5000 metres

Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
 1896 Athens  did not participate 1900 Paris  5  5  5  15 1904 St. Louis  did not participate 1908 London  1  5  2  8 1912 Stockholm  2  1  3  6 1920 Antwerp (host nation)  14  11  11  36 1924 Paris  3  7  3  13 1928 Amsterdam  0  1  2  3 1932 Los Angeles  0  0  0  0 1936 Berlin  0  0  2  2 1948 London  2  2  3  7 1952 Helsinki  2  2  0  4 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm  0  2  0  2 1960 Rome  0  2  2  4 1964 Tokyo  2  0  1  3 1968 Mexico City  0  1  1  2 1972 Munich  0  2  0  2 1976 Montreal  0  3  3  6 1980 Moscow  1  0  0  1 1984 Los Angeles  1  1  2  4 1988 Seoul  0  0  2  2 1992 Barcelona  0  1  2  3 1996 Atlanta  2  2  2  6 2000 Sydney  0  2  3  5 2004 Athens  1  0  2  3 2008 Beijing  2  0  0  2 2012 London  0  1  2  3 Total  38  51  53  142

Medals by Winter Games
 1924 Chamonix  0  0  1  1 1928 St. Moritz  0  0  1  1 1932 Lake Placid  0  0  0  0 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen  0  0  0  0 1948 St. Moritz  1  1  0  2 1952 Oslo  0  0  0  0 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo  0  0  0  0 1960 Squaw Valley  did not participate 1964 Innsbruck  0  0  0  0 1968 Grenoble  did not participate 1972 Sapporo  0  0  0  0 1976 Innsbruck  0  0  0  0 1980 Lake Placid  0  0  0  0 1984 Sarajevo  0  0  0  0 1988 Calgary  0  0  0  0 1992 Albertville  0  0  0  0 1994 Lillehammer  0  0  0  0 1998 Nagano  0  0  1  1 2002 Salt Lake City  0  0  0  0 2006 Turin  0  0  0  0 2010 Vancouver  0  0  0  0 Total  1  1  3  5

Medals by sport
 Archery  11  6  3  20 Cycling  6  8  10  24 Equestrian  4  2  6  12 Athletics  3  6  2  11 Fencing  3  3  4  10 Sailing  2  4  3  9 Judo  2  1  8  11 Shooting  1  4  3  8 Weightlifting  1  2  1  4 Boxing  1  1  2  4 Swimming  1  1  2  4 Figure skating  1  0  1  2 Football  1  0  1  2 Tennis  1  0  1  2 Rowing  0  6  2  8 Water polo  0  4  2  6 Wrestling  0  3  0  3 Bobsleigh  0  1  1  2 Gymnastics  0  1  1  2 Field hockey  0  0  1  1 Speed skating  0  0  1  1 Tug of war  0  0  1  1 Total  38  53  56  147

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

 Other websites 
  Belgium profile at London2012.com 
 Belgium at Olympic.org

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