Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  BEL
NOC Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 147 (128 men, 19 women) in 16 sports
Medals
Rank: 15		 Gold
2		 Silver
2		 Bronze
3		 Total
7
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Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

  • Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
  • Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to South Korea (27-29)
  • Lost to China (34-44)
  • Defeated Iraq (98-20)
  • Defeated Chile (38-36)
  • Defeated Philippines (37-35)
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over)
  • 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45)
  • 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place

[edit] References


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