Belgium at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
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Medals Rank: 10	Gold 3	Silver 7	Bronze 3	Total 13
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Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Contents 1 Medalists 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Aquatics 2.1 Diving 3 Athletics 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 5.1 Road cycling 5.2 Track cycling 6 Equestrian 7 Fencing 8 Football 9 Modern pentathlon 10 Rowing 11 Sailing 12 Shooting 13 Swimming 14 Water Polo 15 References

Medalists

Gold

• Jean Delarge — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

• Charles Delporte — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual

• Léon Huybrechts — Sailing, Men's 12' Centreboard Boat

Silver

• Henri Hoevenaers — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

• Jean Van Den Bosch, Henri Hoevenaers, and Alphonse Parfondry — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

• Fernand de Montigny, Albert De Rooker, Maurice Van Damme, Désiré Beaurain, Marcel Berré, and Charles Crahay — Fencing, Men's Foil Team

• Fernand de Montigny, Ernest Gevers, Léon Tom, Paul Anspach, Joseph de Craecker, and Charles Delporte — Fencing, Men's Épée Team

• Joseph De Combe — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Gérard Blitz, Maurice Blitz, Albert Durant, Joseph de Combe, Joseph Pletinckx, Joseph Cludts, Georges Fleurix, Paul Gailly, Pierre Dewin, Jules Thiry and Pierre Vermetten — Water polo, Men's Team Competition

• Pierre Ollivier — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight

Bronze

• Joseph Beecken — Boxing, Men's Middleweight

• Jean Van Den Bosch, Léonard Daghelinckx, Henri Hoevenaers, and Fernand Saive — Cycling, Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

• Maurice Van Damme — Fencing, Men's Foil Individual

Aquatics

Diving

Two divers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and the first time Belgium sent a woman in diving.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Albert Van Heymbeek	10 m platform	27	354.3	5	Did not advance
	Plain high dive	41	118	8	Did not advance

Women

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
		Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Sophie Hennebert	10 m platform	22	118	5	Did not advance

Athletics

Seventeen athletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcel Alavoine	Marathon	N/A						3:03:20.0	15
Paul Brochart	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
	200 m	23.0	1 Q	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Auguste Broos	Marathon	N/A						3:14:03.0	20
Henricus Cockuyt	100 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Léon Fourneau	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	4	Did not advance
Jean Hénault	High jump	N/A				1.80	2	Did not advance
Maurice Henrijean	Pole vault	N/A				3.66	1 Q	No mark	7
Pierre LeClercq	Marathon	N/A						3:27:54.0	26
Jules Migeot	400 m	51.0	3	Did not advance
	400 m hurdles	N/A		56.7	3	Did not advance
Eugène Moetbeek	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
François Morren	800 m	N/A		Unknown	2 Q	1:58.5	6	Did not advance
Josse Ruth	Pentathlon	N/A						Eliminated-3
	Decathlon	N/A						5866.670	17
Gerard Steurs	Marathon	N/A						Did not finish
Felicien Van de Putte	Marathon	N/A						Did not finish
Camille Van de Velde	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	8	Did not advance
	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
Joseph Van Der Wee	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	6	Did not advance
Fred Zinner	Pentathlon	N/A						Eliminated-3

Boxing

Ten boxers represented Belgium at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium won Olympic medals for the first time with two medals, including Jean Delarge's gold in the welterweight.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Joseph Beecken	Middleweight	Bye	Funk (USA) W	Daney (FRA) W	Mallin (GBR) L	Black (CAN) W	3 !
Lucien Debleyser	Flyweight	Trèvédic (FRA) L	Did not advance				17
Fernand Delarge	Light heavyweight	Sørsdal (NOR) L	Did not advance				17
Jean Delarge	Welterweight	Sauthier (SUI) W	O'Hanrahan (GBR) W	Ingram (RSA) W	Lewis (CAN) W	Méndez (ARG) W	1 !
Jean Devergnies	Featherweight	Bru (ESP) W	Francecchini (ITA) W	Dingley (GBR) W	Salas (USA) L	Quartucci (ARG) L	4
Alfred Genon	Lightweight	Lőwig (HUN) W	Sinclair (AUS) W	Boylstein (USA) L	Did not advance		5
Joseph Rémy	Welterweight	Dam (NED) L	Did not advance				17
François Sybille	Bantamweight	Barta (AUT) W	Ces (FRA) L	Did not advance			9
Karel Tuns	Featherweight	Bye	Dingley (GBR) L	Did not advance			9
Georges Van Haelen	Middleweight	Bye	Daney (FRA) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent Argentina 1 1 .500 Australia 1 0 1.000 Austria 1 0 1.000 Canada 2 0 1.000 Spain 1 0 1.000 France 1 3 .250 Great Britain 2 2 .500 Hungary 1 0 1.000 Italy 1 0 1.000 Netherlands 0 1 .000 Norway 0 1 .000 South Africa 1 0 1.000 Switzerland 1 0 1.000 United States 1 2 .333 Total 14 10 .583

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 3 .571 Round of 16 4 3 .571 Quarterfinals 3 1 .750 Semifinals 1 2 .333 Final 1 0 1.000 Bronze match 1 1 .500 Total 14 10 .583

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

The Belgians won both of the road cycling silver medals, with Hoevenaers leading the team and taking the individual medal. Three of the four road cyclists also competed in the team pursuit event on the track, winning bronze.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Henri Hoevenaers	Time trial	6:30:27.0	2 !
Alphonse Parfondry	Time trial	6:35:57.0	6
Fernand Saivé	Time trial	6:48:46.4	16
Jean Van Den Bosch	Time trial	6:40:31.4	10
Henri Hoevenaers Alphonse Parfondry Fernand Saivé Jean Vandenbosch	Team time trial	19:46:55.4	2 !

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Josef Boons	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Charles Cadron	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Léonard Daghelinckx	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Pierre De Bruyne	Sprint	13.8	1 Q	Advanced directly		Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	Did not advance
Jean Verheyen	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch	Team pursuit	5:12.0	1 Q	N/A		5:12.2	1 Q	N/A		Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3 !

Equestrian

Eleven equestrians represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of three nations (along with France and the United States) to have competed in each Olympic equestrian competition to that point. Belgium finished without a medal for the first time; the best result was the jumping team (at fourth), while the top individual place was de Brabandère's sixth in the eventing.

Equestrian	Event	Final
		Score	Time	Rank
Jules Bonvalet	Eventing	1428.0	N/A	16
Jean Breuls	Jumping	24.00	2:44.4	22
Baudouin de Brabandère	Eventing	1728.5	N/A	6
Roger Delrue	Dressage	170.8	N/A	23
Joseph Fallon	Eventing	1077.0	N/A	21
Nicolas LeRoy	Jumping	14.75	2:42.2	8
Gaston Mesmaekers	Jumping	22.75	2:50.0	18
Jacques Misonne	Jumping	19.50	3:05.4	13
Léon Nossent	Eventing	924.0	N/A	27
Georges Serlez	Dressage	242.0	N/A	9
Joseph Stevenart	Dressage	233.2	N/A	13
Jules Bonvalet Baudouin de Brabandère Joseph Fallon Léon Nossent	Team eventing	4233.5	N/A	5
Jean Breuls Nicolas LeRoy Gaston Mesmaekers Jacques Misonne	Team eventing	57.00	N/A	4

Fencing

Nineteen fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The four medals, including one gold, won by Belgian fencers put the country second on the sport's medal leaderboard for the year.

All four épéeists reached the twelve-man final, with Delporte winning the gold medal. The épée won silver, giving four-time Olympian Paul Anspach his fifth Olympic fencing medal 16 years after he won his first. Van Damme took bronze in the foil, as the team took silver, to give Belgium its first medals in foil fencing.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Acke	Sabre	N/A				2–4	6	Did not advance
Paul Anspach	Épée	4–4	5 Q	N/A		6–4	3 Q	6–5	4 Q	4–7	9
Omer Berck	Sabre	N/A				4–1	1 Q	3–5	6	Did not advance
Charles Crahay	Foil	2–1	2 Q	4–1	1 Q	2–3	5	Did not advance
Balthazar De Beuckelaer	Foil	0–1	3 Q	3–2	3 Q	2–3	3 Q	2–3	4 Q	0–6	7
Charles Delporte	Épée	7–2	1 Q	N/A		7–3	1 Q	6–5	2 Q	8–3	1 !
Émile Dufranc	Foil	3–0	1 Q	1–3	4	Did not advance
Robert Feyerick	Sabre	N/A				4–1	2 Q	4–4	6	Did not advance
Ernest Gevers	Épée	6–3	1 Q	N/A		6–3	1 Q	4–7	6 Q	1–10	12
Jules Maes	Sabre	N/A				4–2	2 Q	2–6	7	Did not advance
Léon Tom	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		6–3	3 Q	7–4	1 Q	5–6	7
Maurice Van Damme	Foil	3–0	1 Q	5–0	1 Q	2–3	4 Q	3–2	3 Q	4–2	3 !
Charles Delporte Robert Feyerick Félix Goblet Léon Tom Jean-Pierre Willems	Team sabre	1–0	2 Q	N/A		0–2	3	Did not advance
Paul Anspach Joseph De Craecker Fernand de Montigny Charles Delporte Ernest Gevers Léon Tom	Team épée	1–0	1 Q	N/A		1–0	1 Q	1–0	2 Q	2–1	2 !
Marcel Berré Désiré Beaurain Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Orphile De Montigny Maurice Van Damme	Team foil	Bye		N/A		2–0	1 Q	1–0	2 Q	1–1	2 !

Football

Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time, attempting to defend its 1920 gold medal. They were stunned in their first match, however, losing the second-round game to Sweden 8–1.

Round 1

Bye

Round 2

May 29, 1924	Sweden	8–1	Belgium	Stade Olympique, Colombes Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)
	Kock  8'  24'  77' Rydell  20'  61'  83' Brommesson  30' Keller  46'	Report	Larnoe  67'

Final rank

9th place

Modern pentathlon

Four pentathletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Pentathlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Léopold Buffin de Chosal	Individual	89.5	17
Jacques De Wykerslooth De Rooyesteyn	Individual	123	29
Jules Hulsmans	Individual	140.5	35
J. L. M. Van Loocke	Individual	92	18

Rowing

15 rowers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games, tying Canada and Great Britain for most rowing appearances.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alphonse Dewette Emile Gabriels Marcel Wauters	Coxed pairs	Unknown	3	N/A		Did not advance
Lucien Brouha Victor Denis Jules Georges Marcel Roman Jean van Silfhout	Coxed fours	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	4	Did not advance
A. D'Anvers Gérard de Gezelle R. de Landtsheere Albert Geinger Léon Lippens Hippolyte Schouppe Robert Swartelé Jean van Silfhout Marcel Wauters	Eights	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	4	Did not advance

Sailing

Eight sailors represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Huybrechts took the gold in the monotype dinghy.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
		Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Léon Huybrechts	Olympic monotype	2 Q	DNF	N/A		1	1	2	1 !
Léon Huybrechts John Klotz Léopold Standaert	6 metre class	6	7	3	16	Did not advance			5
Fernand Carlier Maurice Passelecq Emmanuel Pauwels Paul Van Halteren Victor Vanderslyen	8 metre class	5	2 Q	5	12	DNF (4)	4	8	4

Shooting

Fourteen sport shooters represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Conrad Adriaenssens	50 m rifle, prone	384	30
	600 m free rifle	78	41
Arthur Balbaert	50 m rifle, prone	385	26
	600 m free rifle	84	14
Albert Bosquet	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Charles Delbarre	50 m rifle, prone	383	31
Luis D'Heur	Trap	96	5
Émile Dupont	Trap	Unknown	31–44
François Lafortune	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
	600 m free rifle	83	19
Victor Robert	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
Jacques Thuriaux	25 m rapid fire pistol	11	50
Paul Van Asbroeck	25 m rapid fire pistol	8	51
	50 m rifle, prone	391	9
	600 m free rifle	82	24
Louis Van Tilt	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Conrad Adriaenssens Arthur Balbaert François Lafortune Charles Scheirlinckx Paul Van Asbroeck	Team free rifle	550	11
Albert Bosquet Louis D'Heur Émile Dupont Jacques Mouton Henri Quersin Louis Van Tilt	Team clay pigeons	550	11

Swimming

• Gérard Blitz
• Joseph de Combe
• Martial Van Schelle
• A. Buydens
• E. Theinpondt
• Joseph Callens

Water Polo

• Gérard Blitz
• Maurice Blitz
• Albert Durant
• Joseph de Combe
• Joseph Pletincx
• Joseph Cludts
• Georges Fleurix
• Paul Gailly
• Pierre Dewin
• Jules Thiry
• Pierre Vermetten

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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