Belgium at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games

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At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix
Competitors 18 (17 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals
Rank: 10		 Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
1		 Total
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Belgium competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Mulder, CharlesCharles Mulder
Mortiaux, RenéRené Mortiaux
van den Broeck, PaulPaul van den Broeck
Verschueren, VictorVictor Verschueren
Willems, HenriHenri Willems		 Bobsleigh Four/five-man

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
BEL Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul Van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems		 Four/five-man 1:29.89 3 1:34.22 3 1:29.98 3 1:28.20 3 6:02.29

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event CF FS Points Places Final rank
Freddy Mésot Men's singles 8 7 266.18 54 9
Pairs
Athletes Points Score Final rank
Georgette Herbos
Georges Wagemans		 37 8.82 5

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Group B

The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team GP W L GF GA
 United States 3 3 0 52 0
 Great Britain 3 2 1 34 16
 France 3 1 2 9 42
 Belgium 3 0 3 8 45
28 Jan  United States 19:0
(9:0,6:0,4:0)		  Belgium
30 Jan  Great Britain 19:3
(8:1,6:1,5:1)		  Belgium
31 Jan  France 7:5
(3:3,3:1,1:1)		  Belgium
—  Belgium (BEL)
Louis De Ridder
François Franck
Henri Louette
André Poplimont
Ferdinand Rudolph
Paul Van den Broeck
Charles Van den Driessche
Philippe Van Volckxsom
Gaston Van Volxem
Viktor Verschueren

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Marcel Moens 1:02.2 26
Philippe van Volckxsom 56.4 23
Gaston van Hazebroeck 55.8 22
Louis de Ridder 52.8 19
1500 m Marcel Moens 3:16.8 21
Philippe van Volckxsom 3:14.6 20
Louis de Ridder 3:01.8 19
Gaston van Hazebroeck 2:54.8 17
5000 m Marcel Moens 11:30.4 21
Gaston van Hazebroeck 10:13.8 17

All-round
Distances: 500m; 1000m; 5000m & 10,000m.

Athlete Until distance 1 Until distance 2 Until distance 3 Total
Points Score rank Points Score rank Points Score rank Points Score rank
Philippe van Volckxsom 17.5 56.40 17 DNF
Gaston van Hazebroeck 16 55.80 16 24 117.18 12 33 175.45 11 DNF
Louis de Ridder 13 52.80 13 DNF

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