Belgium has competed at most editions of the Olympic Games after making its first appearance at the 1900 Games. The nation was host to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
The National Olympic Committee for Belgium was created and recognized in 1906.
Hosted Games Belgium has hosted the Games on one occasion. Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events1920 Summer Olympics Antwerp 20 April – 12 September 29 2,626 156
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
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Notes Art competitions (1912–1948) are not included in the medal table above, as they were non-sports events formerly part of the Olympic Games. Belgium won a total of eight art competition medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze), across the 1920, 1932, and 1936 Summer Olympics. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, the bronze medal in the football tournament, won by a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles competing as a mixed team—composed primarily of Belgian athletes alongside a few non-Belgian participants—was attributed to Belgium.
Medals by Winter Games
Medals overall GamesTotalRankSummer Olympics 47 57 64 168 29Winter Olympics 2 2 5 9 36 Total 31
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
Medals by gender
List of medalists Summer Olympics Medal Name Games Sport Event Archery Sur la Perche à la Herse Archery Au Cordon Doré 33 metres Archery Au Chapelet 33 metres Equestrian Jumping Equestrian Long jump Equestrian Mail coach Archery Sur la Perche à la Herse Archery Au Cordon Doré 50 metres Archery Championnat du Monde Equestrian Jumping Rowing Men's eight Water polo Water polo Shooting Men's trap Archery Sur la Perche à la Pyramide Equestrian High jump Shooting 300 metre free rifle, standing Shooting 300 metre free rifle, three positions Football Men's tournament Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol , Marcel Morimont, Georges Mys,Rémy Orban, Rodolphe Poma, Oscar Taelman,Alfred Van Landeghem, Polydore Veirman, François Vergucht Rowing Men's eight , Louis Huybrechts,Henri Weewauters Sailing 6 m class Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol , Charles Paumier du Verger,Réginald Storms, Paul Van Asbroeck Shooting Men's 50 yd free pistol, team Water polo Men's tournament Cycling Men's 20 km , Désiré Beaurain,Ferdinand Feyerick, François Rom Fencing Men's team épée Paul Anspach Fencing Men's épée Paul Anspach, Henri Anspach, Robert Hennet, Fernand de Montigny, Jacques Ochs, François Rom, Gaston Salmon and Victor Willems Fencing Men's team épée Polydore Veirman Rowing Men's single sculls Emmanuel de Blommaert Equestrian Individual jumping Philippe Le Hardy De Beaulieu Fencing Men's épée Water polo Men's tournament Edmond Cloetens Archery Men's individual fixed large bird Edmond CloetensLouis van de PerckFirmin FlamandEdmond van MoerJoseph Hermans Auguste van de Verre Archery Men's team fixed large bird Edmond CloetensLouis van de PerckFirmin FlamandEdmond van MoerJoseph HermansAuguste van de Verre Archery Men's team fixed small bird Edmond van Moer Archery Men's Individual fixed small bird Hubert Van InnisAlphonse AllaertEdmond de KnibberLouis DelconJérome de MayerPierre van ThieltLouis FierensLouis van Beeck Archery Men's team moving bird 33 m Hubert Van InnisAlphonse AllaertEdmond de KnibberLouis DelconJérome de MayerPierre van Thielt Louis Fierens Louis van Beeck Archery Men's team moving bird 50 m Hubert Van Innis Archery Men's individual moving bird 28 m Hubert Van Innis Archery Men's individual moving bird 33 m Henry George Cycling Men's 50 km Daniel Bouckaert Equestrian Individual vaulting Daniel BouckaertLouis FinetMaurice Van Ranstvan SchauwbroeckAlbert van CauwenbergThe IOC medal database showns two more team members van Schauwbroeck (perhaps van Schauwenbroeck) and van Cauwenberg (perhaps Albert van Cauwenberg), however all other serious databases show only three medalists. Equestrian Team vaulting Football Men's tournament Emile CornellieFlorimond CornellieFrédéric Bruynseels Sailing Men's 6 m class Frans de Haes Weightlifting Featherweight Louis van de Perck Archery Men's individual fixed large bird Louis van de Perck Archery Men's individual fixed small bird Hubert Van InnisAlphonse AllaertEdmond de KnibberLouis DelconJérome de MayerPierre van ThieltLouis FierensLouis van Beeck Archery Men's team moving bird 28 m Hubert Van Innis Archery Men's individual moving bird 50 m Roger Moeremans d'EmaüsOswald LintsJules BonvaletJacques Misonne Equestrian Team jumping Paul AnspachLéon TomErnest GeversFélix Goblet D'aviellaVictor BoinJoseph De CraeckerPhilippe Le Hardy De BeaulieuFernand de Montigny Fencing Men's team épée GymnasticsMen's team all-around Léon HuybrechtsCharles van den BusscheJohn Klotz Sailing 6 m class (1919 rating) Albert BosquetJoseph CogelsEmile DupontHenri QuersinLouis van TiltEdouard Fesinger Shooting Men's Team clay pigeons Albert DurantGérard BlitzMaurice BlitzJoseph PletincxPaul GaillyPierre NijsRené BauwensPierre Dewin Water polo Men's team competition Louis Williquet Weightlifting Men's lightweight Firmin Flamand Archery Men's individual fixed large bird Joseph Hermans Archery Men's individual fixed small bird Albert de BuinneAndré VercruysseBernard JanssensAlbert Wyckmans Cycling Men's Team Time Trial Roger Moeremans d'EmaüsOswald LintsJules BonvaletJacques Misonne Equestrian Men's Team three-day event Louis Finet Equestrian Individual vaulting Gymnastics Men's team Swedish system Field hockey Men's tournament Albert GrisarWilly de l'ArbreLéopold StandaertHenri WeewautersGeorges Hellebuyck Sailing 8 metre class (1919 rating) Gerard Blitz Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke Men's team Tug of warMen's Georges Rooms Weightlifting Men's lightweight Jean Delarge Boxing Men's welterweight Charles Delporte Fencing Men's épée Léon Huybrechts Sailing Monotype Class Henri Hoevenaers Cycling (Road) Men's individual time trial Henri HoevenaersAuguste ParfondryJean Van Den Bosch Cycling (Road) Men's team time trial Paul AnspachJoseph De CraeckerCharles DelporteFernand de MontignyErnest GeversLéon Tom Fencing Men's team épée Désiré BeaurainCharles CrahayFernand de MontignyMaurice Van DammeMarcel BerréAlbert De Roocker Fencing Men's team foil Joseph De Combe Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Water polo Men's team competition Pierre Ollivier Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight Joseph Jules Beecken Boxing Men's middleweight Léonard DaghelinckxHenri HoevenaersFernand SaiveJean Van Den Bosch Cycling Men's team pursuit Maurice Van Damme Fencing Men's foil Edmond Spapen Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight Léonard Steyaert Boxing Men's middleweight Georges AnthonyFrançois de ConinckLéon Flament Rowing Men's coxed pair Auguste GarrebeekArmand PutzeysFrançois Vandermotte Cycling (Road) Men's team road race Water polo Men's team competition Gaston Reiff Athletics Men's 5,000 m Léon DelathouwerEugène van RoosbroeckLode Wouters Cycling Men's team road race Pierre Nihant Cycling (Track) Men's 1,000 m time trial Joseph Vissers Boxing Men's lightweight Etienne Gailly Athletics Men's marathon Lode Wouters Cycling (Road) Men's individual race FencingMen's foil team competition André Noyelle Cycling (Road) Men's individual race Robert GrondelaersAndré NoyelleLucien Victor Cycling (Road) Men's team race Robert Grondelaers Cycling (Road) Men's individual race Bob BaetensMichel Knuysen Rowing Men's coxless pairs André Nelis Sailing Men's finn individual competition Joseph Mewis Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight Roger Moens Athletics Men's 800 m Leo Sterckx Cycling (Track) Men's sprint Willy van den Berghen Cycling (Road) Men's individual road race André Nelis Sailing Men's finn class Gaston Roelants Athletics Men's 3,000 m steeplechase Patrick Sercu Cycling (Track) Men's 1,000 m time trial Walter Godefroot Cycling Men's individual road race Serge Reding Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Daniel GoensRobert van Lancker Cycling Men's tandem Emiel Puttemans Athletics Men's 10,000 m Karel Lismont Athletics Men's marathon Ivo van Damme Athletics Men's 800 m Ivo van Damme Athletics Men's 1500 m Michel Vaarten Cycling (Track) Men's 1000 m time trial Karel Lismont Athletics Men's marathon François Mathy Equestrian Individual jumping EquestrianMen's team jumping Robert Van de Walle Judo Men's 95 kg Roger Ilegems Cycling (Track) Men's points race Dirk CroisPierre-Marie Deloof Rowing Men's double sculls Ann Haesebrouck Rowing Women's single sculls Ingrid Lempereur Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Robert Van de Walle Judo Men's 95 kg Frans Peeters Shooting Men's trap Annelies Bredael Rowing Women's single sculls Cédric Mathy Cycling Men's points race Heidi Rakels Judo Women's 66 kg Ulla Werbrouck Judo Women's 72 kg Fred Deburghgraeve Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Gella Vandecaveye Judo Women's 61 kg Sébastien Godefroid Sailing Men's finn class Harry Van Barneveld Judo Men's +95 kg Marisabel Lomba Judo Women's 56 kg Filip Meirhaeghe Cycling Men's mountain biking Matthew Gilmore Cycling (Track) Men's madison Ann Simons Judo Women's 48kg Gella Vandecaveye Judo Women's 63kg Dominique Van Roost Tennis Women's doubles Tennis Women's singles Cycling (Road) Men's road race Judo Women's 52 kg AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m relay Tia Hellebaut Athletics Women's high jump Lionel Cox Shooting Men's 50 m rifle prone Charline Van Snick Judo Women's 48 kg Evi Van Acker Sailing Women's laser radial Athletics Women's heptathlon Cycling (Road) Men's road race Field hockey Men's tournament Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle Jolien D'Hoore Cycling (Track) Women's omnium Dirk Van Tichelt Judo Men's 73 kg Athletics Women's heptathlon Field hockey Men's tournament Nina Derwael Gymnastics Women's uneven bars Wout van Aert Cycling (Road) Men's road race Bashir Abdi Athletics Men's marathon EquestrianMen's team jumping Matthias Casse Judo Men's 81 kg Remco Evenepoel Cycling Men's road time trial Remco Evenepoel Cycling Men's individual road race Athletics Women's heptathlon Bashir Abdi Athletics Men's marathon Wout Van Aert Cycling Men's road time trial Gabriella Willems Judo Women's 70 kg Lotte Kopecky Cycling Women's individual road race Fabio Van den Bossche Cycling Men's omnium Athletics Women's heptathlon Taekwondo Women's 67 kg
Russian team's gold medals were stripped due to anti-doping rules violation by Yulia Chermoshanskaya.
Winter Olympics Medal Name Games Sport Event Charles MulderRené MortiauxPaul van den BroeckVictor VerschuerenHenri Willems Bobsleigh Four/five-man Robert van Zeebroeck Figure skating Men's singles Micheline LannoyPierre Baugniet Figure skating Pairs Max HoubenFreddy MansveldLouis-Georges NielsJacques Mouvet Bobsleigh Four-man Bart Veldkamp Speed skating Men's 5,000 m Bart Swings Speed skating Men's mass start Speed skating Men's mass start Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres Short track speed skating Mixed 2000 metre relay
Summary by sport
Aquatics
Diving Games Divers Events Gold Silver Bronze Total 1908 London 1 1/2 0 0 0 0 1920 Antwerp 3 2/5 0 0 0 0 1924 Paris 2 3/5 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 1 2/4 0 0 0 0 1988 Seoul 1 2/4 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 1 1/4 0 0 0 0 Total 9 11/138 0 0 0 0
Swimming
Belgium's Olympic debut included one swimmer, who entered the men's 4000 metre freestyle and did not finish the first round (semifinals).