Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Gold Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Silver Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Bronze Etienne Gailly — Athletics, Men's Marathon 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
Athletics
Basketball
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
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.
Individual road race Lode Wouters Leon De Lathouwer Eugène Van Roosbroeck Liévin Lerno
Team road race Lode Wouters Leon De Lathouwer Eugène Van Roosbroeck Liévin Lerno
Sprint Ward Van de Velde
Time trial Pierre Nihant
Tandem Louis Van Schil Roger De Pauw
Team pursuit Jos De Beuckelaer Maurice Blomme Georges Vanbrabant Raphael Glorieux
Fencing
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.
Men's foil Paul Valcke Henri Paternóster André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer
Men's team foil Georges de Bourguignon, Henri Paternóster, Édouard Yves, Raymond Bru, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Paul Valcke
Men's épée Jean-Marie Radoux Charles Debeur Raoul Henkart
Men's team épée Raymond Stasse, Léopold Hauben, Raymond Bru, Jean-Marie Radoux, Raoul Henkart, Charles Debeur
Men's team sabre Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Ferdinand Jassogne, Eugène Laermans, Marcel Nys, Édouard Yves
Women's foil Jenny Addams Adèle Christiaens Emilie Schwindt
Gymnastics
8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948.
Women's team Julienne Boudewijns Thérèse De Grijze Anna Jordaens Denise Parmentiers Jenny Schumacher Yvonne Van Bets Albertine Van Roy-Moens Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.
Louis Fauconnier Charles Vyt Raoul Mollet
Rowing
Belgium had four male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.
Men's double sculls Ben Piessens Willy Collet
Men's coxless pair Charles Van Antwerpen Jos Rosa
Sailing
Shooting
Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.
50 metre pistol Marcel Lafortune
50 metre rifle Jacques Lafortune Jacques Delval Marcel Lafortune
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJoseph Reynders1500 m freestyle 21:23.1 9 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFernande Caroen100 m freestyle 1:12.1 4 Did not advance400 m freestyle 5:29.2 2 Q 5:26.1 2 Q 5:25.3 4Yvonne Vandekerckhove200 m breaststroke 3:09.0 3 Q* 3:09.7 4* Did not advanceMaria HuybrechtsMaria OeyenMaria Van Den BrandFernande Caroen4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 4:54.9 5* colspan=2 Did not advance *Ranks given are within the heat.
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database