Belgium_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics

Belgium at the
1928 Summer Olympics
Belgium at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Amsterdam
Competitors	187 (176 men, 11 women) in 15 sports
Medals; Ranked 29th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.^[1]

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"Belgium at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2010.

[OR-2] [2]
1928 Official Report.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Edmond Spapen	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight	1 August
Bronze	Léonard Steyaert	Boxing	Men's middleweight	11 August
Bronze	Georges Anthony, François de Coninck, Léon Flament	Rowing	Men's coxed pair	10 August

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Brochart	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Willy Dujardin		11.2	3	Did not advance
Adolphe Groscol		Unknown	4	Did not advance
Fred Zinner		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Paul Brochart	200 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Willy Dujardin		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Adolphe Groscol		23.8	4	Did not advance
François Prinsen		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Émile Langenraedt	400 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
François Prinsen	400 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Gérald Bertheloot	800 m	—		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Philippe Coenjaerts	800 m	—		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Julien Serwy	5000 m	—				DNF	–	Did not advance
Julien Serwy	10,000 m	—						Unknown	18
René Joannes-Powell	110 m hurdles	—		Unknown	4	Did not advance
Armand Lepaffe	110 m hurdles	—		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Émile Swinnen	400 m hurdles	—		Unknown	3	Did not advance
Jozef Langenus	3000 m steeplechase	—				Unknown	7	Did not advance
Edgard Viseur	3000 m steeplechase	—				Unknown	5	Did not advance
Paul Brochart Fred Zinner Adolphe Groscol Willy Dujardin	4×100 m relay	—				Unknown	3	Did not advance
Philippe Coenjaerts Émile Vercken François Prinsen Émile Langenraedt	4×400 m relay	—				Unknown	5	Did not advance
Léon Broers	Marathon	—						2:44:37	18
Jean Linssen								2:58:08	42
Jean Marien								3:16:13	56
Gerard Steuers								2:54:48	37

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Maurice Henrijean	Pole vault	3.50	10	Did not advance
René Joannes-Powell		No height	–	Did not advance
Gérard Noël		3.30	14	Did not advance
Auguste Vos	Shot put	12.52	20	Did not advance
Fred Zinner	Discus throw	34.35	32	Did not advance
Gaston Étienne	Javelin throw	54.34	22	Did not advance
Jules Herremans	Javelin throw	56.33	18	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Gaston Étienne	Result	13.0	5.51	9.65	1.50	1:00.2	20.8	29.81	3.20	54.85	4:51.4	4577	23
Gaston Étienne	Points	428	483	465	389	402	272	461	406	661	610	4577	23
René Joannes-Powell	Result	12.2	6.03	9.83	1.50	55.8	16.8	26.73	3.10	32.56	5:18.6	4780	25
René Joannes-Powell	Points	567	593	475	389	562	620	401	381	335	457	4780	25
Gérard Noël	Result	12.4	5.70	9.95	1.70	58.0	19.4	30.50	3.00	32.64	DNF	4106	27
Gérard Noël	Points	531	523	483	544	479	378	474	357	337	0	4106	27

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Sidonie Verschueren	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Ida Degrande	800 m	—		Unknown	5	Did not advance
Juliette Segers	800 m	—		Unknown	6	Did not advance
Elise Van Truyen Rose Van Crombrugge Juliette Segers Léontine Stevens	4×100 m relay	—		Unknown	4	Did not advance

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Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Equestrian

Fencing

Football

Hockey

Men's tournament

Modern pentathlon

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Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Robert Sartos	Men's flyweight	Hyman Miller (USA) W points	Carlo Covagnioli (ITA) L points	Did not advance			9
Adrien Anneet	Men's welterweight	Bye	Cor Blommers (NED) L points	Did not advance			9

Cyclist	Event	Time	Rank
Jean Aerts	Men's road race	5:10:38	11
Jean Chaerels		5:16:05	24
Pierre Houdé		5:11:18	12
Jef Lowagie		5:11:54	13
Jean Aerts Pierre Houdé Jef Lowagie	Men's team road race	15:33:50	5

Cyclist	Event	1st Round	Repechage 1	Repechage Final	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Cyclist	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Yves Van Massenhove	Men's sprint	1 Q	Bye		2	Did not advance
August Meuleman Albert Muylle Jean Van Buggenhout Yves Van Massenhove	Men's team pursuit	1 Q	—		2	Did not advance

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Roger Delrue	Dreypuss	Dressage	146.14	29
Henri Laame	Belga		167.70	27
Oswald Lints	Rira-t-elle		185.86	24
Roger Delrue Henri Laame Oswald Lints	Dreypuss Belga Rira-t-elle	Team dressage	449.70	8

Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye	Gigolo	Eventing	DNF	–
Louis Rousseaux	Swang		1872.02	11
Georges Van der Ton	Remember Erin		DNF	–
Louis-Marie de Jonghe d'Ardoye Louis Rousseaux Georges Van der Ton	Gigolo Swang Remember Erin	Team eventing	1872.02	10

Athlete	Horse	Event	Final			1st re-ride		2nd re-ride
Athlete	Horse	Event	Time	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Baudoin De Brabandère	Miss América	Individual	2:29	341⁄4	44	Did not advance
Gaston Mesmaekers	As de Pique		1:37	14	35	Did not advance
Jacques Misonne	Keepsake		2:04	16	38	Did not advance
Baudoin De Brabandère Gaston Mesmaekers Jacques Misonne	Miss América As de Pique Keepsake	Team	–	641⁄4	14	—

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Debeur	Men's épée	5 wins	6 Q	5 wins	6 Q	4 wins	4 Q	3 wins	7
Charles Delporte		6 wins	3 Q	7 wins	5 Q	5 wins	3 Q	4 wins	6
Léon Tom		6 wins	1 Q	7 wins	2 Q	5 wins	2 Q	6 wins	4
Raymond Bru	Men's foil	—		4 wins	3 Q	5 wins	3 Q	7 wins	6
Albert De Roocker				4 wins	1 Q	DNF	–	Did not advance
Pierre Pêcher				5 wins	3 Q	2 wins	7	Did not advance
Edith Addams	Women's foil	—		3 wins	5	Did not advance
Jenny Addams				4 wins	3 Q	4 wins	4 Q	2 wins	6
Hilda Deswarte				2 wins	5	Did not advance
Henri Brasseur	Men's sabre	—		2 wins	2 Q	0 wins	8	Did not advance
Jacques Kesteloot				2 wins	3 Q	2 wins	8	Did not advance
Édouard Yves				2 wins	4	Did not advance
Émile Barbier Georges Dambois Balthazar De Beukelaer Charles Debeur Charles Delporte Léon Tom	Men's team épée	1–0	1 Q	2–0	1 Q	2–1	2 Q	0–3	4
Raymond Bru Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Max Janlet Pierre Pêcher Jean Verbrugge	Men's team foil	2–1	2 Q	2–1	2 Q	1–0	1 Q	0–2–1	4
Marcel Cuypers Gaston Kaanen Jacques Kesteloot Joseph Stordeur Édouard Yves	Men's team sabre	—		1–0	1 Q	0–2	4	Did not advance

Team	Event	Prelim.	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Belgium men's	Men's tournament	Bye	Luxembourg W 5–3	Argentina L 6–3	Did not advance		5

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	4FW	Henri Bierna	(1905-09-02)2 September 1905 (aged 22)	US Liège
-	3MF	Gustave Boesman	(1899-01-19)19 January 1899 (aged 29)	K.A.A. Gent
-	3MF	Pierre Braine	(1900-10-26)26 October 1900 (aged 27)	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
-	4FW	Raymond Braine	(1907-04-28)28 April 1907 (aged 21)	Beerschot
-	1GK	Jean Caudron	(1895-11-15)15 November 1895 (aged 32)	R.S.C. Anderlecht
-	1GK	Jean De Bie	(1892-05-09)9 May 1892 (aged 36)	Racing Club de Bruxelles
-	4FW	Leon De Coninck		La Gantoise
-	2DF	Henri De Deken	(1907-08-03)3 August 1907 (aged 20)	Royal Antwerp F.C.
-	4FW	Georges De Spae	(1900-09-30)30 September 1900 (aged 27)	K.A.A. Gent
-	4FW	Gérard Devos	(1903-08-19)19 August 1903 (aged 24)	Cercle Brugge
-	4FW	Jan Diddens	(1908-09-14)14 September 1908 (aged 19)	K.R.C. Mechelen
-	3MF	Georges Ditzler	15 November 1897 (aged 30)	Standard Liège
-	3MF	Auguste Hellemans	(1907-09-14)14 September 1907 (aged 20)	K.V. Mechelen
-	2DF	Nicolas Hoydonckx	(1900-12-29)29 December 1900 (aged 27)	Berchem Sport
-	2DF	Jules Lavigne	(1901-03-10)10 March 1901 (aged 27)	Racing Club de Bruxelles
-	4FW	Jacques Moeschal	(1900-09-06)6 September 1900 (aged 27)	Racing Club de Bruxelles
-	2DF	August Ruyssevelt	(1896-11-04)4 November 1896 (aged 31)	Beerschot
-	3MF	Henri Van Averbeke	(1901-10-26)26 October 1901 (aged 26)	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
-	3MF	Florimond Vanhalme	(1895-03-21)21 March 1895 (aged 33)	Cercle Brugge
-	4FW	Sébastien Verhulst	(1907-02-19)19 February 1907 (aged 21)	Beerschot
-	4FW	Louis Versyp	(1908-12-05)5 December 1908 (aged 19)	Club Brugge
-	4FW	Bernard Voorhoof	(1910-05-10)10 May 1910 (aged 18)	Lierse S.K.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	26	0	+26	8	Gold medal match
2	Belgium	4	3	1	8	9	−1	6	Bronze medal match
3	Denmark	4	2	2	5	8	−3	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2	11	−9	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	1	14	−13	0

Pentathlete	Event	Shooting	Swimming	Fencing	Running	Equestrian	Total
Pentathlete	Event	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Score	Rank
Charles Cumont	Men's individual	29	31	28	36	20	144	35
Édouard Écuyer de le Court		27	14	12	25	33	111	27
Charles Vannerom		25	27	26	34	23	135	32

Rower	Event	Round 1		Repechage 1		Round 2		Repechage 2		Round 3		Semifinals		Final
Rower	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jack Mottart	Men's single sculls	8:14.8	2 R	8:17.0	2	Did not advance
Philippe Van Volckxsom Carlos Van den Driessche	Men's coxless pair	8:15.0	2 R	8:36.4	2	Did not advance				—		Did not advance
André Houppelyne Achille Mengé	Men's double sculls	8:05.6	2 R	7:56.6	2	Did not advance
Léon Flament François de Coninck Georges Anthony (cox)	Men's coxed pair	8:58.4	1 Q	Bye		8:02.4	2 R	Walkover	1 Q	—		7:59.4	2 ()	Did not advance
Jean Bauwens Theo Wambeke Alphonse De Wette Charles Van Son Maurice Delplanck (cox)	Men's coxed four	7:41.8	1 Q	Bye		7:55.4	1 Q	Bye		7:30.2	2	Did not advance
Marcel Roman H. Micha J. Jonlet A. Lambrecht André Lemaire Victor Denis R. Macors J. Van Malderen Georges Anthony (cox)	Men's eight	6:47.0	1 R	6:47.8	2	Did not advance

Sailor	Event	Preliminary series				Net points	Prelim rank	Final series				Net points	Final rank
Sailor	Event	1	2	3	4	Net points	Prelim rank	1	2	3	4	Net points	Final rank
Léon Huybrechts	12' Dinghy	2	10 RET	4	9 DQ	25	12	Did not advance

Swimmer	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Swimmer	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Martial van Schelle	Men's 100 m freestyle	Unknown	5	Did not advance
Gérard Blitz	Men's 100 m backstroke	1:18.8	2 Q	DNS	–	Did not advance
Joseph De Combe	Men's 200 m breaststroke	DNF	–	Did not advance
Louis Van Parijs	Men's 200 m breaststroke	3:00.0	3	Did not advance
Gérard Blitz Pierre Coppieters Louis Van Parijs Martial van Schelle	Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay	—		Unknown	5	Did not advance

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	René Bauwens	11 March 1894	34	?	2	2
	Fernard Bettens			?	0	0
	Gérard Blitz	1 August 1901	27	?	2	0
GK	Jules Brandeleer			?	2	0
	Pierre Coppieters	24 June 1907	21	?	2	6
	Henri De Pauw	26 February 1911	17	?	1	3
	Joseph Malissart			?	1	1
	André Mélardy			?	1	1
	J. J. Tensen			?	0	0
	Louis Van Gheem			?	2	1
	Fernand Visser			?	1	0

5 August 1928	OR p. 808	Belgium	11–1	Ireland	Amsterdam Referees: R. Morberger (AUT)
		Scoring by half: 6–0, 5–1

6 August 1928	OR p. 811	Belgium	3–5	Germany	Amsterdam Referees: J. Hodgson (GBR)
		Scoring by half: 2–0, 1–3 OT: 0–2

Lifter	Event	Press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Lifter	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Albert Maes	Men's −60 kg	72.5	12	75	14	100	13	247.5	16
Ferdinand Renier	Men's −60 kg	72.5	12	77.5	12	105	8	255	11
J. Adriaenssens	Men's −67.5 kg	DNF							–
V. Van Hamme	Men's −67.5 kg	77.5	10	80	11	105	12	262.5	12
M. Van der Goten	Men's −75 kg	77.5	18	87.5	11	115	9	280	11
Jan Van Rompaey	Men's −75 kg	92.5	4	85	12	115	9	292.5	8
Jules Van Der Goten	Men's −82.5 kg	80	12	92.5	12	120	12	292.5	13
Marcel Panen	Men's +82.5 kg	85	16	85	16	115	15	280	15