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Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.[2]
| Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 336 (326 men, 10 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Victor Boin (fencing)[1] |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Gold
- Edmond Cloetens — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
- Edmond Cloetens, Louis van de Perck, Firmin Flamand, Edmond van Moer, Joseph Hermans and Auguste van de Verre — Archery, Men's Team fixed large bird
- Edmond Cloetens, Louis van de Perck, Firmin Flamand, Edmond van Moer, Joseph Hermans and Auguste van de Verre — Archery, Men's Team fixed small bird
- Edmond van Moer — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
- Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 33m
- Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 50m
- Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 28m
- Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 33m
- Henry George — Cycling, Men's 50 km
- Daniel Bouckaert — Equestrian, Individual vaulting
- Daniel Bouckaert, Louis Finet and Maurice Van Ranst, van Schauwbroeck and van Cauwenberg — Equestrian, Team vaulting
- Men's Team — Football
- Emile Cornellie, Florimond Cornellie and Frédéric Bruynseels — Sailing, Men's 6 metre class
- Frans de Haes — Weightlifting, Featherweight
Silver
- Louis van de Perck — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
- Louis van de Perck — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
- Hubert Van Innis, Alphonse Allaert, Edmond de Knibber, Louis Delcon, Jérome de Mayer, Pierre van Thielt, Louis Fierens and Louis van Beeck — Archery, Men's Team moving bird 28m
- Hubert Van Innis — Archery, Men's Individual moving bird 50m
- Men's Team — Equestrian
- Men's Team — Fencing, Men's Team Epee
- Men's Team — Gymnastics
- Léon Huybrechts, Charles van den Bussche and John Klotz — Sailing, 6 metre class (1919 rating)
- Albert Bosquet, Joseph Cogels, Emile Dupont, Henri Quersin, Louis van Tilt and Edouard Fesinger — Shooting, Men's Team clay pigeons
- Albert Durant, Gérard Blitz, Maurice Blitz, Joseph Pletincx, Paul Gailly, Pierre Nijs, René Bauwens and Pierre Dewin — Water polo, Men's Team competition
- Louis Williquet — Weightlifting, Lightweight
Bronze
- Firmin Flamand — Archery, Men's Individual fixed large bird
- Joseph Hermans — Archery, Men's Individual fixed small bird
- Albert de Buinne, André Vercruysse, Jean Janssens and Albert Wyckmans — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial
- Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs, Oswald Lints, Jules Bonvalet and Jacques Misonne — Equestrian, Men's Team three-day event
- Louis Finet — Equestrian, Individual vaulting
- Men's Team (Swedish system) — Gymnastics
- Men's Team — Hockey
- Albert Grisar, Willy de l'Arbre, Léopold Standaert, Henri Weewauters and Georges Hellebuyck — Sailing, 8 metre class (1919 rating)
- Gerard Blitz — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
- Men's Team — Tug of war
- Georges Rooms — Weightlifting, Lightweight
Belgium sent 14 archers in its second Olympic archery appearance. The six competitors who competed in the fixed bird events had no international competitions, and took the guaranteed 4 gold medals, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Van Innis, a veteran of Belgium's first appearance in 1900, faced a lone French archer in each of the three individual moving bird competitions; he took two of the three gold medals and one silver. In the team moving bird competitions, the Belgian team faced off against France in the 50 and 33 metre events, beating the French team both times. The Netherlands sent a team for the 28 metre competition, which knocked Belgium down to second place in that event.
Overall, the team took 8 of 10 possible gold medals as well as 4 silvers and 2 bronzes. They had been guaranteed 4 golds, 7 silvers, and 3 bronzes at worst.
| Archer | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Edmond Cloetens | Fixed large bird | 13 |  |
| Fixed small bird | 4 | 5 | |
| Firmin Flamand | Fixed large bird | 7 |  |
| Fixed small bird | 5 | 4 | |
| Joseph Hermans | Fixed large bird | 5 | 5 |
| Fixed small bird | 6 | | |
| Louis van de Perck | Fixed large bird | 11 |  |
| Fixed small bird | 8 | | |
| Auguste van de Verre | Fixed large bird | 3 | 6 |
| Fixed small bird | 1 | 6 | |
| Hubert Van Innis | Moving bird, 50 m | 106 | |
| Moving bird, 33 m | 139 | | |
| Moving bird, 28 m | 172 | | |
| Edmond van Moer | Fixed large bird | 6 | 4 |
| Fixed small bird | 11 | | |
| Edmond Cloetens Firmin Flamand Joseph Hermans Louis Van De Perck Auguste Van De Verre Edmond Van Moer |
Team fixed large bird | 31 | |
| Team fixed small bird | 25 | | |
| Alphonse Allaert Edmond De Knibber Jérome De Maeyer Louis Delcon Louis Fierens Louis Van Beeck Hubert Van Innis Pierre Van Thielt |
Team moving bird, 50 m | 2701 | |
| Team moving bird, 33 m | 2958 | | |
| Team moving bird, 28 m | 2924 | | |
Diving
Three divers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Sauvage became the first Belgian to advance to a diving final, in the plain high diving. He placed seventh in the final standings.
- Men
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Joseph Callens | 10 m springboard | 30 | 476.40 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Joseph De Sonay | Plain high dive | 35 | 129.0 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Fernand Sauvage | Plain high dive | 17 | 145.5 | 3 Q | 34 | 148.5 | 7 |
Swimming
Twelve swimmers, including one woman, represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Blitz was the first Belgian to reach a final in an Olympic swimming event, and he won the nation's first Olympic swimming medal with his bronze-winning effort in the 100 metre backstroke.
Ranks given are within the heat.
- Men
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gérard Blitz | 100 m free | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m back | NA | 1:18.6 | 2 Q | 1:19.0 | | ||
| Félicien Courbet | 200 m breast | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m breast | 7:20.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul De Backer | 1500 m free | 26:46.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Édouard Henry | 200 m breast | 3:18.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m breast | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Gaspard Lemaire | 100 m back | NA | 1:28.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Paul Neeckx | 200 m breast | 3:16.6 | 3 q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Édouard Van Haelen | 200 m breast | 3:22.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m breast | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Martial van Schelle | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| René Bauwens Gérard Blitz Joseph Cludts Jean-Pierre Vermetten |
4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 11:12.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Germaine Van Dievoet | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
Water polo
Belgium competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920, having won a medal each of the prior times but still seeking its first gold medal. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. Belgium blew out Switzerland in the opening round, then squeaked by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. After defeating Sweden 5–3 in the semifinals, Belgium advanced to the final against Great Britain. For the fourth straight time the two had met in the Olympics, the British side came out on top of the Belgian team, this time by a score of 3–2.
Belgium received a bye into the silver medal semifinals after the loss to Britain. There they faced, and defeated, the United States to take the country's fourth Olympic water polo medal.
- Round of 16
Belgium  |
11–0 |  Switzerland |
Antwerp |
- Quarterfinals
| Belgium |
2–1 |  Netherlands |
Antwerp |
- Semifinals
| Belgium |
5–3 |  Sweden |
Antwerp |
- Final
Great Britain  |
3–2 | Belgium |
Antwerp |
- Silver medal match
United States  |
2–7 | Belgium |
Antwerp |
- Final rank
Silver
42 athletes represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport, having not competed in athletics in 1900. The best result for the team was Broos's fourth-place finish in the marathon as the Belgians continued to look in vain for their first Olympic medal in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Lucien Bangels | 1500 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
| Oscar Blansaer | Marathon | — | 3:20:00.0 | 34 | |||||||
| Paul Brochart | 100 m | 11.4 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 11.3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 23.2 | 2 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||||
| Auguste Broos | Marathon | — | 2:39:25.8 | 4 | |||||||
| Omar Corteyn | 400 m | 52.2 | 1 Q | 52.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jean Delarge | 800 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
| Pierre Devaux | 10000 m | — | 36:38.3 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Antoine Doyen | 10 km walk | — | 6 Q | 56:30.0 | 8 | ||||||
| Léon Fourneau | 1500 m | — | 4:15.0 | 3 Q | 4:16.0 | 9 | |||||
| Henri Godin | 800 m | — | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Marcel Gustin | 100 m | 11.3 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 200 m | 24.3 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Max Houben | 200 m | 24.2 | 2 Q | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| René Joannes-Powell | 110 m hurdles | — | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Jean Lefèvre | 100 m | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Julien Lehouck | 100 m | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Charles Melis | Marathon | — | 3:00:51.0 | 27 | |||||||
| Jules Migeot | 400 m | 55.1 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| François Morren | 400 m | 51.6 | 1 Q | 50.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Léonce Oleffe | 800 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Aimé Proot | 10000 m | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cross country | — | 36 | |||||||||
| Antoine Rivez | Cross country | — | 42 | ||||||||
| Théophile Roeckaert | 1500 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Jean Seghers | 3 km walk | — | 14:09.2 | 6 Q | 13:31.1 | 9 | |||||
| 10 km walk | — | 48:29.0 | 6 Q | 50:32.4 | 7 | ||||||
| Omar Smet | 400 m hurdles | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
| Henri Smets | 5000 m | — | 8 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cross country | — | 33 | |||||||||
| Pierre Trullemans | 5000 m | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cross country | — | 41 | |||||||||
| Julien Van Campenhout | 5000 m | — | 15:22.6 | 2 Q | 15:25.0 | 9 | |||||
| Cross country | — | 28:00.0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Joseph Van Der Wee | 800 m | — | 2:00.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Désiré Van Remortel | Marathon | — | Did not finish | ||||||||
| Paul Verlaeckt | 3 km walk | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 10 km walk | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||||
| François Vyncke | 5000 m | — | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Cross country | — | 37 | |||||||||
| Charles Wiggers | 3 km walk | — | 9 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 10 km walk | — | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Paul Brochart Max Houben Julien Lehouck Omer Smet |
4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.7 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Omar Corteyn Jules Migeot François Morren Omar Smet |
4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:38.8 | 1 Q | 3:24.9 | 6 | |||||
| Lucien Bangels Claude Otterbeen Henri Smets Pierre Trullemans Julien Van Campenhout François Vyncke |
3000 m team | — | 30 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Aimé Proot Antoine Rivez Henri Smets Pierre Trullemans Julien Van Campenhout François Vyncke |
Team cross country | — | 48 | 6 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gustave De Bruyne | Long jump | 6.20 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Arthur Delaender | Discus throw | 32.00 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | 36.25 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Adolphe Hauman | Javelin throw | 42.58 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Jean Hénault | High jump | 1.65 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Georges Henrion | High jump | 1.70 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| René Joannes-Powell | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | 3.30 | 13 |
| Jean Lefèvre | Long jump | 5.79 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | 39.00 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Julien Lehouck | Long jump | 5.76 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Jean Mahy | High jump | 1.65 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Émile Muller | Javelin throw | 40.24 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Léon Pothier | Shot put | 10.10 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Gaston Wuyts | Shot put | 11.045 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| René Joannes-Powell | Decathlon | 5091.520 | 11 |
13 boxers represented Belgium at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's debut appearance in boxing. Hébrants was the only boxer to advance to the semifinals; he was defeated both in the semifinals and in the bronze medal match to finish with fourth place in the bantamweight.
| 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 | ||
| Jules Androt | Flyweight | N/A |  Zivic (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Philippe Bouvy | Featherweight | Bye |  Hesterman (NED) W |
 Gachet (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Alfons Bouwens | Bantamweight | N/A |  Walker (RSA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Joseph Charpentier | Flyweight | N/A |  Kjellberg (NOR) W |
Albert (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Jean Creusen | Heavyweight | N/A | Bye | Spengler (USA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| René Smet | Welterweight | Bye |  Suhr (DEN) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Henri Hébrants | Bantamweight | N/A | Bye | Vogel (USA) W |
 Graham (CAN) L |
 McKenzie (GBR) L |
4 |
| Antoine Masson | Middleweight | Bye | Prud'Homme (CAN) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jean Neys | Lightweight | N/A | Johansen (DEN) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Joseph Simonon | Middleweight | Dortet (FRA) L |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Julien Van Muyzen | Lightweight | N/A |  Giunchi (ITA) W |
Beland (RSA) L |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Joseph Vincken | Featherweight | Bye | Garzena (ITA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Georges Werll | Welterweight | Bye | Clark (USA) L |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
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15 cyclists represented Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, with Belgium having competed in cycling each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. George took the country's first Olympic cycling gold medal by winning the 50 kilometre race. The road cycling team took bronze; Belgian cyclists came close to adding more medals with two fourth-place finishes and one fifth-place finish.
Road cycling
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Albert de Bunné | Time trial | 4:45:23.4 | 5 |
| Jean Janssens | Time trial | 4:44:20.6 | 4 |
| André Vercruysse | Time trial | 4:55:41.4 | 15 |
| Albert Wyckmans | Time trial | 5:03:19.0 | 24 |
| Albert de Bunné Jean Janssens André Vercruysse Albert Wyckmans |
Team time trial | 19:28:44.4 | |
Track cycling
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Binard | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Charles Cadron | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8 | |||||||||
| Gustave Daghelinckx | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gustave de Schryver | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8 | |||||||||
| Félix Dockx | 50 km | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||||||
| Henry George | 50 km | N/A | 1:16:42.3 | | |||||||||
| L'Empereur | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| John Verhoeven | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Frédéric Claessens Frans Verscheuren |
Tandem | N/A | Did not finish | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Gustave Daghelinckx John Verhoeven |
Tandem | N/A | Unknown | 2 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||||
| Gustave Daghelinckx Albert de Bunné Gustave de Schryver Jean Janssens Charles Van Doorslaer |
Team pursuit | N/A | 6:18.4 | 1 Q' | N/A | 5:20.2 | 2 | Did not advance | 4 | ||||
Eighteen equestrians represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport, being one of only three countries (along with France and the United States) to have taken part in each Olympic equestrian competition to that point. The Belgian vaulters were the most successful, with Bouckaert's gold medal and Finet's bronze in the individual leading the team to a gold medal in the combined event. The Belgians also had success in the other two competitions, adding a silver in the jumping and a bronze in the eventing, though no others took individual medals.
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Jules Bonvalet | Weppelghem | Eventing | 1392.50 | 12 |
| Jumping | 10.00 | 15 | ||
| Daniel Bouckaert | Vaulting | 30.500 | | |
| Victor Claes | Vaulting | 26.163 | 8 | |
| Emmanuel de Blommaert | Grizzly | Dressage | 20.4375 | 11 |
| Ghislain de Briey | Perfect Gentleman | Jumping | 13.50 | 21 |
| Ferdinand de la Serna | Arsinoe | Jumping | 6.00 | 5 |
| Gaston de Trannoy | Bouton d'Or | Dressage | 23.1250 | 7 |
| Louis Finet | Vaulting | 29.000 | | |
| Oswald Lints | Martha | Eventing | 1515.00 | 10 |
| Jacques Misonne | Gaucho | Eventing | 1282.50 | 17 |
| Jumping | 23.25 | 25 | ||
| Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs | Sweet Girl | Eventing | 1652.50 | 4 |
| Jumping | 7.00 | 7 | ||
| Albert van Cauwenberg | Vaulting | 26.666 | 6 | |
| Maurice Van Ranst | Vaulting | 28.000 | 4 | |
| van Schauwenbroeck | Vaulting | 27.250 | 5 | |
| Daniel Bouckaert Louis Finet Maurice Van Ranst |
Team vaulting | 87.500 | | |
| Jules Bonvalet Oswald Lints Jacques Misonne Roger Moeremans d'Emaüs |
Weppelghem Martha Gaucho Sweet Girl |
Team eventing | 4560.00 | |
| André Coumans Herman de Gaiffier d'Hestroy Herman d'Oultromont Henri Laame |
Lisette Miss Lord Kitchener Biscuit |
Team jumping | 16.25 | |
Twenty-two fencers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's fourth appearance in the sport, having competed in fencing each time Belgium appeared at the Olympics. The best result for the team was a silver medal in the team épée, which was the country's only fencing medal despite having six individual finalists and two teams in event finals.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Marcel Berré | Foil | N/A | 2–4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Victor Boin | Épée | 4–2 | 3 Q | 3–7 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Charles Crahay | Foil | N/A | 3–1 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Marcel Cuypers | Foil | N/A | 6–2 | 2 Q | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Joseph de Craecker | Épée | 4–4 | 3 Q | 5–5 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Fernand de Montigny | Épée | 7–1 | 1 Q | 6–4 | 3 Q | 4–7 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Foil | N/A | 5–0 | 1 Q | 4–1 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 6 | ||
| Robert de Schepper | Foil | N/A | 3–2 | 3 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Maurice Dewee | Épée | 4–3 | 2 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 3–8 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Charles Delporte | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | 5–5 | 6 Q | 4–7 | 5 Q | 3–8 | 10 |
| Emile Dufrane | Foil | N/A | 3–3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Feyerick | Sabre | N/A | 3–3 | 2 Q | 3–3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Ernest Gevers | Épée | 4–5 | 4 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 7–4 | 1 Q | 6–5 | 4 |
| Félix Goblet | Épée | 8–1 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 5 Q | 6–5 | 2 Q | 3–8 | 10 |
| Sabre | N/A | 4–3 | 3 Q | 0–6 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Robert Hennet | Sabre | N/A | 5–3 | 2 Q | 3–3 | 4 Q | 5–6 | 7 | |
| Charles Pape | Foil | N/A | 3–5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alexis Simonson | Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Léon Tom | Épée | 2–5 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Sabre | N/A | 6–1 | 1 Q | 4–2 | 2 Q | 5–6 | 6 | ||
| Jean Verbrugge | Foil | N/A | 5–1 | 2 Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Pierre Calle Charles Delporte Harry Dombeeck Robert Feyerick Robert Hennet Alexis Simonson Léon Tom |
Team sabre[3] | N/A | 4–3 | 4 | |||||
| Marcel Berré Charles Crahay Marcel Cuypers Fernand de Montigny Émile de Schepper Robert Hennet Charles Pape Léon Tom |
Team foil[3] | N/A | 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Anspach Victor Boin Joseph de Craecker Fernand de Montigny Maurice de Wee Ernest Gevers Félix Goblet Philippe le Hardy Léon Tom |
Team épée | N/A | 4–1 | 1 Q | 4–1 | | |||
Belgium competed in field hockey for the first time. The team took third place in the four-team round robin, defeating France but losing to Great Britain and Denmark.
| Team | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Belgium national field hockey team | Field hockey | 1–2 | |
Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time, winning the gold medal. The Belgians, which had taken bronze in 1900, won the 1920 championship without much difficulty. The squad outscored opponents 8 to 1, including holding a 2–0 lead when Czechoslovakia withdrew from the final in protest in the 40th minute.
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Final
- Final rank
Gold
Forty-eight gymnasts represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport. Kempeneers had the best individual performance, finishing fourth. Belgium also sent teams in two of the three team events, winning a silver medal and a bronze.
Artistic gymnastics
The host nation competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sweden.
- Roster
Coach: Paul Loicq
| Pos | Player | GP | G | Birthdate | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Maurice Deprez | 1 | 0 | 1886 | ~34 |
| R | Paul Goeminne | 1 | 0 | 1888 | ~32 |
| F | Jean-Maurice Goossens | 1 | 0 | January 16, 1892 | 28 |
| F | Paul Loicq | 1 | 0 | August 11, 1888 | 31 |
| D | Philippe Van Volckxsom | 1 | 0 | May 1, 1889 | 21 |
| D | Gaston Van Volxem | 1 | 0 | 1893 | ~27 |
| G | François Vergult | 1 | 0 | April 21, 1891 | 29 |
| G | François Franck | 0 | – | September 14, 1904 | 15 |
- Gold Medal quarterfinals
| 23 April 1920 21:30 | Sweden | 8 – 0 (5–0, 3–0) | Belgium | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Seth Howander | Goalies | François Vergult | Referee: W. A. Hewitt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Final rank
- 5th (Tied)
Belgium competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the first time, taking fourth and last place. The Belgians lost to Great Britain in the semifinals and to the United States in the bronze medal match. Alfred Grisar, Maurice Lysen, Clément Van Der Straten and Gaston Peers de Nieuwburgh took part in the tournament.
- Semifinals
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- Bronze medal match
- Final rank
- 4th
Twenty rowers represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the team's five boats were able to advance past the first round in its event.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Jacques Haller | N/A | Single sculls | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Georges Léonet Ernest Sadzawka |
N/A | Double sculls | N/A | 7:34.8[4] | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Georges Van Den Bossche Oscar Van Den Bossche |
René Van Damme[5] | Coxed pair | N/A | 8:25.0 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Adrien D'Hondt Robert Demulder Jean Van Silfhout Léon Vleurinck |
Raphael de Ligne[6] | Coxed four | N/A | 7:40.0 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Daniël Clarembaux Julien Crickx Gustave De Mulder Jozef Hermans Charles Lalemand Maurice Requillé René Smet Félix Taymans |
Joseph Crickx[7] | Eight | 6:40.0 | 2 | Did not advance | |||
Fourteen sailors represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium had the dubious distinction of having the only boat to not win a medal—there was only one event in which more than three boats entered, and the two Belgian boats in that event finished first and fourth. The other two Belgian boats earned a silver and a bronze.
| Sailors | Class | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Raymond Bauwens Louis Depière Willy Valcke |
6 metre (1907) | Unknown | 4 | ||||||
| Frédéric Bruynseels Emile Cornellie Florimond Cornellie |
6 metre (1907) | Unknown | | ||||||
| Léon Huybrechts John Klotz Charles van den Bussche |
6 metre (1919) | Unknown | | ||||||
| Willy de l'Arbre Albert Grisar Georges Hellebuyck Léopold Standaert Henri Weewauters |
8 metre (1919) | Unknown | | ||||||
Figure skating
Two figure skaters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's debut appearance in the sport. The pair finished in sixth place out of eight pairs.
| Skater | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Georgette Herbos Georges Wagemans |
Pairs | 41.5 | 6 |
Twenty-four shooters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's third appearance in the sport. J. Haller and G. Sylva also competed, but in which events is unknown.[8] In addition, five unknown Belgian shooters competed.[9] Belgium finished with a lone medal, the silver in the team clay pigeons competition.
Belgium competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the first time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used. Losing their first match to Great Britain eliminated the Belgians from the gold medal tournament, but a win against the United States set them opposite the Netherlands for the silver medal. Belgium lost this match and was relegated to the bronze medal tournament; there, they again faced and again defeated the Americans to take the bronze.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
- Semifinals
- Silver medal semifinals
- Silver medal match
- Bronze medal match
- Final rank
Bronze
Seven weightlifters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's debut appearance in the sport. Three of the Belgians took medals, one of each type, with François de Haes taking the top spot in the featherweight category.
| Weightlifter | Weight class | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| François de Haes | 60 kg | 220.0 | |
| Louis De Haes | 60 kg | 190.0 | 7 |
| Georges de Proft | 75 kg | Did not finish | |
| Marcel Marchand | 75 kg | 205.0 | 7 |
| Georges Rooms | 67.5 kg | 230.0 | |
| Lionel van den Roye | 82.5 kg | 227.5 | 8 |
| Louis Williquet | 67.5 kg | 240.0 | |
Twelve wrestlers competed for Belgium in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. None of the Belgians won medals, though twice a wrestler was defeated in the bronze medal match. Two of the wrestlers competed in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
Freestyle
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Derkinderen | Freestyle middle | Bye |  Rahmy (EGY) (W) |
 Penttala (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Frits Janssens | Freestyle middle | Bye | Angelot (FRA) (W) |
Leino (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Hyacinthe Roosen | Freestyle light heavy | N/A | Gallén (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Henri Snoeck | Freestyle light heavy | N/A | van Rensburg (RSA) (L) |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
| August Thys | Freestyle light | N/A | Bye | Bye | Anttila (FIN) (L) |
Wright (GBR) (L) |
4 |
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Greco-Roman
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | |||||
| Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | |||||
| Alexandre Boumans | Greco-Roman feather | Roels (NED) (W) |
Vaglio (ITA) (W) |
Porro (ITA) (W) |
Friman (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | 5 |
| N/A | Gallery (USA) (W) |
Kähkönen (FIN) (L) | |||||
| Bye |  Svensson (SWE) (L) |
Did not advance | |||||
| Oscar Cornelis | Greco-Roman middle | Perttilä (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 | ||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Henri Dierickx | Greco-Roman feather |  Pütsep (EST) (L) |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 | ||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Frits Janssens | Greco-Roman light | Bye | Swigart (USA) (W) |
Väre (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | 4 | |
| Christiansen (DEN) (W) |
Tamminen (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | |||||
| Bye | Frydenlund (NOR) (W) |
Andersen (NOR) (L) | |||||
| Auguste Savonnet | Greco-Roman light | Bye | Frisenfeldt (DEN) (L) |
Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Henri Snoeck | Greco-Roman light heavy | Bye |  Kocián (TCH) (W) |
Sint (NED) (L) |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| N/A | |||||||
| Maurice Vanderleenden | Greco-Roman middle | Bye | Zanoline (USA) (W) |
Westergren (SWE) (L) |
Did not advance | 9 | |
 Dechmann (LUX) (W) |
Perttilä (FIN) (L) |
Did not advance | |||||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| Eduard van den Bril | Greco-Roman heavy | Bye | Nilsson (SWE) (L) |
Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Did not advance | |||||||
| N/A | |||||||
| Emile Wahlem | Greco-Roman light heavy | Bye | Cardinale (ITA) (W) |
Rajala (FIN) (W) |
Sint (NED) (L) |
Did not advance | 6 |
| N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
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