Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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

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.

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
Victor 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
Georges 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
Roger Vincken	Featherweight	Bye	Garzena (ITA) L	Did not advance			9
Georges Werll	Welterweight	Bye	Clark (USA) L	Did not advance			9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Canada 0 2 .000  Denmark 0 2 .000  France 0 3 .000  Great Britain 0 1 .000  Italy 1 1 .500  Netherlands 1 0 1.000  Norway 1 0 1.000  South Africa 0 2 .000  United States 1 2 .333 Total 4 13 .235

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 1 .000 Round of 16 3 7 .300 Quarterfinals 1 4 .200 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 4 13 .235

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
van Ranst		Vaulting	28.000	4
van Schauwenbroeck		Vaulting	27.250	5
Daniel Bouckaert Louis Finet 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[2]	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[2]	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

August 29, 1920

Belgium	3–1	Spain
Coppée  11'  52'  55'	Report	Arrate  62' (pen.)

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)

Semifinals

August 31, 1920

Belgium	3–0	Netherlands
Larnoe  46' Van Hege  55' Bragard  85'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: John Lewis (GBR)

Final

September 2, 1920

Belgium	2–0	Czechoslovakia
Coppée  6' (pen.) Larnoe  30'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: John Lewis (GBR)

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

Gymnast	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
François Gibens	All-around	83.08	11
Félicien Kempeneers	All-around	86.25	4
Charles Lannie	All-around	78.95	19
François Verboven	All-around	80.42	17
Julianus Wagemans	All-around	83.58	9
Eugenius Auwerkerken Théophile Bauer François Claessens Augustus Cootmans Frans Gibens Albert Haepers Domien Jacob Félicien Kempeneers Jules Labéeu Hubert Lafortune Auguste Landrieu Charles Lannie Constant Loriot Nicolaas Moerloos Ferdinand Minnaert Louis Stoop Jean Van Guysse Alphonse Van Mele François Verboven Jean Verboven Julien Verdonck Joseph Verstraeten Georges Vivex Julianus Wagemans	Team	346.765
Paul Arets Léon Bronckaert Léopold Clabots Jean Baptiste Claessens Léon Darrien Lucien Dehoux Ernest Deleu Emil Duboisson Ernest Dureuil Joseph Fiems Marcel Hansen Louis Henin Omer Hoffman Félix Logiest Charles Marschaelcke René Paenhuysen Arnold Pierret René Pinchart Gaspar Pirotte Augusten Pluys Léopold Son Edouard Taeymans Pierre Thitiar Henri Verhavert	Team, Swedish system	1094.000

The host nation competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sweden.

Quarterfinals

23 April 1920

Sweden

8–0 (5-0, 3-0)

Belgium

Palais de Glace d'Anvers, Antwerp

Final rank

6th

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.

Semifinals

 

Great Britain (GBR)	8–3	Belgium (BEL)

 

Bronze medal match

 

United States (USA)	11–3	Belgium (BEL)

 

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.

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

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.[3] In addition, five unknown Belgian shooters competed.[4] Belgium finished with a lone medal, the silver in the team clay pigeons competition.

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Conrad Adriaenssens	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Louis Andrieu	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Arthur Balbaert	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Albert Bosquet	Trap	84	9
Philippe Cammaerts	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Émile Dupont	Trap	84	9
Joseph Haesaerts	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
François Heyens	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Joseph Janssens	300 m military rifle, standing	54	5
Henri Quersin	Trap	85	7
Victor Robert	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Paul Van Asbroeck	50 m free pistol	466	7
	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	Unknown
Norbert Van Molle	50 m small-bore rifle	Unknown
Conrad Andriaenssens Arthur Balbaert François Ceulemans Joseph Haesaerts Paul Van Asbroeck	600 m team military rifle, prone	264	10
	300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone	469	14
Conrad Andriaenssens Arthur Balbaert Joseph Haesaerts François Heyens Paul Van Asbroeck	50 m team free pistol	2229	5
	Team free rifle	3939	12
Conrad Andriaenssens Joseph Janssens Vincent Libert Louis Ryskens Paul Van Asbroeck	300 m team military rifle, prone	264	14
	300 m team military rifle, standing	217	12
Louis Andrieu Philippe Cammaerts Victor Robert Paul Van Asbroeck Norbert Van Molle	50 m team small-bore rifle	1785	6
Robert Andrieux Jules Bastin Philippe Cammaerts Léon De Coster Paul Van Asbroeck Norbert Van Molle	30 m team military pistol	1221	7
Albert Bosquet Joseph Cogels Émile Dupont Edouard Fesinger Henri Quersin Louis Van Tilt	Team clay pigeons	503

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

 

Great Britain (GBR)	2–0	Belgium (BEL)

 

Silver medal semifinals

 

Belgium (BEL)	2–0	United States (USA)

 

Silver medal match

 

Belgium (BEL)	0–2	Netherlands (NED)

 

Bronze medal match

 

United States (USA)	0–2	Belgium (BEL)

 

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
Lionel 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
Auguste Thys	Freestyle light	N/A	Bye	Bye	Anttila (FIN) (L)	Wright (GBR) (L)	4

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Egypt 1 0 1.000  Finland 0 4 .000  France 1 0 1.000  Great Britain 0 1 .000  South Africa 0 1 .000 Total 2 6 .250

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 0 – Round of 16 2 2 .500 Quarterfinals 0 2 .000 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 2 6 .250

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
				N/A

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent  Czechoslovakia 1 0 1.000  Denmark 1 1 .500  Estonia 0 1 .000  Finland 1 6 .143  Italy 3 0 1.000  Luxembourg 1 0 1.000  Netherlands 1 2 .333  Norway 1 1 .500  Sweden 0 3 .000  United States 3 0 1.000 Total 12 14 .462

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 1 2 .333 Round of 16 5 2 .714 Quarterfinals 2 3 .400 Semifinals 0 2 .000 Final 0 0 – Silver quarterfinals 2 0 1.000 Silver semifinals 1 2 .333 Silver match 0 1 .000 Bronze quarterfinals 0 0 – Bronze semifinals 1 1 .500 Bronze match 0 1 .000 Total 12 14 .462

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• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 11 August 2007.
• International Olympic Committee results database