Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]
| Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 88 (82 men and 6 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gaston Roelants |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.
Archery
In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place)
- Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place)
- Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Herman Mignon
- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Herman Mignon
- Heat — 3:44.2
- Semifinals — 3:41.7
- Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place)
- Edgard Salvé
- Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance)
- André de Hertoghe
- Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Willy Polleunis
- Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance)
- René Goris
- Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972.
- Individual road race
- Freddy Maertens — 13th place
- Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place
- Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place
- Frans Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Team time trial
- Ludo Delcroix
- Gustaaf Hermans
- Gustaaf Van Cauter
- Louis Verreydt
- Sprint
- Robert Maveau
- Manu Snellinx
- 1000m time trial
- Robert Maveau
- Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place)
- Tandem
- Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place
- Individual pursuit
- Wilfried Wesemael
- Individual pursuit
- Leon Daelemans
- Roger De Beukelaer
- Alex Van Linden
- Wilfried Wesemael
Equestrian
Fencing
One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.
- Women's foil
- Claudine le Comte
Hockey
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to West Germany (1-5)
- Drew with Argentina (1-1)
- Defeated France (1-0)
- Lost to Spain (0-1)
- Lost to Malaysia (2-4)
- Defeated Uganda (2-0)
- Lost to Pakistan (1-3)
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place
- Team Roster
- Armand Solie
- Carl-Eric Vanderborght
- Charly Bouvy
- Daniel Dupont
- Eric Stoupel
- Guy Miserque
- Jean Toussaint
- Jean-André Zembsch
- Jean-Claude Moraux
- Jean-François Gilles
- Jean-Marie Buisset
- Marc Legros
- Michel De Saedeleer
- Michel Deville
- Patrick Gillard
- Philippe Collin
- Raoul Ronsmans
Judo
Rowing
Men's Coxed Pairs
- Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne
- Heat — 8:08.51
- Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)
Sailing
- Jacques Rogge - Finn Class 14th place.
Shooting
Six male shooters represented Belgium in 1972.
- 50 m pistol
- André Zoltan
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Frans Lafortune
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Frans Lafortune
- Robert Houman
- Trap
- Guy Rénard
- Skeet
- Francis Cornet
- Chris Binet
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Belgium at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
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